Microsoft becomes world’s most valuable stock as Apple dips

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Microsoft rose 2.2% to hit a market value of $2.49 trillion and Apple fell 1.8% after reporting fourth-quarter revenue.By Katrina Lewis and Ryan Vlastelica and Thyagaraju AdinarayanBloombergThe slump in Apple Inc.’s shares on Friday propelled Microsoft Corp. to the position of the world’s largest listed company by market capitalization. Apple fell 1.8% after reporting fourth-quarter revenue that came…Continue Reading

US FDA authorises Pfizer COVID-19 jab for kids aged 5 to 11

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Food and Drug Administration grants emergency authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in children.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to be given to children between the ages of five and 11 years. It is the first coronavirus vaccine approved in the United States for young…Continue Reading

EU halts funds to WHO in DRC over sex abuse scandal

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The EU was providing funding to World Health Organization programmes in the DRC aimed at tackling Ebola and COVID-19.The European Commission has temporarily halted funding for the United Nations’ World Health Organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after employees of the organisation were found last month to have been involved in cases of…Continue Reading

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Prime Minister’s Office Prime Minister meets Indologists and Sanskritists Posted On: 30 OCT 2021 12:06AM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met and interacted with several Indologists and Sanskrit experts from Italian universities. Prime Minister noted their interest in Indian culture, literature and practice of yoga & ayurveda and lauded the role played…Continue Reading

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Ministry of Law and Justice Rijiju inaugurates Legal Services and Awareness camp at Dhara Access to justice, right of every individual: Kiren Rijiju Posted On: 29 OCT 2021 7:19PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju inaugurated a Legal Services and Awareness Camp at Astanmarg (Dhara). The camp was organized by…Continue Reading

Buckingham Palace: Queen Elizabeth Should ‘Rest For At Least The Next Two Weeks’

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Buckingham Palace released an update about Queen Elizabeth’s health on Friday, more than a week after the sovereign was hospitalized. “Following on from their recent advice that The Queen should rest for a few days, Her Majesty’s doctors have advised that she should continue to rest for at least the next two weeks,” the palace…Continue Reading

Joe Biden’s Vatican Meeting With Pope Francis Runs Into Overtime

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Sitting face to face across a desk, President Joe Biden and Pope Francis engaged in extended talks on climate change, poverty and the coronavirus pandemic Friday as the world’s two most prominent Roman Catholics ran overtime in highly personal discussions that also touched on the loss of president’s adult son and…Continue Reading

Chinese Company, Others to Pay $91M for Defective Dehumidifiers

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U.S. Attorney Tracy Wilkison (R) speaks in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2018. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES—A Chinese appliance manufacturer and two of its subsidiaries will pay $91 million for failing to notify the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that millions of dehumidifiers sold to U.S. consumers were defective and could catch fire,…Continue Reading

NYC: 40 Percent Inspected Businesses Noncompliant with Vaccine Pass Mandate

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NEW YORK CITY—Approximately two in five New York City restaurants, gyms, and entertainment venues weren’t fully abiding by the city’s COVID-19 vaccination pass mandate when first inspected. The city managed to inspect nearly two-thirds of the estimated 31,000 businesses that are required to ask their employees and customers for proof of vaccination. Some 8,000 were…Continue Reading