JUNE 5, 2021
The agreement reached by finance ministers from the Group of 7 nations would impose an additional tax on some of the largest multinational companies, forcing them to pay taxes to countries based on where goods or services are sold. - Pool photo by Henry Nicholls
LONDON — The top economic officials from the world’s advanced economies reached a...
JUNE 4, 2021
The history of cricket has always been defined in eras. And when it comes to describing eras, not two are more renowned than the ones which West Indies and Australia dominated during their peak. A stark contrast to how the team is performing now, West Indies were ruthless in their approach in the 1970s and most part...
JUNE 4, 2021
Biden calls Netanyahu after criticism he was silent on Israeli-Palestinian violence. - Sebastian Scheiner/Pool/Reuters
For over a decade, the face of Israel on the world stage has been Benjamin Netanyahu. For American presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Netanyahu was their partner as Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
But for President Joe Biden, that likely won't be the...
JUNE 4, 2021
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s executive vice president in charge of competition policy, said Facebook collects “vast troves of data” on the activities of its users, “enabling it to target specific customer groups.” - Pool photo by Francisco Seco
European Union and British regulators said Friday that they were beginning separate antitrust inquiries into Facebook, broadening their efforts...
JUNE 3, 2021
Doctors in an intensive care unit full of Covid-19 patients in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The country is facing its most dramatic daily death rates to date. - Federico Rios / NY Times
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — In Colombia, nearly five hundred people a day have died of the coronavirus over the last three weeks, the nation’s...
JUNE 3, 2021
The royal family and Queen Elizabeth's monarchy seem to be treading hot waters off late and a latest investigative report has taken it a step further. On Wednesday, The Guardian published an investigative account of how Buckingham Palace until the late 1960s banned “coloured immigrants or foreigners” from serving in clerical roles in the royal household. Citing...
JUNE 3, 2021
US President Biden Delivers Remarks On COVID-19 Response And Vaccination Program. - Getty Images
Washington, D.C. — President Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will meet with Queen Elizabeth II on June 13 as part of his first international trip as president, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.
The gathering will take place at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom...
JUNE 2, 2021
Memorial Day will be the first major test of the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccinations in the U.S., according to many epidemiologists.
Last year, reopenings in parts of the U.S. ahead of the holiday weekend led to a second surge of new coronavirus cases. Hospitalizations climbed in late June, followed by a steady rise in fatalities after the first...
JUNE 2, 2021
Iran’s largest navy ship sank early Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman after catching fire, according to Iranian state media, the latest blow to the country’s vital infrastructure and military assets in recent months.
The Kharg had been deployed to international waters to participate in a training exercise when it caught fire near the port of Jask, the...
JUNE 1, 2021
Caribou crossing a shallow section of the Hulahula River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2019. President Biden is suspending drilling leases. - Christopher Miller / NY Times
The Biden administration on Tuesday will suspend oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that were issued in the waning days of the Trump administration, according...
