Min Nyo, who worked for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) in Myanmar’s Bago region, was arrested on March 3 and was sentenced to three years in jail. A Myanmar ….. Read More
Author: Thomas Gilliland
Israel denies massing troops along Gaza border, cites communication error
The army published a clarification saying there were “no soldiers” in Gaza. The Israeli army clarified early Friday that its troops had not entered the Gaza Strip as ….. Read More
Pfizer got no response to offers to supply COVID-19 vaccine to Brazil last year
Pfizer Inc repeatedly offered to sell its COVID-19 vaccine to Brazil’s Health Ministry between August and November last year, but got no answer from the government, Pfizer’s chief executive for ….. Read More
Canada condemns ‘unconscionable’ Iran conduct since airliner shootdown
Canada on Thursday condemned Tehran’s “unconscionable” conduct since Iranian forces shot down an airliner last year, killing 176 people, including dozens of Canadians, and vowed to keep pressing for answers ….. Read More
Biden says effort to restore calm in Middle East is a ‘work in progress’
President Joe Biden said on Thursday he is pressing for a halt to violence between Israelis and Palestinians, but US officials say they are resigned to the conflict continuing for ….. Read More
Space: The new frontier for US-China rivalry
Mangya, China – In an uninhabited area of China’s Qinghai province, two people step out of a tent into a landscape that resembles a planet in outer space under a ….. Read More
Airbnb reports 1Q loss of nearly $1.2 billion, revenue rises
Airbnb reported Thursday that its first-quarter loss more than tripled, to $1.17 billion, as travel remained depressed by the pandemic, but revenue topped the same period in 2019. The home-sharing ….. Read More
WTO can show ‘relevance’ with vaccine waiver, US trade rep says
For the second day in a row, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai heard criticism from Republican US lawmakers that the intellectual property rights waiver will give critical biopharmaceutical technology to China, ….. Read More
Cathie Wood’s ETF assets fall below $40bn, but loyal fans hang on
The founder of Ark Investment Management LLC now controls $39.7bn in her US exchange traded funds, down from more than $60bn at a peak in February, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ….. Read More
US stocks bounce back from three-day losing streak
All three major US stock indexes notched solid gains, with the Nasdaq, weighed by Tesla Inc, picking up the rear. Wall Street ended sharply higher at the close of a ….. Read More
