Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during the Valdai Discussion Club’s plenary meeting, on October,21,2021, in Sochi, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to give Russian President Vladimir Putin a stark warning against attacking Ukraine during a video call Tuesday, but experts say time is running out for the U.S. to …
A view of a street in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Valery Sharifulin | TASS | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates will move its weekend to Saturday and Sunday starting next year, the UAE media office said in a tweet on Tuesday. Most countries in the Gulf have Friday and Saturday weekends. The country will have a four-½-day working …
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Tuesday as investors weigh new developments relating to the omicron Covid variant. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 10 points lower at 7,230, Germany’s DAX 32 points higher at 15,426, France’s CAC 40 up 10 points at 6,889 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 137 points higher at 26,583, according …
A healthcare worker conducts a PCR Covid-19 test at the Lancet laboratory in Johannesburg on November 30, 2021. Emmanuel Croset | AFP | Getty Images Preliminary data about the severity of the omicron Covid variant is “a bit encouraging,” the White House’s Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, following early figures from South Africa that suggest it may …
Huaorani natives and Yasunidos ecologist group activists march in Quito on April 12, 2014 toward the National Electoral Council to leave the signatures collected to call a referendum to ban the oil exploitation in the Yasuni National Park. Rodrigo Buendia | AFP | Getty Images This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network. YASUNÍ NATIONAL …
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Monday as investors continue to monitor developments around the omicron Covid variant and bitcoin volatility. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 56 points higher at 7,165, Germany’s DAX 136 points higher at 15,259, France’s CAC 40 up 72 points at 6,815 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 199 points higher at 26,107, …
The new omicron Covid variant poses a greater risk for the unvaccinated and there’s reason to believe that current vaccines are going to be “quite effective,” a former White House advisor said Monday. “What we know for sure is that it is a dangerous variant for people who have not been vaccinated,” Andy Slavitt told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia.” “What …
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Thursday as concerns persist over the omicron Covid variant. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 80 points lower at 7,086, Germany’s DAX 176 points lower at 15,295, France’s CAC 40 down 91 points at 6,797 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 326 points lower at 26,026, according to data from IG. Major …
Rajiv Shah, president of The Rockefeller Foundation Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The failure of the wealthiest nations to share Covid-19 vaccines quickly and widely with developing countries is a key reason for the emergence of the new omicron variant, according to Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation. South African scientists reported their discovery of the …
Workers unload sacks of rice at a grocery store, known as a kirana, in Bengaluru, India, on Monday, Jun. 21, 2021. D Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s economy expanded in line with market expectations for the quarter ending in September, but economists say risks like the new Covid variant omicron could weigh on future growth. Gross domestic …
