The United Kingdom and the European Union(EU) have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal after months of torturous negotiations, averting the prospect of a chaotic and acrimonious divorce at the end of this year. The deal announced on Thursday, came just one week before the UK is due to exit the EU’s single market and […]
China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the technology giant’s Ant Group affiliate to meet in the coming days, regulators said on Thursday, in the latest blow for Jack Ma’s e-commerce and financial technology empire. The investigation is part of an accelerating crackdown on monopolistic behavior in China’s booming internet […]
Dealing with all of the fear, chaos, and disruptions in our lives right now is difficult. The first article in this series provides an overview of where many people are right now. Let’s go deeper into one important aspect of taking care of yourself and your loved ones through this crisis: finding your sense of […]
A bombing and a shooting attack in Kabul killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial governor, while a deputy provincial council chief was killed in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said. The attacks are the latest in relentless violence in Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, […]
An Iranian woman who became known as a “Zombie Angelina Jolie” lookalike has jailed after sharing creepy pictures online. Sahar Tabar, 19, has sentenced to 10 years in prison, her lawyer said. However, the woman, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, became known on social media after sharing distorted pictures of herself in which she […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended the execution of a prominent dissident journalist based in France and captured by Iran last year, saying the death sentence passed on Ruhollah Zam was carried out lawfully. European countries “have the right to comment, but Zam was executed upon a court’s ruling,” Rouhani told a televised news conference, noting […]
Four People Given the New COVID Vaccine in Clinical Trials Developed Bell’s Palsy. Should You Be Worried? Here’s what to know about the condition, which causes temporary facial paralysis, and if a link has established to the new vaccine. Pfizer Vaccine A document released on December 8, ahead of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products […]
Donald Trump has high-rise towers named after him around the world. And Joe Biden? A municipal swimming pool in Delaware. A visit to the president-elect modest; some would say dull, the hometown of Wilmington illustrates the intense shift in the atmosphere; coming to the White House with the change of power this January. Trump, a […]
Canadian-Pakistani YouTuber Shahveer Jafry just announced that he engaged. However, in a post on Twitter, he sent fans into a frenzy as he shared adorable snaps from the engagement. “We engaged!” the caption read. Shahveer’s fiancee Ayesha Baig, is a fashion designer by profession. You can see her looking like a princess in the photos. […]
Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world, it said on Friday. In addition to the $500,000 donation; Gucci said it would match money raised for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); by up to […]
