Overdose Deaths in US Top 100,000, CDC Says
November 17, 2021
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between May 2020 and April 2021 — a nearly
Day: November 17, 2021
Bonds, Stocks, Economy: How China’s Property Woes Are Spilling Overseas
November 17, 2021
Marco Metzler of Switzerland gets 2,000 new followers a day on LinkedIn, all watching to see what will happen to his money. Metzler invested $50,000
For Millions in Brazil, Rising Poverty and Fuel Prices Mean a Return to the Past
November 17, 2021
María Ribeiro da Silva, 64, spent a hot afternoon hawking a new contraption to acquaintances and friends who passed by her small grocery store on
US Reportedly Negotiating Deal with Pfizer to Purchase 10 Million Doses of Experimental COVID-19 Pill
November 17, 2021
News outlets say the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to spend $5 billion to purchase Pfizer’s new experimental antiviral pill designed to
White House: 10% of Kids Have Been Vaccinated in First 2 Weeks
November 17, 2021
The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval
Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis Prompts Shutdown of Thermal Plants, Schools, Colleges
November 17, 2021
With the Indian capital enveloped in a haze of toxic smog, authorities ordered six thermal plants in the city’s vicinity to shut temporarily, closed schools
CORONAVIRUS/MOE seeks March entry for non-scholarship language students
November 17, 2021
Around 5,000 international students hoping to come to Taiwan for language study who do not hold the Ministry of Education’s (MOE’s) Huayu Enrichment Scholarship may
Taiwan shares end higher as financial stocks attract rotational buying
November 17, 2021
Shares in Taiwan moved higher Wednesday as buying rotated to the financial sector, in particular in the late trading session, on the back of the