By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Malaysia’s main opposition leader is calling for information found in the Pandora Papers data leak to be discussed in Parliament, after learning the country’s former finance minister and several current officials might have been involved with offshore firms set up in tax havens. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Malaysia’s main opposition leader is calling for information found in the Pandora Papers data leak to be discussed in Parliament, after learning the country’s former finance minister and several current officials might have been involved with offshore firms set up in tax havens. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
Continue Reading By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia plans to reopen the airport in the resort island of Bali for international flights on Oct. 14, after closing it for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The maritime affairs and investment minister says the airport will open to international flight as
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Showtime has teased the return of its high-stakes drama “Billions” after a major character bowed out. Emmy award-winning actor Damian Lewis ended his five-season run in the season finale “No Direction Home” on Sunday night, with his character, hedge fund wizard Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, leaving New York for good to escape
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Alta Spells, CNN A 43-year-old certified nursing assistant was fatally shot at a Philadelphia hospital early Monday morning, and the suspect was a coworker of the shooting victim, police said. Police were called to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital just after midnight in response to a report of a shooter on the
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By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers of vaccine-hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves, a federal government analysis provided to CNN suggests approval was not a silver bullet. After the US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer’s shot
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Estados Unidos está “doblando la esquina” en la actual oleada de covid-19, pero la vacunación sigue siendo clave para asegurar que los casos sigan tendiendo a la baja antes de la temporada de vacaciones, dijo este domingo el Dr. Anthony Fauci. Según la Universidad Johns Hopkins, Estados Unidos registra una
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El Premio Nobel de fisiología y medicina 2021 ha sido otorgado a David Julius y Ardem Patapoutian por sus descubrimientos de receptores para la temperatura y el tacto. Los dos científicos de EE.UU. recibieron el galardón por describir la mecánica de cómo los humanos perciben la temperatura y la presión a través
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s National News Agency says the country’s appeals court has rejected lawsuits filed against the lead investigator of the Beirut port explosion. The decision allows him to resume his work. Monday’s ruling came a week after three former Cabinet ministers, who are also defendants in the investigation, accused the judge of bias
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Calls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. The outcry came after a report published Sunday revealed the way that world leaders, billionaires
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Calls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. The outcry came after a report published Sunday revealed the way that world leaders, billionaires
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN A leak at an oil pipeline off the coast of Southern California caused more than 100,000 gallons of oil to spew into the Pacific Ocean, coating local wildlife habitats, shutting down a swath of popular beaches and potentially harming human health. The leak in
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Shares in Evergrande were suspended Monday amid reports that a rival Chinese real estate developer was preparing to buy its property management business — a move that could inject much needed cash into the ailing conglomerate. Cailian News, a Chinese state-run financial news outlet, reported Monday that Hopson Development was
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and abortion. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and abortion. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and abortion. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and abortion. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and abortion. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and abortion. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Finance Ministry says it has resumed “interactions” with the International Monetary Fund about pulling the small nation from its worst economic crisis in modern history. The ministry said Monday that the government will work for a fair solution to all creditors. It did not give details about the negotiations. Lebanon’s economic
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