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- Mar- 2021 -1 MarchWorld
Australian property prices post biggest monthly gain in 17 years
Record low mortgage rates, improving economy, gov’t incentives and a limited supply of homes are driving prices up. Australia’s housing…
Read More » - Feb- 2021 -28 FebruaryWorld
In Pictures: Police escalate crackdown on protests in Myanmar
Police have fired tear gas and water cannon and there were reports of gunfire in Myanmar’s largest city where another…
Read More » - 27 FebruaryWorld
Myanmar protesters in running battle with security forces
Myanmar security forces have moved decisively, firing rubber bullets at protesters in a bid to prevent opponents of the military…
Read More » - 26 FebruaryWorld
Russian diplomats use hand-pulled trolley to cross N Korea border
It took a group of eight, including a three-year-old, 32 hours by train and two hours by bus to reach…
Read More » - 26 FebruaryBusiness
House to vote on virus bill; arbiter says wage hike a no-go
ALAN FRAM, AP February 26, 2021 | 12:45 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion…
Read More » - 26 FebruaryBusiness
GOP rallies solidly against Democrats’ virus relief package
ALAN FRAM, AP February 25, 2021 | 12:23 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rallied solidly against Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion…
Read More » - 26 FebruaryWorld
Australia’s Qantas delays target date for international flights
The airline now says it is aiming to resume international flights in October, as it reported a 75 percent plunge…
Read More » - 25 FebruaryWorld
US aviation body orders urgent probes of some Boeing 777 engines
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is ordering immediate inspections of Boeing 777 planes fitted with Pratt…
Read More » - 24 FebruaryCovid-19 News
When could the U.S. reach herd immunity? The answer is complicated.
Matthew Conlen and Charlie Smart, New York Times Service February 23, 2021 With the vaccine rollout underway and coronavirus cases…
Read More » - 23 FebruaryWorld
US Treasury deputy chief nominee pledges to get tough on China
Wally Adeyemo says he will fight unfair economic practices in China along with tackling inequality in the US. Adewale “Wally”…
Read More » - 23 FebruaryCovid-19 News
Poll: Gov. Baker as popular as ever despite vaccine rollout’s rocky start
Intense scrutiny over the vaccine rollout in Massachusetts has seemingly failed to make a dent in Gov. Charlie Baker’s sky-high…
Read More » - 22 FebruaryWorld
HSBC to move top executives from UK back to Hong Kong: Report
HSBC Holdings Plc is considering the return of some global leaders to the bank’s original hometown, reinforcing Asia’s role as…
Read More » - 22 FebruaryCovid-19 News
Mass COVID vaccination sites to open this week in Natick, Dartmouth
Two mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will open this week inside vacant storefronts that once housed retail giants: one opening Monday…
Read More » - 22 FebruaryWorld
Global backlash grows after Myanmar forces kill two protesters
UN condemns deadly violence in Mandalay, Singapore warns of ‘adverse consequences’ and Facebook deletes the military’s main page. International condemnation…
Read More » - 21 FebruaryCovid-19 News
Mass. reports 1,822 new COVID-19 cases, 53 new deaths
Newly reported cases: 1,822 Total confirmed cases: 538,328 Estimated active cases: 36,316 Newly reported deaths: 53 Total confirmed deaths: 15,462 Newly reported tests: 115,002 Total…
Read More » - 20 FebruaryWorld
Australia: Facebook has ‘tentatively friended’ us again
Australian PM Scott Morrison says his government is again in talks with tech giant as standoff results in decline of…
Read More » - 19 FebruaryWorld
‘Sorry’: Brokerage chief at heart of GameStop saga apologises
The head of trading app Robinhood and Wall Street hedge fund managers fielded a barrage of questions in the United…
Read More » - 19 FebruaryCovid-19 News
Two young women ‘dressed up as grannies’ to get vaccinated, health official says
The coronavirus vaccine is so coveted that two women in Florida went to extremes Wednesday to get inoculated: They dressed…
Read More » - 18 FebruaryCovid-19 News
Cuomo faces revolt as legislators move to strip him of pandemic powers
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Democratic leaders of the New York state Senate are moving to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of…
Read More » - 18 FebruaryWorld
Myanmar detainees near 500 as hackers go after military websites
Myanmar’s military has ordered more arrests, with nearly 500 individuals facing charges or sentenced to jail in relation to the…
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