An album consisting entirely of tweets and squeaks of endangered Australian birds debuted in the top five of the country’s Aria music charts. Songs of Disappearance is overtaking the likes of Abba and The Weeknd, not to mention Christmas favorites Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey. Created by BirdLife Australia, theContinue Reading
The Canadian government is advising Canadians against all non-essential international travel and the largest province of Ontario is capping capacity at large events like NBA and NHL games at 50% because of the new coronavirus variant By ROB GILLIES Associated Press December 15, 2021, 10:36 PM • 2 min readContinue Reading
Chinese companies listed on Wall Street will likely to be cut off from U.S. capital markets in the next three years as tensions between Beijing and Washington persist, says one global asset management firm. “I think for a lot of Chinese companies listed in U.S. markets, it’s essentially game over,”Continue Reading
European leaders are expected to warn Russia that hostile actions against Ukraine could come at a “high price” amid concerns over Russian armed forces build-up on the Ukrainian border. The message, to be agreed during a European Council summit in Brussels, will be the West’s latest warning of Russian aggression.Continue Reading
Even as the government reiterates commitment to make the country a global MRO hub, insiders recommend a mix of benefits and penalties to make this a reality. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has urged Indian airlines to persuade their original equipment manufacturer (OEM)Continue Reading
Deliveries of packages by UPS, FedEx and the US Postal Service are all moving at close to 100% on-time performance, according to data from ShipMatrix, a software provider that works with parcel shippers. It’s a pleasant surprise, even for those who anticipated that those three services would be well preparedContinue Reading
El Salvador’s congress has voted to strip a politician accused of making a deal with the country’s powerful street gangs of the legislative immunity that had prevented his prosecution ByThe Associated Press December 16, 2021, 12:19 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SAN SALVADOR,Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve provided multiple indications Wednesday that its run of ultra-easy policy since the beginning of the Covid pandemic is coming to a close, making aggressive policy moves in response to rising inflation. For one, the central bank said it will accelerate the reduction of its monthly bond purchases.Continue Reading
Live from New York … It’s State of the Word! Check out some highlights and exciting announcements from Matt Mullenweg’s December 14 State of the Word annual address! Yesterday saw the return to a live State of the Word annual address, broadcast to the world from our new NoHo event spaceContinue Reading
Pham Doan Trang, who published material widely on human rights and alleged police brutality in Vietnam, was convicted of “conducting propaganda against the state” by a Hanoi court, according to her legal team and state-controlled media. Despite sweeping economic reform and increasing openness to social change, Vietnam’s ruling Communist PartyContinue Reading