LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as encouraging testing of the coronavirus vaccine kept investors’ spirits above what was expected to be a record rebound in job numbers in America later. FILE PHOTO: The DAX chart of the German Stock Price Index is …
Read More »UK CMA seeks to curb dominance of online advertising from Google and Facebook
The logos of the Facebook and Google applications are displayed on a tablet. Denis Charlet | AFP via Getty Images Britain’s competition regulator has established recommendations for new regulations to address the dominance of Google and Facebook in the online advertising market. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on …
Read More »Pompeo pressures Iran arms embargo at UN, Russia says US kneels on Iran’s neck
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressured the UN Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October, prompting Russia to criticize the Washington’s policy towards Tehran as “putting a knee” in the country. neck. FILE PHOTO: United …
Read More »At least 10 dead as murder of Ethiopian singer sparks protests
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when the murder of a popular singer sparked explosions and protests in the Ethiopian capital and the surrounding Oromiya region on Tuesday, police and a doctor said. The riots highlight Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s growing …
Read More »City-wide Italian study finds 40% of coronavirus cases had no symptoms
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Italian army wearing protective masks verify a driver’s permission to enter the Turano Lodigiano red zone, closed due to an outbreak of coronavirus in northern Italy, in Turano Lodigiano, Italy, February 26, 2020. REUTERS / Yara Nardi / File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – A study …
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