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Dow Jones Hits All-Time High as Megacap Tech Stocks Buoy Markets

Vaccine maker Moderna was among the large corporations that made huge gains. Its shares jumped jumped 7.8 percent.

17 hours ago

The opioid epidemic: About 142 Americans die everyday

Three Largest US Drug Distributors to Shell Out $21 Billion in Landmark Opioid Settlement

As per the settlement unveiled by a group of state attorneys general on Wednesday, drugmaker Johnson & Johnson would pay $5 billion.

2 days ago

Complete Taliban Takeover? Top US General Says It's All About Will of Afghan Forces

The Taliban, which now control about half of the country's 400 districts, now have the "strategic momentum" to regain power, says General Mark Milley.

2 days ago

J&J Could Use 'Divisive Merger' Law of Texas to Offload Baby Powder Liabilities - Report

The top US conglomerate is facing complaints from thousands of people who say its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer to them.

5 days ago

4 People Shot Outside Nationals Park at Washington, DC, During Saturday Night Game

The shooting occurred at Nationals Park at Washington, DC, when a baseball match between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres was progressing.

6 days ago

Tokyo Olympics Village Reports First Covid Case; Elderly Nigerian Delegate in Hospital

The Nigerian official was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Thursday evening at the airport; the person had mild symptoms.

7 days ago

Coronavirus

Intel in Talks to Acquire Chip Maker GlobalFoundries for $30 Billion - Report

Intel had said earlier this year that it was planning to boost its advanced chip manufacturing potential by pooling in about $20 billion in new investment.

8 days ago

China's Q2 GDP Numbers Reveal Uneven Economic Recovery; 2nd Half to be Bumpier

Even as manufacturing records significant growth, the point of worry for China is the fact that domestic consumption remains week.

9 days ago

Coronavirus

Senate Democrats Push for Massive $3.5 Trillion ''Human Infrastructure' Spending

The plan would seek raising more tax revenue, but will he prohibit further tax load on small businesses and people making less than $400,000.

10 days ago

Coronavirus

Japan Challenges China by Raising Taiwan Security Risk in Defense White Paper

Japanese defense ministry's white paper also notes that there is a real threat of Sino-US tensions coming to a tipping point over Taiwan.

11 days ago

The Cuba State Capitol (El Capitolio) in Havana.

Cuba Regime Deploys Machine Gun-Mounted Vehicles on Streets as Protests Rage

The Havana Times called the protests anti-government protests raging across the communist nation 'unprecedented'.

12 days ago

Coronavirus

Thai Nurse Dies, Hundreds of Health Workers Infected Despite Taking Sinovac Vaccine

The United States has committed to donate some 1.5 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, which are slated to arrive soon.

13 days ago

US Troops Come Under Fire in Syria; Explosion at Gas Field in SDF Area Reported

Pentagon had said last week that it was concerned over a series of attacks on US personnel in Iraq and Syria. There are still 900 US troops in Syria.

13 days ago

Taliban Overruns Afghanistan, Says Will Not Let ISIS Take Foothold in the Country

Taliban officials said on Friday that they now control 85 percent of the of territory in Afghanistan.

14 days ago

Haiti Calls for US Troops as Role of Mercenaries in President's Murder Emerges

Moise was killed by gunmen on Wednesday morning at his private residence in Port-au-Prince.

14 days ago

Taliban Welcomes 'Friend' China as Biden Asks Afghans to Fend for Themselves

I will not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan, says President Biden.

15 days ago

Pfizer Pitches for Booster Dose for Delta Variant; CDC and FDA Disagree

A senior Pfizer scientist says there is evidence for risk of reinfection within six months of taking the vaccine shot.

15 days ago

Coronavirus

Trump Sues Facebook and Twitter; Congress GOP Dusts Up Big Tech Agenda

Trump called Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai 'three real nice guys' as he prepares to take the legal road against the behemoths.

16 days ago

Facebook

Japan denies China's claim of 'dangerous and unprofessional conduct' by fighter jets

No Threat, Says Singapore After 16 Chinese Military Jets Fly Over Flight Information Region

The Chinese aircraft, in a 'tactical trail formation spanning 60 kilometers, flew through the Singapore FIR and then crossed into the Malaysian airspace.

16 days ago

BREAKING: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Shot Dead at Home, Wife Wounded

The President was shot dead by unidentified attackers at his residence in Port-au-Prince during the night.

17 days ago

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