Month: June 2021

A revised count of New York City mayoral ballots released Wednesday showed Kathryn Garcia even closer to leader Eric Adams than a Tuesday balance sheet that pushed the race to chaos. The latest tab gave Adams, a retired police captain and president of the city of Brooklyn, 51.1% of the vote, with Garcia, the former […]

Narendra Modi has a political image as a bold man of action, willing to make tough and disruptive decisions in his quest for modernize India and offer prosperity. His sartorial style has complemented this personal brand. Unlike other male politicians in India, who usually wear austere white cotton and hand-spun uniforms reminiscent of the independence […]

Donald Rumsfeld, a two-time U.S. Secretary of Defense and architect of the 2003 Iraqi invasion of the United States, has died at the age of 88, his family said Wednesday. Although he spent decades as a congressman and cabinet secretary for multiple presidential administrations, his legacy conformed to President George W Bush’s decision to invade […]

CureVac said it will pursue European approval for its coronavirus vaccine candidate despite its disappointing overall efficacy results, arguing that the final analysis of its final-stage trial shows 77% protection against serious disease and full protection against hospitalization and death. In early June, shares of the German biopharmaceutical company fell by about 50% after its […]

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Intel’s chip problems continue under CEO Pat Gelsinger Fortune You need JavaScript enabled to view this site. Source link

The United States and Japan have been conducting joint war games and military exercises in the event of a conflict with China over Taiwan, amid concerns about the Chinese army’s assertive activity. U.S. and Japanese military officials began seriously planning a possible conflict during the last year of the Trump administration, according to six people […]

Cryptocurrency investors and digital collectors have considered the original source code for the web more valuable than the first tweet but less desirable than pixelated punk. A “Non-fungible testimony” representing the invention of Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s website was sold Wednesday at auction for $ 5.4 million. The winning bidder was not immediately identified. The Sotheby’s […]

The UK is willing to insure one exemption from financial services from the new global rules for taxing multinationals, to an extent that would ensure that the largest banks in the city of London do not pay more taxes on their profits in other countries. The Paris-based OECD talks, due to end on Thursday, have […]

The Didi Chuxing company, which went on sale, became the largest Chinese company to trade on US stock exchanges on Wednesday, following an initial public offering that received a strong response despite regulatory tensions. Didi began trading at $ 16.65 per share, compared to its $ 14 IPO, which gave the company a market capitalization […]