Topping the list of new billionaires are Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel and Ugur Sahin, the CEO of BioNTech , which has produced a vaccine with Pfizer . Both CEOs are now worth around $4 billion, according to an analysis by the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a campaign group that includes Oxfam, UNAIDS, Global […]
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — The United States has rolled out fresh sanctions that aim to drive Syrian President Bashar al-Assad back to a UN-led negotiating table and threaten to devastate Syria’s already floundering economy. On Wednesday the US State Department and Treasury Department released 39 targets for sanctions, including Assad and his […]
(CNN) — The architect of Sweden’s coronavirus response has defended the country’s controversial decision not to go into lockdown, while admitting “improvements” could be made with the benefit of hindsight. As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the world and governments scrambled to enact emergency lockdown measures, Sweden was labeled an outlier for […]
Mexico City (CNN) — For months, Latin America watched the rest of the world suffer as the coronavirus spread. It is a spectator no longer. “This is the new epicenter,” said Dr. Marcos Espinal, director of communicable diseases at the Pan American Health Organization. Months after emerging from a relatively obscure Chinese […]
London (CNN Business) Companies have spent the years since the global financial crisis binging on debt. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to push the world into recession, the bill could come due — exacerbating damage to the economy and feeding a meltdown in financial markets. Looking to take advantage of low […]
What has been news is the fires in Australia, which has undoubtedly been burning for months, consuming almost 18 million acres of land, causing the evacuation of thousands and potentially killing millions of animals. In fact, they show minimal signs of deceleration. The Australian state of New South Wales, where […]
It should be noted that earlier this year, the world’s longest passenger cruise ship departed from London. Thus, it is understood that this is a 245-day luxury trip in Viking Cruises that covers six continents, 51 countries, and 111 ports. Likewise, it is appropriate to mention an attractive and convenient […]
The Federal Reserve of New York has promised to ease the turmoil that broke out last month in the one-day loan market. Certainly, fulfilling that promise is proving to be very heavy work. It has been indicated that loan costs have returned to normal. Even so, it is said that […]
Like all wireless network technologies that are “next generation”, with 5G your phone will have a faster connection, in fact, experts say it will be about 10 times faster than 4G. That’s enough to stream an “8K” video or download a 3D movie in 30 seconds. In addition, the additional […]
It is already well known that electric cars are used to transport people or goods, which are powered by one or more electric motors, using electric energy normally stored in rechargeable batteries. It is important to mention that electric motors provide electric cars with instant torque, providing rapid acceleration from […]