Trump's $2,000 Stimulus Check Plan Foiled as McConnell Rejects Senate Vote Democrats took President Trump's suggestion and skewed it so the checks would benefit high-earning households, says McConnell. Jan 1, 2021
What Causes Blood Oxygenation to Drop in Many Covid Patients? Patients with "silent hypoxemia" often suffer a sudden imbalance, reaching a critical state that can be fatal. Dec 30, 2020 Coronavirus
Joe Biden Accuses Defense Department of Transition Obstruction Acting Defense Secretary says officials have been working with the 'utmost professionalism' to support transition activities. Dec 29, 2020
CCP's Witch Hunt of Jack Ma and Alibaba Will Cripple Foreign Investments Into China Jack Ma is a vociferous critic of the Chinese government and the nature of financial regulations in the country. Dec 27, 2020
Moroccan King, Israeli PM Netanyahu Hold 1st Phone Call Since Normalization A joint Israeli-American delegation visited Morocco on Tuesday to sign several bilateral agreements. Dec 26, 2020
US Concerned as Pakistan Frees Terrorists Who Killed Daniel Pearl The decision of the court is likely to be challenged by the federal or the provincial government . Dec 25, 2020
US House Panel Subpoenas Documents From Trump Officials Over Interference With CDC The Select Subcommittee's investigation revealed efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC, says the panel. Dec 22, 2020 Coronavirus
Apple Places Wistron on Probation After Staff Violence Over Delayed Salaries at India Plant A state government in India found lapses in the way Wistron tried to scale up production in the factory. Dec 20, 2020
US Approves Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine as Pandemic Surge Worsens The Moderna approval comes exactly a week after the US FDA okayed a shot from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, Dec 19, 2020 Coronavirus
Airbnb Founder Joe Gebbia Donates $25 Million to Help Homeless People in San Francisco Gebbia's donation comes after the launch of Airbnb.org, a non-profit that enables hosts on Airbnb to house people in times of crisis. Dec 17, 2020
Millions of Americans Set to Lose Pandemic Relief Benefits by 2020 End With the expiration of unemployment benefits, there is a need for households and businesses to have fiscal support, says Fed Chairman. Dec 17, 2020
Japan Confirms Asteroid Gas Sample From Hayabusa2 Probe The Hayabusa2 re-entry capsule was recovered in Woomera, Australia and delivered to the JAXA Sagamihara campus in Japan. Dec 16, 2020
Employee Violence at Apple iPhone Plant in India Results in $7.11 Million Loss For Wistron Wistron is one of the third-party makers of iconic iPhone for Apple and assembles select models in India. Dec 15, 2020
US Attorney General Barr Resigns as Electoral College Elects Joe Biden as President Trump announced Barr's resignation on Twitter, saying his relationship with the attorney general was a very good one. Dec 15, 2020
The Great Shakeout: Big Tech Will Gobble Up Smaller Rivals in Next Five Years Stronger companies in sectors benefiting from the pandemic are likely to seek growth and additional capabilities by acquiring rivals. Dec 14, 2020 Coronavirus Facebook
PLO Says Israel Implementing Expansion Master Plan in West Bank Settlements Palestinian rights groups said about 700,000 settlers have been living in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 1967. Dec 13, 2020
End of the Road for Uber's Dream of Replacing Its Cabs With Robot Drivers The ride-hailing platform sells its self-driving car business called Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) to startup Aurora Innovations. Dec 8, 2020
US House to Vote on Stopgap Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown Current funding for federal government agencies is set to expire on Friday. Dec 8, 2020
Queen in Queue? UK's Queen Elizabeth II 'to Wait in Line' for Covid Vaccine The vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week for the over-80s and care home residents Dec 6, 2020
White House Plans Holiday Parties Despite Unabated Covid-19 Resurgence One such party was held on December 1 where President Donald Trump made a brief appearance. According to the report, several people in attendance were without face masks, including Republican National Convention chair Ronna McDaniel Dec 6, 2020 Coronavirus