The case concerns the outcome between the maker of one of the world’s most popular video games and Apple’s leading mobile device company in control of its App Store. Epic is suing Apple Pal on charges of breach of trust. Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, software engineering chief Craig Federigi …
Read More »The Turkish lira fell after Erdogan fired the head of the central bank
Turkey’s currency rose nearly 1 cent after the country’s central bank chief, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was fired as the main force in pulling the lira from historic levels. The lira traded around 8.4 against the US dollar at the start of the Asia-Pacific trading day, two market participants said. It …
Read More »Covid-19 is surging in India, but vaccination is slow
MUMBAI – India is scrambling to contain the second wave of coronavirus, but its vaccination campaign is running among suspects like Akbar Mohammad Patel. Mr. Patel, a resident of Dharavi’s Mumbai’s densely populated slums, survived a severe coronavirus outbreak in May. The first wave prompted Mumbai authorities to seal off …
Read More »Akadia National Park: Two hikers were found dead after a cliff collapse
The couple, a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, were found falling about 100 feet with a snow-capped cliff band on Door Mountain, the NPSA said. Their bodies were found by Park Service Rangers with the help of Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue and a helicopter from the Main …
Read More »New York’s COVID variant can infect vaccinated residents
The former head of the Food and Drug Administration said Sunday that the New York homegrown COVID-19 variant could infect people who already have the virus – or have even been vaccinated. Dr. Scott Gottlieb said it’s not clear if the Covid-19 variant, known as B1.526, is going viral in …
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