What's next: It's unclear how Biden will deal with this and other last-minute Trump moves. It is the first major policy initiative signed by Trump since he lost the 3 November election to Democratic president-elect Joe Biden. China Telecom dropped 4.8%. Biden has reportedly expressed support for a ban on Huawei in the United States and to work with allies in addressing cybersecurity threats... [Full Article...]
Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Friday it had signed a deal with South Korea's GL Rapha for the biotechnology firm to produce over 150 million doses per year of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. "The vaccine supplies to the global market will be produced by RDIF's worldwide partners in Korea, India, Brazil, China, and other countries", the Moscow-based fund said. [Full Article...]
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro will be available to pre-order from the Apple website from 5:00 a.m. PDT on Friday, October 16, 2020. They will be available for starting prices of $699 and $799, respectively. The other lens is a 12-megapixel Ultra-Wide lens with a ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view. Like iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 mini is powered by Apple's A14 chip, its superfast new pro... [Full Article...]
Weekend daytime even WORSE. The sign read, "Coming for Blacks & Indians first welcome to the new world order", and was seen being held by a man participating in Saturday's MAGA protests being held across the USA following Trump's election upset. [Full Article...]
Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Sunday in Lambton County. According to the Hydro One Storm Centre outage map, estimated restoration times varied from later in the day on Monday to Tuesday evening. Gusts were expected to be 90 to 110 km/h. "This system will bring southerly winds gusting up to 70 km/h Sunday morning", Environment Canada said. Power outages are possible, while da... [Full Article...]
Le ministre de la Santé Olivier Véran était à l'aéroport de Lyon-Bron ce lundi matin pour assister à des transferts de patients par avions sanitaires, direction La Rochelle. Un résultat négatif n'est pas fiable à 100%, et pourra être confirmé en laboratoire en cas de symptômes ". "À noter que la plupart des scientifiques considèrent qu'un test antigénique négatif chez une personne asymptomatiqu... [Full Article...]
Earlier, Sandu told journalists that the primary task after the Sunday presidential runoff was to unite the society around common goals and to develop the economy. After casting his vote on Sunday, Dodon declared that he voted "for the independence and statehood of the Republic of Moldova , for the strengthening of its statehood". [Full Article...]
The TPP has since been renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and it includes seven RCEP members, but not the United States. However, the Chinese state media said that the decision to opt-out of the agreement is "a major strategic decision made after careful consideration" owing to economic sanctions enforced by New Delhi on China in the previou... [Full Article...]
Greg Chappell, who coached India from 2005-07, said Kohli is "one of the most influential players in world cricket" who is not afraid to express his opinions. He said the change in restrictions would be "immensely disappointing" for travellers. There are now 19 active COVID-19 cases in SA. Their Test captain Tim Paine has also been asked to self-quarantine himself after returning from South ... [Full Article...]
In comments that will embarrass Boris Johnson , Dr Susan Hopkins said at Monday's Downing Street press conference that they had "very little effect". Britain has been the worst-hit country in Europe recording over 50,000 coronavirus deaths from 1.2 million positive cases. Johnson contracted the virus earlier this year. [Full Article...]
Le ministre de la Santé, Olivier Véran, a annoncé le déploiement de tests antigéniques à destination des soignants, dans les aéroports, les ports et, dans les prochains jours, dans les établissements scolaires. A noter, comme au printemps, qu'une prolongation " exceptionnelle " des droits à l'assurance-chômage pour les chômeurs en fin de droit "le temps du confinement ", a été décidée afin "d'évi... [Full Article...]
Experts added that China could be a particular target, given Trump's repeated efforts to blame Beijing for the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic conditions of the United States, says Mark Magnier in the South China Morning Post. Wang Wenbin, a representative of the Chinese foreign ministry, didn't specify what kind of action China would take in reaction to Pompeo's statement that "Taiwan has no... [Full Article...]
He will do that, ' Klain said on MSNBC's 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell'. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Wednesday his first significant staff decision since being projected as the victor of last week's presidential election . [Full Article...]
Though US multinationals will be able to benefit from RCEP through subsidiaries within member countries, analysts said the deal may cause President-elect Joe Biden to rethink Washington's engagement in the region, reports AFP. It "is not a fully completed, fully rationalised agreement", said Alexander Capri, a trade expert at the National University of Singapore Business School. [Full Article...]
He added that President-elect Joe Biden will spend "more and more time" interacting with Capitol Hill as the transition unfolds. Biden has begun building his administration since clinching enough electoral votes to win the November 3 election. [Full Article...]
Trump has refused to concede to Biden and claims without evidence that he was cheated by widespread election fraud. The phrasing - coming two days after a slip in which he said " time will tell " if he remains president - was immediately seized upon as one more step towards admitting defeat. [Full Article...]
The New Delhi government has said that cases are projected to rise to almost 12,000 daily by the end of November. The highest single-day spike of 8,593 cases was recorded on Wednesday and 85 fatalities were recorded that day. India so far has 86.84 lakh confirmed cases of which 80.67 lakh have recovered. Authorities in many states and cities, including New Delhi , banned the use of firecrac... [Full Article...]
La personne blessée est une femme. Selon une source policière citée par l'Agence France Presse, l'homme âgé de 83 ans est mort de ses blessures alors qu'il était héliporté vers un hôpital. Le trentenaire serait connu pour des délits de droit commun, notamment pour des violences et port d'armes blanches. Un homme a été interpellé, après s'être retranché dans un immeuble. [Full Article...]
One former detective involved in the inquiry likened him to other notorious British killers such as "Moors Murderers" Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, who killed five children in the 1960s. Although he was interviewed nine times in the investigation, Sutcliffe was only caught after being found with a prostitute in his vehicle. 'Looking at his injuries, Sutcliffe could have been a candidate for murder... [Full Article...]
On Friday night, in response to Trump's threat, Cuomo said in an interview on MSNBC , "As soon as Trump delivers me a dose, I will be ready to administer it". Governors from New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and Pennsylvania will consider additional regional restrictions on gyms, bars, travel, restaurants and more. [Full Article...]