Fintech

WhatsApp adds messaging tools to attract businesses

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2022

California (US)- WhatsApp parent company Meta is pushing harder to attract businesses to its popular chat app to find new revenue streams beyond targeted advertisements on its other platforms, Facebook and Instagram. On Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled WhatsApp Cloud API, a developer

Asia World

Afghan Taliban ordered women TV anchors to cover their faces

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2022

Kabul (Afghanistan)- According to the country’s largest media outlet on Thursday Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have ordered all-female TV presenters to cover their faces on air. The order was issued by the Taliban’s Virtue and Vice Ministry, which is in charge of enforcing the group’s rules and the Information and Culture Ministry, according to a

UK

Boris Johnson faces no further fines over the ‘party gate’ scandal

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2022

London (U.K.)- Britain’s Metropolitan Police told Prime Minister Boris Johnson he faced no further action over lockdown-breaching gatherings at his official residence and other government sites after the force said Thursday it had concluded its investigation into politicians’ parties that violated the country’s coronavirus restrictions. Police said they

Entertainment UK

Prince William and Kate join Tom Cruise for ‘Top Gun’ premiere

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2022

London (U.K.)- Tom Cruise has said he and Prince William “have a lot in common” as Britain’s royals joined the Hollywood star on the red carpet in London for the U.K. premiere of the new “Top Gun” movie. William and his wife, Kate, joined Cruise Thursday on a star-studded red carpet at Leicester Square for […]

Finance World

Russia-Ukraine war impact draws focus of G7 finance leaders

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Koenigswinter(Germany)- Finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies on Thursday will deal with the immediate effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, overtaking their more ambitious plans to reform the global economy. A few issues drawing leaders’ attention are a refugee crisis, high inflation, food insecurity exacerbated by

Health Pharma/BioTech

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Seoul (South Korea)- On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. The North Korean leader’s lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected COVID-19 patients and urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea. Despite what the North’s propaganda describes as an […]

USA World

Biden heads to South Kore and Japan; sending a clear message to China

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Washington (US)- President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and Japan, aiming to strengthen ties with the leaders of both countries while also sending a clear message to China: Russia’s shaky invasion of Ukraine should give Beijing pause about its threats in the Pacific. Biden is scheduled to leave on Thursday […]

Finance World

New Zealand hands out extra cash to combat the ‘inflation storm’

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Wellington (Newzealand)- The government of New Zealand announced Thursday that it will give an extra few hundred dollars to more than 2 million low-income adults to help them navigate what it calls “the peak of the global inflation storm.” The payments are part of a package of new government policies announced in the annual budget. […]

Tech

With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)- When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned to a trusted source for information and advice. Her cellphone. “I couldn’t imagine before the internet, trying to navigate this,” said Jones, 26, who graduated Tuesday from the University of Baltimore School of Law. “I didn’t know if […]

Sport

A milestone for US Soccer; Equalizes pay for men and women

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

The United States Soccer Federation reached landmark agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing body the first to promise equal pay for both sexes. On Wednesday, the federation announced separate collective bargaining agreements with the unions for both national teams through December 2028, capping off years of