For the Minister of Health in Sweden, the pandemic as we know it is over. So the country removes almost all restrictions and also stops almost all tests. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has similar intentions: he wants to become the first country to “live with Covid” on February 24. […]
Merchants in the United States will now be able to use an iPhone as a payment terminal without the need for additional equipment. Tech giant Apple on Tuesday announced this. Apple has only provided payment services to buyers through the Apple Pay application. To accept payment with an iPhone, […]
A senior adviser to US President Joe Biden has resigned after being accused of harassment, and the White House found “credible evidence” of it after an internal investigation. Eric Lander was director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and held the same status as cabinet members in […]
Amazon has had a solid quarter. Sales are rising, profits are rising even more, and Amazon Web Services plays a major role in this. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Amazon had revenue of $137.4 billion, an increase of nine percent year-over-year. Net profit rose to $14.3 billion, nearly […]
More than 250,000 households are without power, and more than 5,500 flights have been cancelled in the United States due to wintry weather. More than 100 million Americans in an area stretching from the southern state of Texas to Maine in the northeast of the country are currently on […]
At least twelve people have been killed by adulterated cocaine in a suburb of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The authorities report that more than fifty others had to be hospitalized after using the contaminated drugs. They warn not to use drugs that have been purchased in the past […]
The lifeless body of an 8-year-old girl was found on Tuesday evening in a forest near Köniz, in the Swiss canton of Bern. An investigation has been opened. At this stage, the investigators consider both a possible accident and the possible involvement of another person. Police received a report […]
A pregnant New Zealand journalist in Qatar can return to her own country. She was previously banned from entering New Zealand because it has closed its borders due to the coronavirus. Still, the government has now allowed her to come after much commotion over the refusal. Charlotte Bellis, 35, […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei is taking Sweden to court. The company does not accept that it will be excluded from the rollout of 5G in the Scandinavian country. Specifically, Huawei is starting arbitration proceedings against the Swedish authorities at the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes. […]
The United States has asked the United Nations to call a public meeting of the Security Council on Monday about the Ukraine crisis because of the threat Russia poses to international peace and security. The US announced this on Thursday. “More than 100,000 Russian troops are stationed on the […]
