A woman is getting a Covid-19 test at a Covid-19 mobile testing site at the Times Square in New York City, United States on Dec 6, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the first-known case of omicronContinue Reading
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti stands in front of the Nasdaq market site in Times Square as the company goes public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company on December 06, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images When a marriage or an engagement fails, it’s commonContinue Reading
Both the benchmark indices – Sensex and Nifty – gained nearly 2 per cent each during the week; FPIs continue to sell. The week, however, ended on a negative note albeit only marginally as Friday saw both Sensex and Nifty losing marginal ground. For the Indian stock markets, the weekContinue Reading
Rome CNN — A record of more than 2,000 migrants arrived on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa in the past day, an Italian official said on Saturday. Some 1,778 people arrived on Friday, with another 267 people landing on seven small boats overnight Saturday, the official said. Previous years haveContinue Reading
The Bosnian Serb parliament is set to vote on a series of steps that would weaken the war-ravaged Balkan country’s central institutions as their leader steps up his secession campaign despite a threat of new U.S. and other sanctions ByThe Associated Press December 10, 2021, 12:38 PM • 3 minContinue Reading
CNN — The US has conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility housing US personnel in the country, killing an American contractor and wounding five US service members. The deadly exchange comes at an unusually sensitive timeContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG — From Zimbabwe, where many must work at night because it’s the only time there is power, to Nigeria where collapses of the grid are frequent, the reliable supply of electricity remains elusive across Africa. The electricity shortages that plague many of Africa’s 54 countries are a serious drainContinue Reading
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Friday that this week was the latest example of the market gone crazy after a Federal Reserve meeting. But based on past market reactions to the central bank’s previous rate hikes, this week’s activity may prove not to be that meaningful in the long run,Continue Reading
Washington CNN — Mortgage rates have taken would-be buyers on a ride this year — and it’s only March. Generally, home buyers can anticipate mortgage rates to move down through the rest of this year as the banking crisis drags on, which could cool down inflation. But there are boundContinue Reading
London CNN — Europe’s banking stocks tumbled Friday as investors acted on their lingering worries that the recent crises at some banks could spill over into the wider sector. Europe’s Stoxx Europe 600 Banks index, which tracks 42 big EU and UK banks, closed 3.8% lower. The index is downContinue Reading