Month: December 2020
Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicted Tuesday that the world economy will bounce back to its pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year, but that recovery will be uneven across the countries.
Read MoreRapture-believing Mike Pompeo has Trump’s approval to bully Iran as long as he doesn’t ‘start World War III’
President Donald Trump has given his advisers the go-ahead to antagonize Iran in the final weeks of his administration. Multiple U.S. officials told The Daily Beast that Trump has become less involved than ever with Iran policy, and one White
Read MoreAnother Mysterious Monolith Suddenly Appears — This Time In Romania
Not long after a metal object appeared without explanation in the Utah desert, it disappeared. Now, locals in Piatra Neamt say they have found a similar monolith, and answers remain just as scarce. (Image credit: Ziar Piatra Neamt via Storyful)
Read MoreAnother Mysterious Monolith Suddenly Appears — This Time In Romania
Not long after a metal object appeared without explanation in the Utah desert, it disappeared. Now, locals in Piatra Neamt say they have found a similar monolith, and answers remain just as scarce. (Image credit: Ziar Piatra Neamt via Storyful)
Read MoreAt least two dead after car drives into pedestrians in Germany
Several people have been killed and others injured after a car drove into pedestrians in the German city of Trier, police say.
Read MoreDespite everything, Oyo still has $1 billion in cash
India’s Oyo has been one of the worst impacted startups with the coronavirus, but it has enough cash to steer through the pandemic and then look at funding further scale, a top executive says. In a townhall with employees last
Read MoreEuropean regulator to decide Dec. 29 on 1st virus vaccine
The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved, the regulator said
Read MoreEuropean regulator to decide Dec. 29 on 1st virus vaccine
The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved, the regulator said
Read MoreAfter Culling Millions of Mink to Combat Covid, Denmark Weighs Digging Them Up Again
Denmark’s government is facing a grisly problem: What to do with the carcasses of some 17 million mink it ordered culled to stop the spread of a potentially dangerous mutation of the coronavirus.
Read MoreOECD sees Israel economy grow 2.3% in 2021, below global average
Israeli GDP seen contracting 4.25% in 2020, amid increased unemployment and insolvencies after second national lockdown; report urges passing of state budget
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