Category: Politics
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s ‘moral compass,’ dies at 90
JOHANNESBURG — Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid who was revered as his nation’s conscience…
Thousands of flights canceled as Omicron mars Xmas weekend
NEW YORK — Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven…
United Kingdom sets new record for COVID cases as Omicron sweeps London
LONDON — Britain reported another day of record COVID-19 cases on Friday, with new estimates showing swathes of London’s population are carrying the virus, underlining…
Iran: Gulf war games were warning to Israel
WAR GAMES conducted this week by Iran in the Gulf were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country’s top military commanders said on…
SK’s Moon pardons disgraced Park amid tight presidential race
SEOUL — South Korea’s (SK) President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who was in prison after being convicted of corruption,…
Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from two campuses of Hong Kong university
HONG KONG — Two more Hong Kong universities removed on Friday public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen protests in Beijing, following the dismantling of a…
United, Delta cancel more than 200 US Christmas Eve flights amid COVID surge
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
Vaccines, pills and data offer some Christmas cheer in face of Omicron advance
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON — Omicron advanced across the world on Thursday, with health experts warning the battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant was far from…
How 2021 became the year of ESG investing
BOSTON/LONDON — Investors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing companies and regulators to make changes amid…
Wall St. firms grapple with return-to-office conundrum as Omicron explodes
NEW YORK — Canceled holiday parties, booster-shot recommendations and advisories to work from home are the new normal for Wall Street companies reacting to the…
US authorizes some transactions with Taliban to keep aid flowing to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The United States formally exempted on Wednesday US and UN officials doing permitted business with the Taliban from US sanctions to try to…
Nuclear talks with Iran may be exhausted within weeks, says Biden security adviser
JERUSALEM — The United States and its partners are discussing time frames for nuclear diplomacy with Iran, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on…
Hong Kong university dismantles, removes Tiananmen statue from campus
HONG KONG — A leading Hong Kong university has dismantled and removed a statue from its campus site that for more than two decades has…
N.Korea’s Kim praises ‘fresh heyday’ in China relations as longtime envoy departs
KCNA VIA REUTERS SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun for helping to improve relations between Pyongyang and…
U.S. SEC rejects Apple bid to block shareholder proposal on forced labour -letter
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declined an effort by Apple Inc to skip a shareholder proposal asking the iPhone maker to provide greater…
Canada expands aid programs to fight Omicron, says worse yet to come
OTTAWA – Canada will temporarily expand support programs to help people and businesses hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Ottawa said on Wednesday, warning…
U.S. authorizes Pfizer oral COVID-19 treatment, first for at-home use
By Dania Nadeem and Carl O’Donnell The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID–19 pill for people ages 12 and older at risk…
Novavax says COVID vaccine triggers immune response to Omicron variant
Image via Jernej Furman/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective in generating an immune response against the Omicron variant, according to early data…
Omicron forces new restrictions, global call to fast-track boosters
REUTERS SYDNEY — Singapore suspended quarantine-free travel and Australia renewed its vaccination push on Wednesday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant just days…
Warburg Pincus closes $2.8-billion inaugural Asia real estate fund
REUTERS HONG KONG — US private equity powerhouse Warburg Pincus has closed its inaugural Asia-focused real estate fund at $2.8 billion, the firm said on…