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Twitter bans CEO of MyPillow Mike Lindell, a Trump ally

Twitter banned MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, one of Donald Trump's backers, for spreading misinformation regarding the 2020 election, according to local media. /VCG Image Twitter banned MyPillow

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Official: Vegetable prices to fall in China

China's market supply of vegetables is guaranteed and prices are expected to stabilize and fall with the implementation of relevant measures, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) sai

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Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows ‘Help is on the way’

With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America’s war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress t

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Kremlin dismisses calls for sanctions over Navalny detention

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted by police officers after a court hearing, in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021. /Reuters The Kremlin said on Tuesday it would

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FBI Examines National Guard Troops Amid Fears of Insider Attack During Biden Inauguration - Report

On 6 January, a pro-Trump rally in Washington, DC turned into a violent siege of the US Capitol, resulting in five deaths and widespread damage. Many current and former

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WHO cites human behavior more than variants as virus spreads

Coronavirus health warnings are seen in the arrivals hall at London Heathrow Airport in west London, on January 15, 2021. International travelers will need to present proof of a negative coronavi

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Air travel down 60 percent as airline industry losses top $370 bln

A new UN air transportation agency report confirms there was a "dramatic" fall in international air travel due to COVID-19, of around 60 percent over the course of last year, to levels last seen

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COVID-19: Tracking the new variant

02:57 TheU.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up efforts to identify new mutant strains of COVID-19 spreading across the country.To date, several states have iden

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Tech giants' consumer data sharing aimed at containing financial risk

Workers from Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com track sales and trends for Singles Day in the data center control room at the company's headquarters during an organized tour in Beijing, China, Novem

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How washing clothes creates microplastic pollution in Arctic

Plastic particles have been discovered inside fish in the deepest recesses of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. /CFP Households in Europe and North America are flooding the oceans with plastic po

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Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook

Around a third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook, according to the latest study from Pew Research Center, whose surveys aim to better understand the current media landscape in the U.

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Tech giants' consumer data sharing aimed at containing financial risk

Workers from Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com track sales and trends for Singles Day in the data center control room at the company's headquarters during an organized tour in Beijing, China, Novem

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Trump may turn to Giuliani again to defend against impeachment

President Donald Trump may turn to Rudy Giuliani to defend him against possible impeachment over his role in last week’s violent siege of the U.S. Capitol, according to

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The U.S. mainstream media sold to the biggest lie

Editor's note: Daryl Guppy is an international financial technical analysis expert. He has provided weekly Shanghai Index analysis for Chinese mainland media for more than a decade. Guppy appears

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Facebook says it will remove references to ‘stop the steal’ across its platform

In the wake of last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol, Facebook today announced it will be taking additional steps to removing content referencing the phrase “stop the steal” on it

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HK refutes the West's criticism on recent 53-people arrest

The Hong Kong government on Sunday refuted criticism coming from the West on its recent arrest of 53 people who are suspected of committing crimes under China's nationa

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With cases surging, U.S. COVID-19 vaccination policies vary

Rodney Nourse, 71, receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Phat Quach at Broad Avenue Pharmacy in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., January 8, 2021. /Reuters Almost a month after the U