South Africa has announced a nationwide lockdown of its 56 million inhabitants for 21 days, enforced by police and the army, in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus. Confirmed cases in... Read more
EU tells Turkey to ‘honour commitments’ to curb migration as hundreds of refugees head to the border
The EU called on Turkey to “honour its commitments” on Friday after Ankara said it would no longer impede the passage of migrants to Europe, prompting hundreds of refugees to hea... Read more
Whenever you want your online content to go viral today it is going to take a variety of factors working to make that happen. From the quality of the content, to the audience that receives t... Read more
President Trump once again is asking Congress to make major cuts to the budgets of science and health agencies while favoring research deemed essential to national security. The 2021 budget... Read more
Tesla has temporarily closed its stores in mainland China as of Sunday, Feb. 2, according to an online post from a company sales employee on that date. The move comes as more than half of Ch... Read more
Chinese health authorities said Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak has killed 106 people and infected 4,515. The officials also said 60 people had been discharged. The majority of the rep... Read more
The Swiss franc, which has been in a steep incline against the dollar of late, may be being used as a proxy for gold, according to Goldman Sachs. Gold has rallied in recent weeks following t... Read more
U.S. rate-setters could set negative interest rates in the future, despite their own current doubts about the risks of this unconventional measure. When central bankers implement negative in... Read more
Investors are worried about possible attacks on oil facilities in Southern Iraq that could affect crude supplies into Asia, an analyst told Sirius Energy. Iraq is the second-largest oil prod... Read more
The latest passport power rankings have come out and Asian countries have emerged as the winners. European passports, on the other hand, have shuffled down in the ranking. Japan and Singapor... Read more
