Stock markets have responded very strongly to news from the US drugs giant Pfizer and the German biotech company BioNTech that their COVID-19 vaccine has proved to be more than 90% effective in late stage clinical trials. The positive outcome to the trials, which to date have involved almost 44,000 people globally, have raised hopes
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says he has ordered an end to fighting with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Mr Pashinian said on Facebook that he signed an agreement with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia to halt the fighting that has raged since late September. Several thousand people are feared to have died since
There was nothing surprising about Joe Biden’s speech to the nation on coronavirus. Yet it felt refreshing in its predictability. You could almost hear America breathing a collective sigh of relief. It was the country’s clearest message yet on wearing a face mask and it came from a small theatre in Wilmington, not the White
Mac Miller may have passed away over two years ago, but his memory lives in our minds and hearts rent free. In spite of the time, Ganja White Night have clearly been feeling some type of way about the late legend as they dropped a new tribute mashup between their own “Champagne” and Mac’s “Blue
Fake *thank you* smiles need not apply You know how it goes: you’re making a list, checking it twice and then realize, uh-oh spaghetti-oh, it’s mid-December and you’ve actually checked off a total of ZERO from your holiday gift-giving listicle. Big yikes. And while the holidays look a little different this year, seasonal last-minute spending
Morgan Wallen‘s pissed Joe Biden supporters can pack in together to fill the streets in celebration during the pandemic, yet he can’t perform concerts. The country music star posted a video showing the massive group of people outside the White House celebrating President-elect Biden’s victory … with zero social distancing. Wallen wrote “Time to start
iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max Todd Haselton | CNBC I’ve spent the last week reviewing Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. They’re the second half of the four iPhones Apple announced in October, following the regular iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, and they’re also the largest and smallest
Lord Kilclooney has been reported to the Commissioner for Standards and the Lords Speaker after referring to vice-president elect Kamala Harris as “the Indian” on Twitter. It is not the first time Lord Kilclooney, a cross-bench peer, has been accused of racism, after he previously described then-Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar as “a typical Indian”.
Stock markets in Asia have rallied after Joe Biden’s US election victory. Japan’s Nikkei was the most notable gainer, hitting a 29-year high after the confirmation of the result over the weekend. Mr Biden’s defeat of Donald Trump has eased fears about a continuation of a damaging trade war between the US and China, the
The coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been found to be 90% effective in preventing people from getting the virus, it has been confirmed. Phase 3 of Pfizer’s trial involved 43,538 participants from six countries. They received two doses of either the immunisation or a placebo, with 90% protected from the virus
Environmentalists around the world are breathing a deep collective sigh of relief at the election of Joe Biden. His victory means real hope that catastrophic climate change can be avoided; real momentum for world leaders to come together to collectively reduce greenhouse gases and the re-positioning of America as the world leader on the climate.
Drakeo the Ruler was released from prison on Wednesday, and tonight, he shared his first new song and video since his release. “Fights Don’t Matter” is set to appear on his upcoming project We Know the Truth. According to Jeff Weiss, the song was recorded “three hours after leaving the Compton Courthouse—from scrawled lyrics written
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Kamala Harris made history again, becoming the first woman to ever be elected vice president of the United States, along with the first Black, Indian-American, South Asian, and Asian-American person to ever have the role. Hollywood immediately began congratulating Harris and President-Elect Joe Biden, posting tributes on Instagram and Twitter to celebrate the feat. Here,
Refresh for latest…: With cinemas in the bulk of the European majors now dealing with a second wave of closures amid the COVID-19 crisis, international box office is again led by Asia this weekend — and should continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Japan’s runaway smash Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is
A picture of a woman starting Netflix on a TV inside her apartment. Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Netflix is betting big on Asia-Pacific by investing millions of dollars into original and licensed content in major markets like India, a senior executive at the company told CNBC. When the tech company