Clashes at Soccer Match Kill Dozens in Guinea
It was unclear on Sunday how many people were killed, but at least one estimate neared 100 people.
Month: December 2024
Bank of Korea to cut rates in Feb following Thursday’s surprise move as economy wavers: Reuters poll By Reuters
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Korea will take a pass in January but cut interest rates by a quarter-point in February following an unexpected reduction on Thursday to support a weakening economy, according to economists in a Reuters snap poll. To boost activity in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, which narrowly avoided a … Read more
No Mercy for Samsung, Amazon Slashes the Price of the 990 PRO SSD for Cyber Monday
As Cyber Monday is now here, Amazon is extending some of its impressive Black Friday deals that are hard to resist (until they run out of stock). Among the most popular products, there is the Samsung 990 PRO 2TB SSD NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4. Currently available for $159, down from its list price of $249, … Read more
Chelsea interested in £60m striker who West Ham are leading race to sign
Chelsea are interested in signing an “unbelievable number nine” who will be allowed to leave his current club in January, according to a report. Chelsea transfer news As far back as September, Enzo Maresca made it clear that he intended to bring in additional reinforcements in the January transfer window, and the Chelsea boss has … Read more
Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter on gun, tax charges
US President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, avoiding potential prison time for gun and tax convictions. The decision reverses Biden’s past pledge not to use presidential powers for family benefit. The move comes weeks before sentencing and amid President-elect Trump’s impending White House return.
UK to unveil plans for new defence industrial council
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government is set to unveil plans for a new defence industrial council with business, in a bid to deepen Whitehall collaboration with technology companies and smaller start-ups, as well as the sector’s giants. … Read more
Battlestar Galactica Creator’s Sci-Fi Horror Series Is Worth Streaming And Has A Wild Twist
By Jonathan Klotz | Published 10 seconds ago Ronald D. Moore changed the face of sci-fi with the 2004 Battlestar Galactica reboot, but after a few hours of failed network pilots, he returned to SyFy with Helix in 2014. It’s a dark and twisted sci-fi horror series about a deadly virus being studied in a … Read more
FIFA Club World Cup draw: Time & location
There may be no international tournament in men’s football next summer, but FIFA have opted against handing players some much-needed respite by introducing an expanded Club World Cup. Once a ferocious battle between the best of South America and Europe, the competition has taken on several forms since its Intercontinental Cup days (which it’s dressed … Read more
Assisted dying bill passes first vote in U.K.
Assisted dying bill passes first vote in U.K. – CBS News Watch CBS News A bill that would allow assisted dying for the terminally ill passed a first vote in the U.K. Ramy Inocencio reports on what critic and proponents of the bill have to say. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for … Read more
Twice-yearly shot of this drug could help end AIDS
It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus. The twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and results published Wednesday show it worked nearly as well in men. Drugmaker Gilead said it will allow cheap, generic versions to be sold in 120 poor countries with … Read more