Restrictions on Chinese trade and investment in India are expected to increase following a deadly clash between troops along their shared border on Monday, analysts said.Local trade groups and officials in India are urging boycotts of Chinese-made products and new reviews of Chinese investment following the major escalation of a weeks-long standoff between t […]
NPR’s daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money investigates how the fees and fines that make up city budgets disproportionately target low-income communities and communities of color.
Chinese prosecutors said on Friday they have charged two detained Canadians for alleged espionage, in a case that has driven a diplomatic wedge between Ottawa and Beijing.
The Magpies boss also revealed the midfielder has ‘verbally agreed’ to play on until the end of the Premier League season with his contract set to expire on June 30.
“China will resolutely take countermeasures, and all the consequences arising therefrom must be fully borne by the United States,” a senior official said.
Nikola, a company that designs and intends to produce electric semi-trucks, has seen its stock almost double to levels of around $65 since early June. This puts the market cap of the company, which went public earlier this month following a reverse merger with a publicly-traded special purpose…
When it comes to a 401(k) account, most savers simply choose a “target date” funds and leave it that. Now, thanks to a rule change from the Trump administration, those funds could get a lot more complicated under the hood.
Delhi says Chinese dammed a river and lay in wait for clash in which 20 Indians diedIndia has accused Chinese troops of meticulously preparing an attack on its soldiers on the treacherous Himalayan border, claiming they erected a tent on the Indian side, dammed a river, brought in machinery and then lay in wait with stones and batons wrapped in barbed wire.T […]
The ‘Imams’ belonging to the Uighur Muslim community from Xinjiang province of northwest China have become most vulnerable to persecution owing to Beijing’s crackdown on the minority Muslims. Uyghur Hjelp, a Norway-based Uighur advocacy and aid organisation has said that Chinese authorities since 2016 have detained at least 518 key Uighur reli […]
Aunt Jemima’s syrup and Uncle Ben’s rice have long been part of pop culture, but the logos will now be changed to tune into the Black Lives Matter awareness. In Germany, a turbaned black man was turned into a magician.
The most obvious rumor in all of reality television has now been turned into, well… a reality. According to one supposedly reliable source, Kody Brown does, indeed, havee a favorite one of his four Sister Wives. And that favorite is… … ROBYN BROWN! Not exactly the most stunning piece of news, is it? Simply put, “she is absolutely his favorite wife […]
Marking an impressive directorial debut, “Miss Juneteenth” is a straightforward story of mothers and daughters — of opportunities lost, roads not taken, and hopes and dreams passed from one generation to the next. It’s also a terrific showcase for star Nicole Beharie, hitting demand platforms on, yes, June 19, following a run on the festival […]
Thousands of bees swarmed in a family’s kitchen in Broughton Green, Worcestershire. The family were unable to use their kitchen for five days while they waiting for the bees to be removed.
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Rousseau used to say: Talk to a stranger on a bus! Bitcoin price We closed the day, June 18 2020, at a price of $9,411. That’s a minor 0.73 per […]
A global emergency delivery service that has kept tons of humanitarian aid flowing despite coronavirus travel restrictions could shut down next month if funding can’t be found to keep it running
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