WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony. United States President Donald Trump attends a press conference at the Rose Garden at the White House …
Read More »Modern Phase 1 results show that the coronavirus vaccine is safe and induces an immune response
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Moderna Inc’s (MRNA.O) The experimental vaccine for COVID-19 was shown to be safe and elicited immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an early-stage study, US researchers reported Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Inc, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine, in …
Read More »Google faces lawsuit over app tracking even when users chose not to participate
FILE PHOTO: The Google Chrome logo is seen near the cyber code and the words “spy” in this illustrated image taken on June 18, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google records what people are doing in hundreds of thousands of mobile …
Read More »Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia stuck on the Nile dam in new talks
ADDIS ABABA / CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement in a new round of talks organized by the African Union to regulate the flow of water from the giant Blue Nile hydroelectric dam built by Addis Ababa , the three countries said. A satellite …
Read More »Fed officials warn of ‘thick fog’ looming for the US economy as recovery concerns deepen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US economy will have a slower-than-expected recovery amid a surge in new cases of coronavirus across the country, and a broad second wave of the disease could cause economic pain deepen again, Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday. . FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Board building on …
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