The Japanese stock market ended slightly higher on Wednesday. The hope that an agreement could still be reached in Washington on a new support package for the US economy caused optimism among investors. The other major stock exchanges in the Asian region also showed gains predominantly. The Nikkei in […]
British Minister Michael Gove speaks in Parliament in the Afternoon
The British minister and key figure in Brexit policy, Michael Gove, will speak our time in Parliament at 4.30 pm. The announcement comes on a day when the UK seems to be giving up hope of an agreement with the European Union on future relations. As a minister without […]
Google Will Recognize Humming Songs
Google comes with a new Shazam-like feature that lets you hum, whistle or sings a song. The search engine will then look up the number for you. It is an extension of existing systems that try to search for songs based on, for example, a sound patch. The feature […]
Biden on Campaign in Florida, Trump in Pennsylvania
In the fight for the US presidency, Democratic candidate Joe Biden went to Florida to convince older voters there, and President Donald Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania. The two states could make a significant difference in the November 3 election. Biden told an audience of retirees in the Sunshine State […]
Co-Founder OnePlus Leaves the Company
Carl Pei, one of the two founders of OnePlus, has left the company. He is said to have plans to start his own company. Pei founded OnePlus together with CEO Pete Lau in 2013 as a subsidiary of Oppo. The company focuses on devices that are close to high-end […]
New Coronavirus Outbreak in China: Nine Million Residents of Qingdao are Tested
China has started a large-scale testing program in the eastern city of Qingdao after 12 coronavirus infections have been identified there. Previously, all eleven million residents of the city of Wuhan, the origin of the epidemic, had also been tested. According to the loyal government newspaper The Global Times, […]
Nearly 58 Million Television Viewers for Harris and Pence Debate
Nearly 58 million American television viewers watched the vice-presidential debate between Democratic Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday. That is more than a third (36 percent) more than in 2016, according to data from market research firm Nielsen. Then 37 million people watched the debate […]
Pharmaceutical Asks for Approval for Corona Drug That Trump Received
The American pharmaceutical company Regeneron has asked the FDA for approval of its corona therapy with synthetic antibodies. The experimental drug was also submitted to US President Donald Trump on Friday at his own request. Trump is full of praise for the treatment. According to Trump, the drug should […]
White House Adviser Miller Tests Positive for Coronavirus
White House adviser Stephen Miller has been infected with the coronavirus. Miller confirmed to Reuters news agency news from an NBC reporter that he had tested positive for the virus. The adviser is the most recent person close to coronavirus-infected President Donald Trump, who has also tested positive. Miller […]
President Trump is Back in the White House
Corona-infected US President Donald Trump is back in the White House. The presidential helicopter returned him and landed on the lawn on the south side of the White House. Trump wore a face mask when he left the hospital Monday night and walked on his own to a car […]