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Suez Canal Authority allows two members of Ever Given to return home

The massive Ever Given container ship ran aground on March 23, causing massive disruption to the key maritime passage for six days. /AFP The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Thursday th

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What's the cost of conducting fraud on China's stock market?

04:04 As of the end of March 2021, China's new Securities Law has been implemented for over 13 months. The law greatly increases the cost of company fraud by increasing the maximum fin

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EU Waiting for EMA Conclusions on AstraZeneca's Link to Blood Clotting

The European Commission is still waiting for the EU drug regulator to share its findings on a possible link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and rare cases of blood clot

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Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines Ruined Due to Manufacturing Mistake

Johnson & Johnson admits having produced a faulty batch of coronavirus vaccines at an East Baltimore facility, reportedly due to a mix-up of two ingredients that led to

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Rescue efforts underway to resume Suez Canal traffic

Rescue efforts are underway after a 224,000-ton Panama-flagged Ever Given giant container vessel got wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal on Tuesday.At least 150 other ships are waiting to pass through t

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Abducted Nigerian students are "safe": governor

Militants raided the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Afaka on Thursday in the Igabi area of Kaduna, abducting girls and boys at the institution. /AFP The governor of Nigeria's nor

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Zimbabwe authorizes Sinovac, Sinopharm vaccines for emergency use

Zimbabwe has authorized the emergency use of four COVID-19 vaccines, including China's Sinovac and Sinopharm, Russia's Sputnik V and India's Covaxin, Zimbabwean Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa

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COVID19 in Kenya: 337 infections reported on Tuesday

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday reported that 337 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease, out of a sample size of 2,924 tested in the last 24 hours. The total confirmed positive

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Iran has never talked with U.S. over nuke deal: spokesman

Iran has never had direct or indirect talks with the United States over the issues concerning the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Saeed

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Michelle Obama slams 'partisan actions' to 'curtail access to ballot box'

Former first lady Michelle Obama took aim at lawmakers who are working to make it harder for people "with every right to vote to cast a ballot" in a Thursday statement

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New mutation in coronavirus variant in US may reduce vaccine efficacy

A patient arrives outside Maimonides Medical Center, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 17, 2020. /Reuters A new mutation found in a coro

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Satellite constellation operator Spire Global to go public via $1.6 billion SPAC

Monday brings with it not one, but two space SPACS – there’s Rocket Lab, and there’s Spire Global, a satellite operator that bills itself primarily as a SaaS company focused on delivering

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COVID-19 vaccine distribution in South America stymied by corruption

South American countries have been waiting for access for vaccines to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. But as campaigns to get more citizens inoculated begin, scandals and controversi

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Wang Yi: World should reject vaccine nationalism

The world should come together to reject vaccine nationalism, promote fair and equitable distribution of vaccines, and in particular, make them accessible and affordabl

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U.S. to slowly allow in asylum seekers under "Remain in Mexico" program

The Joe Biden administration will start from Feb. 19 to slowly allow an estimated 25,000 asylum seekers waiting in Mexico for their court hearings into the United State

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Get feedback on your pitch deck from tech leaders on Extra Crunch Live

The importance of the pitch deck can’t be underestimated. It is often the first point of contact between a company and venture investors, but how investors consume a pitch deck (and what they really t

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COVID-19: Tourists travel to Florida for vaccine

03:04 Florida became one of the first states in the country to expand its COVID-19 vaccination program to anyone 65 years or older. But demand far outpaces supply and there are still m