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First, a little background: Over the past decade, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, as well as the central banks of Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden have experimented with negative interest rates. In other words, banks are being forced to pay more of their park cash to the central …

Rodfo spent hours after his elderly mother tried to register for the Covid-19 vaccination through the Mexican government website, only to have the system crash repeatedly. “I spent three days fighting with the website,” he said. “My mom wouldn’t be able to do that without me.” Since the site launched …

A witness in the former capital, Yangon, told CNN that Sunday’s crowds were mostly young people and appeared to be significantly larger and better organized than Saturday’s protests. People’s participation was also seen to be increasing, according to witnesses. The Reuters News Service said tens of thousands were on the …

The 2021 Super Bowl is almost here and that means this year’s halftime show performance is around the corner. This year, Canadian artist The Weekend will set foot on the world’s largest stage and perform at the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show. The Weekend, whose real name is Abel Tesfe, …

Google is distancing itself from user-tracking “cookies” that allow web giants to provide personalized ads but have also raised the bar of privacy defenders. Last month, Google unveiled the results of tests featuring a long-standing tracking option, claiming that it could improve privacy online privacy while enabling advertisers to serve …