Hearings in the extradition case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not resume until September. The exact date and location will be determined later, the London court announced. The case revolves around an extradition request from the United States. They want to prosecute 48-year-old Assange for publishing secret material […]
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The New York Stock Exchanges Started With Losses on Friday
The New York stock exchanges started losses on the new trading session on Friday. Technology giants Amazon and Apple plunged after their quarterly results were released. Investors also received results from a variety of companies, including those from oil giants Chevron and ExxonMobil. Shortly after opening, the Dow-Jones index […]
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Twitter Attracts A Quarter More Users Due to the Corona Crisis
Social media company Twitter has never attracted as many additional users as in the first quarter of this year due to the corona crisis. The number of daily active users rose by 24 percent year-on-year to 166 million as people want to know and share everything about the corona […]
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Became A Father Again
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become a father again. His girlfriend Carrie Symonds gave birth to a boy on Wednesday morning. Mother and child are doing well, according to the couple’s spokesman. The birth of the baby was actually planned for early summer. Johnson and Symonds also got […]
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A Mandatory Mouth and Nose Protection Now All Over Germany
A Mandatory Mouth and Nose Protection Now All Over Germany. The mouth mask requirement now applies to stores throughout Germany. Finally, on Tuesday, Berlin agreed to a mandatory mouth and nose protection while shopping to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus, reports the German news agency DPA. The nationally […]
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American Oil Company Near Bankruptcy Due to Low Oil Price
The American oil company Diamond Offshore Drilling has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because of the unprecedentedly low oil prices. For the first time in history, parties had to make additional payments last week to supply US oil. The oil price plummeted because of the collapsed demand caused by […]
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Barnier Criticizes British Delays in Negotiations
The UK is holding back progress in discussions with the EU on the future relationship in several areas. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Friday after a week of talks. For example, no progress has been made in the field of fisheries. “The EU will never reach an agreement […]
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France Will Reopen Schools on May 11
In France, schools will reopen on May 11, but students do not have to go. It is still voluntary. The reopening is part of the first loosening of the French corona measures announced in mid-March. In the fight against the coronavirus, there is also an advisor to cover outside […]
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The Vietnamese Government is Forcing Facebook to Censor
Facebook is going against its own principles in taking offline posts more often in Vietnam if they criticize the government. It does that after heavy pressure from the country. Facebook has been trying to balance for years between enabling free speech and fighting fake news or calls for hatred. […]
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IMF Nevertheless Pays Emergency Aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is nonetheless providing emergency assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina to overcome the corona crisis. The fund previously threatened to withdraw its support if the Balkans were to undermine a significant currency arrangement. It concerns rapid emergency financing of converted 333 million euros, which even amounts […]