South Africa to clear Covid lockdown criminal records
More than 400,000 people were arrested for breaking some of the world's toughest lockdown restrictions.
1970-01-01 08:00
Sweden's central bank hikes key interest rate, saying inflation is still too high
Sweden’s central bank has raised its key interest rate, saying the “inflationary pressures in the Swedish economy are still too high.”
1970-01-01 08:00
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street's slump after Fed says rates may stay high in '24
Asian shares are lower, tracking a slump on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve said it may not cut interest rates next year by as much as it earlier thought
1970-01-01 08:00
Japan's troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese consortium succeeds
Toshiba says a 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for the troubled electronics and energy giant by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for it to be delisted
1970-01-01 08:00
DeSantis says he won't support Covid vaccine funding if elected president
Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said if elected president, he would not pay for further coronavirus vaccines for Americans.
1970-01-01 08:00
Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary
Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them
1970-01-01 08:00
Jimmy Kimmel tests positive for Covid, cancels 'Strike Force Three' live show with Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert
The upcoming "Strike Force Three" live show has been canceled because Jimmy Kimmel has Covid, and the show cannot go on.
1970-01-01 08:00
Adidas CEO doubts that Kanye West really meant the antisemitic remarks that led Adidas to drop him
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said he doubts that Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, “meant what he said” when he made a series of antisemitic and offensive remarks last year
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household
1970-01-01 08:00
A small venture capital player becomes a symbol in the fight over corporate diversity policies
A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies
1970-01-01 08:00
Jeep maker Stellantis makes a new contract offer as auto workers prepare to expand their strike
Detroit carmakers are announcing more layoffs that they blame on fallout from the United Auto Workers strike
1970-01-01 08:00
Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions
The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence
1970-01-01 08:00