Singapore’s Health Minister urged the public to continue receiving Covid vaccinations as cases in the city state remain high. Ong maintained that the number of hospitalizations remain a key metric to watch. SINGAPORE — Singapore’s latest spike in Covid cases may be starting to peak — but the public needs to stay up to date…
This is CNBC’s live blog covering European markets. European markets are heading for a negative open on Thursday, tracking global declines overnight. Most Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday after Wall Street dropped overnight as investors looked ahead to a gross domestic product reading from the U.S. Thursday and Friday’s reading of the personal consumption expenditures price…
This is CNBC’s live blog covering European markets. European markets are heading for a negative open on Thursday, tracking global declines overnight. Most Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday after Wall Street dropped overnight as investors looked ahead to a gross domestic product reading from the U.S. Thursday and Friday’s reading of the personal consumption expenditures price…
China suspended tax concessions for 12 chemical compound imports from Taiwan in retaliation for what Beijing deems to be a violation of a trade agreement. Taiwan will hold presidential and parliamentary elections Jan. 13. Some of the chemical compounds that will now be subjected be tariffs from Jan. 1 include vinyl chloride, dodecylbenzene and primary…
China suspended tax concessions for 12 chemical compound imports from Taiwan in retaliation for what Beijing deems to be a violation of a trade agreement. Taiwan will hold presidential and parliamentary elections Jan. 13. Some of the chemical compounds that will now be subjected be tariffs from Jan. 1 include vinyl chloride, dodecylbenzene and primary…
At 19 months old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg and a short femur in the other, is unable to walk on his own like most toddlers his age. Another 19-month-old, Freya Baudoin, born prematurely at 28 weeks and delayed in her mobility, has finally taken her first step. Special needs…
Never say never, right? While New York Jets star Aaron Rodgers can’t return from a torn Achilles this season with his team eliminated from postseason contention, there’s still an outside chance for another elite quarterback. Minnesota Vikings star Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles on Oct. 29 in Week 8 when his team beat the Green…
It’s been a rough go for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2023. Star quarterback Justin Herbert is out for the year due to injury, head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were both fired midseason and the team is set to miss the playoffs for a fourth time in five years. But there…
The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The…
Planning a vacation? Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. The risk assessment firm, in its 2024 Risk Map, has ranked these countries based on several metrics, including security, medical dangers as well as the…