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The backstory:  For those who haven’t been following the story: There are about 100,000 Russian troops at the Ukrainian-Russian border that have many people worried Russia is about to invade...

Among the COVID-19 outbreaks and cases across China, two residents caught it. And, according to an itinerary posted on Wednesday, one caught it after going between 30 or so jobs...

With the announcement of the sale, Microsoft said that it has over 25 million game subscribers and “will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game...

On Wednesday, after the government announced the culling of 2,000 small animals, health workers were seen in hazmat suits walking out of pet shops around the city carrying red plastic...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Ukraine on Wednesday and warned that Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine on very short notice, but he said that US...

And now, according to officials at the UK Foreign Office, the country has been told to get ready to move into “crisis mode.” This essentially just gets the country as...

“Countries are not riding separately in some 190 small boats, but are rather all in a giant ship on which our shared destiny hinges. Small boats may not survive a...

Hong Kong officials have announced the culling of 2,000 small animals, including hamsters and rabbits, that are suspected of being infected with COVID-19 and giving it to humans after being...

Microsoft Corp. has said that it's buying Activision Blizzard – that huge game maker responsible for huge household names like "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" – as a...

Tensions have been high between the two nations since 2014, when Russia invaded eastern Ukraine. Today, there is a shaky cease fire in place.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires List, the world's 500 wealthiest people added more than US$1 trillion to their net worths last year.

On Monday, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports revealed that the economy grew 8.1% in 2021 - its largest expansion since 2011 - and faster than its forecast 8.0%. The...

According to government work reports released on their websites last Thursday, the city of Beijing and Henan province is aiming to grow their economies by over 5% and 7%, respectively.

“In the year ahead, property could easily be the biggest growth headwind,” Larry Hu, head of China economics at Macquarie Group Ltd.

Now, Djokovic has left Australia and a potential payday of US$2.1 million behind.

Illicit drugs are "the country's largest industry except for war," said Barnett Rubin, a former State Department adviser on Afghanistan.

After this, Buckingham Palace said in a statement, "With the Queen's approval and agreement, the Duke of York's military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to the Queen.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has been considering whether to cancel Djokovic's visa because although Djokovic has contracted COVID-19 in the past six months, that's not a valid exemption for vaccination....

US consumer prices surged in December 2021, with the annual increase in inflation the greatest in nearly four decades at 7%.

This is after Powell said that if inflation gets "entrenched into the economy and people’s thinking then, inevitably, that will lead to much tighter monetary policy from us, and it...

On Tuesday, a technical body from the World Health Organization (WHO) said that current COVID-19 vaccines will probably need to be reworked to be effective for omicron and new variants...

Reports of infection have included hippos, hyenas and tigers at zoos across the United States. But a larger concern among scientists include viruses spreading among wild animals.

With that out of the way, according to DappRadar on Monday, sales of NFTs reached around US$25 billion last year as the speculative crypto asset exploded in popularity. But there...

“Bitcoin is extremely secure,” said Caselin. “It offers the most secure network in the world and nobody owns it. Nobody can shut it off. Nobody can manipulate the system itself.”

On January 2, protests erupted over the increase in gas prices after the government decided to remove price caps for them on New Year, a change that hit the poorer...

In an attempt to ease the shortage, the government removed the price cap on the New Year, which backfired. Prices doubled and hit poorer communities the hardest.

In the end, state-owned companies including Citic Group Corp., China Insurance Investment Co. and China Life Asset Management Co., agreed to help Huarong out with a US$6.6 billion bailout, a...

Right now, though, Netflix maintains dominance with 214 million subscribers, while Disney is at 118.1 million subscribers and Amazon at around 175 million.

"No one will starve cause there is no famine and the cities are full of food," said Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid. He also added that any claims of a “crisis”...

European OECD, or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries like the United Kingdom, Austria, France, Hungary, Italy, Spain have put their own DSTs in place. Outside of Europe,...

It’s been two years since the start of the pandemic, but only about 7% of people in low-income countries have received a single dose.

While more Americans have gotten vaccinated since Biden took office, it hasn’t been enough to stop the problems that come with new variants, which in some cases may be more...

With many economies now either easing their lockdown restrictions and social distancing guidelines or deciding to just live with the virus, more people feel more comfortable going out and being...

Earlier this year, Musk was recognized as the richest person in the world, and it didn’t take long for the success to keep coming.

According to a report by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations earlier this year, “Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over...

Trade credit insurer Euler Hermes recently posted a report saying that the global supply chain issues would persist throughout the holidays and Lunar New Year. But, things may start looking up from...

"Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a news briefing. "The reality is that omicron is probably...

Since late August, more Americans disapprove of Biden’s job performance than approve of it. And now, more than half of Americans fall into that disapprove category. 

This is comparable to the US, which has about a 50% middle class population. Still, some critics are worried that China will eventually have similar problems to the US.

Specifically for Evergrande, the company reportedly owes billions of dollars to around 171 domestic banks and 121 other financial firms across the world. And on Monday, the developer failed to pay...

Many countries, including the United States and many European nations, put travel bans on South Africa and neighboring African countries as soon as the variant was discovered. 

The 1MBD scandal has often been called "one of the world's greatest financial scandals” involving over 10 countries, American real estate, famous artworks and even a Hollywood film directed by director Martin...

This is the first time the P5+1 has met with Iranian officials since June when a new government was elected in the country. 

Vaccine inequality refers to the idea that richer countries are hoarding vaccines for themselves and aren't sharing these vaccines with poorer countries. It's something that the WHO has been talking...

“Expanding consumer market, rapid increase in entrepreneurial spaces, and affordable labor costs make the East Asian country a favorable destination for startups in the long-run,” says Bose of GlobalData. 

"This is the first time the CMA has ever blocked a major digital tech deal and indicates the direction of travel for the UK regulator's oversight of similar deals going...

Virtual restaurants, which are also sometimes called ghost restaurants, are restaurants that only really exist on delivery apps and platforms. 

With news about the omicron variant, though, a lot remains uncertain. For example, some have said that the symptoms from the new strain are milder than many originally thought, which...

NFTs actually have been around for a while, but it burst in popularity over the last two years, and even more so in the first quarter of 2021.

“I think NFTs in the way now are a great way to just bootstrap communities,” said Ng, adding that “people are participating in tokens because they want to be part...

President Joe Biden is trying pretty hard to get those prices down. One of the ways he’s doing this is by tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and releasing...

Hong Kong’s approach follows mainland China’s, whereby the government has adopted the zero-COVID-19 strategy, which means how it sounds – they won’t reopen until case numbers hit zero.

Right now, inflation is very high. In fact, in the United States, it's the highest it's been in over three decades at 6.2%. 

While the Indian government will allow trading of traditional crypto outside of the country's CBDC once that's introduced, according to the sources familiar with the matter, hefty taxes will be...

Prior to the pandemic, it was common to physically meet up with someone, but now people are more comfortable with video chatting before going out into the masked-up, wild.

At this point, almost everyone has heard about Bitcoin, but some of its history is still a mystery.

Well, in theory, yes. But, this then takes us to another problem on the business side. Businesses are having a tough time meeting this higher demand from consumers, putting more...

According to the White House’s website, “This framework will set the United States on course to meet its climate goals, create millions of good-paying jobs, enable more Americans to join and...

Speaking with TMS, Matt Pressman, the president EV Annex, an aftermarket accessories company for Teslas, noted that the biggest difference between GM and Tesla Inc. is just the technological advancements that...

“Asian markets are also struggling with labor shortages which are ultimately contributing to the greater global supply chain crisis,” explained Nikhil Parikh, CEO of Anise Partners LLC.

India's the most densely populated democracy on the planet, with around 1.3 billion people. It's also home to huge and some of the fastest-growing companies in the global startup scene.

The thing is though, China's real estate market has been called the most important industry in the global economy and accounts for about 30% of China's GDP. Just for a bit...

For decades, there have been thousands of unaccounted children that were forcibly sent to boarding schools in Canada. Now, well over a thousand bodies have been discovered to be buried below...

According to Biden during the press briefing, this infrastructure bill “puts us on a path to win the economic competition of the 21st century that we face with China and...

One big downside of the introduction was that, even though world leaders are pledging to do more to stop climate change, it still isn’t enough. 

“China's crackdown on foreign but even more so domestic tech companies is a warning sign for big tech investors as well as companies to stay away from that market for...

China published part of its road map for peaking its carbon emissions before 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality before 2060 on Sunday.

Not only did Evergrande offer these high returns, but apparently, they also offered Gucci bags and Dyson products to individual investors who invested in over three million yuan worth of...

But, Patrick Orlando, one of the main SPAC managers, has reportedly had meetings with Trump as early as March of this year about the acquisition, six months before it was...

Crypto farming, or yield farming as it is better known, is an investment strategy that stands to make a lot of money for investors than current forms of traditional investing.

In fact, the economists found that reaching the Paris Agreement climate goal of net-zero carbon emissions would require 2% to 3% of global economic output to be re-invested into a...

The South Korean drama is Netflix’s most-watched show ever, and it isn’t even in English. 

Basically, the meetings focused on how to either make sure that crypto payments weren’t being done anonymously, and how to try make it harder for ransomware attacks to freeze infrastructure,...

Dr. Lee described the housing market as a “key point,” adding that, “when you buy a house, you will need to buy everything to furnish the house; you need to...

“The report assigns more than 100 years in prison to the president of the republic,” said Senator Randolfe Rodrigues, the inquiry’s vice president. “That is what the collection of suggested...

The subreddit is home to “those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on...

“Fundamentally, using plants to create meat is so much more efficient than using animals to create meat, and the affordability of plant-based meat will pass animal-based meat as we reach...

So far, there’s only one booster shot that’s been approved in the United States, and that’s the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech. 

“I realized that few companies are willing to give me the benefits I'm currently getting by working for myself.”

“Good-faith actors have been speculating on the value of gold and silver for thousands of years. Right now, we just don’t have enough investor protection in crypto. Frankly, at this...

“This year, Hong Kong has effectively established itself as the world’s second city for Contemporary Art after New York.”

“The very unromantic part of fertility is that it’s really largely driven by economics. For women who face recessions in their early 20s, we see persistent effects that mostly grow...

“The Fed, they have a really difficult job because right now they have very limited tools to deal with the economy,” said Dr. Tenpao Lee, an econmics professor at Niagara...

By 2017, Evergrande was considered the largest real estate developer in the world, and Xu’s net worth was estimated to be at US$45.3 billion.

If the BIF is focused on building out the infrastructure for the US to transition to more sustainable energy source alternatives, then you can think of the reconciliation bill as...

This timeline varies a little bit depending on who you ask, but the consensus is that the chip shortage won’t be over before the end of the year.

These results are so promising that a review committee recommended stopping the trial now and trying to get an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for it, which is the same thing...

Moody’s Analytics predicted in early September that if the US defaulted for enough time, the economy would slide into a recession, with the gross domestic product (GDP) falling around 4%. 

For over five hours on October 5, the once-unimaginable happened: Facebook, and all of its related products, shut down.

At the end of August, United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the US central bank would be limiting its bond purchases in a move that economists have...

Evergrande Real Estate Group is a big part of that and, at one point, the company was the largest property developer in China.

For example, the Kremlin said on Monday that it saw no wrongdoing among Russian President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle. "Honestly speaking, we didn't see any hidden wealth of...

But on September 30, Congress passed what’s called a continuing resolution, which is a short term way of funding the government until more negotiations can take place. 

In response, an Apple spokesperson said, "We remain concerned that strict regulation mandating just one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, which in turn will harm consumers...

There are really only two criteria for these bitcoin refugees when looking for places to move to: relatively cheap electricity costs and relaxed regulations. Right now, the US has both...

“My involvement doesn’t inherently mean success will follow,” said Rogen. Rogen went on to joke about how he has been involved in several movies that were not successful.

"We think NFTs represent a new paradigm in the collectability, usability, and engagement with assets," said Michel Combes, president of SoftBank Group International. "This evolution from physical assets to digital...

Even if some do find a way to circumvent the regulations, there is no doubt that the industry has been affected. This time last year, China accounted for 75% of...

There had reportedly been previous negotiations to let her go, but a resolution hadn’t been met. When the Biden administration came in though, those negotiations were restarted, and they eventually reached...

Earlier this week, TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off with the founder of BioNTech, Uğur Şahin, talking about the current and future advancements of biotech and Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. But Şahin...

“No question, these restrictions are going to hurt the bottom line,” he said, “and that's why all their stock prices are getting hammered and will continue to get hammered as...

“Our strategy hasn’t changed,” said Ahn, adding, “China’s a very interesting market; of course, it’s the largest language learning market in the world. We’re going to continue investing in it.”

Australia is only the second country to gain access to the American nuclear tech, allowing subs to be even stealthier and travel over longer distances than other subs. The first country was...

China was a longtime favorite of unicorn hunters, but after COVID-19 and a series of regulatory crackdowns against domestic companies across various industries, investors are now a little nervous about...

Zogg explained that the deal falling through for France was more than just the bad end of a business relationship. Instead, it was a strike against France’s military-industrial complex, “a...

Now, Ola Electric is in full swing, with the first round of electric scooters being delivered as soon as next month, according to the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Varun Dubey. 

Every day, millions of products are transferred between hundreds of countries and companies, but experts are currently expecting this supply chain to be disrupted in a way that may take...

But all the different government regulations, fees and processes, along with relatively minimal industrial infrastructure, to begin with, it meant that it wasn’t as simple as just moving in and...

For several consecutive days, the Chivo experienced technical difficulties, ranging from not being able to access the digital wallet to not being deposited the US$30 bonus that the president had...

But hypersonic means traveling at or above Mach 5. That’s a missile or drone traveling over 6,120 KPH, which is about 3,837 MPH.

According to a study by the World Data Lab, the middle class between India and China alone is expected to grow by around 750 million by 2030. 

Bond credit rating company Moody’s wrote, “Although Evergrande has been reducing its debt to improve its financial stability, the company still faces sizeable maturing debt and puttable bonds over the...