LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru declared an environmental emergency on Thursday after announcing that 21 beaches on the Pacific coast were contaminated by an oil spill at a refinery run by Spain-based Repsol, following surging waves caused by the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga.President Pedro Castillo said a committee will be formed to…Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere — but unlike U.S. President Joe Biden he thinks…Continue Reading
Commentary Human rights activist and writer Yang Maodong, also known by the pen name Guo Feixiong, faces the risk of becoming the defining victim of the Chinese regime’s increasingly harsh abuses. As Beijing prepares to launch the Winter Games next month, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took yet another step in its level of cruelty…Continue Reading
In a historic investment in American semiconductor manufacturing, Intel will spend $20 billion to build what could become the world’s largest chip plant in Ohio. Billionaire Mark Cuban wants to sell you cheap drugs—far cheaper than their retail alternatives. We take a look at his new online pharmacy. One of America’s top investment managers is…Continue Reading
SAN DIEGO—A woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for her role in the robbery and killing of an East Village businessman inside his flooring materials store was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison on Jan. 21. Lorena Espinoza, 38, was charged along with Kevin Eugene Cartwright, 54, in the Oct. 10,…Continue Reading
The two most preferred COVID-19 vaccines in the United States are much less effective against the Omicron virus variant, a trio of new studies out Friday found. The effectiveness of two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines dropped dramatically against both infection and hospitalization after Omicron became dominant in the United States late…Continue Reading
How can soy foods have it both ways, pro-estrogenic effects in some organs that can protect bones and reduce hot flash symptoms, yet also anti-estrogenic effects in others that protect against breast and endometrial cancer? Follow Michael Greger, MD, FACLM, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a…Continue Reading
BENGALURU, INDIA, Jan 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Pixis (formerly known as Pyxis One), a leading provider of contextual codeless AI infrastructure for complete marketing optimization, today announced it has secured US $100M in Series C funding. Pixis will leverage the fresh funds to help the company rapidly scale its AI platforms and plugins,…Continue Reading
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – LBS (Leverage Big Strategies) Communications Consulting Limited (“LBS”), a professional strategy-based investor relations consulting firm based the Greater China region with global presence, today successfully organized the first Virtual Investment Conference, “Invest For a Better World With Innovation – from SPAC to the Metaverse” in 2022,…Continue Reading
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – According to the “Thematic analysis on industrial payment in China in 2021” report recently published by the Chinese consulting firm Analysys, Yeahka Limited (“Yeahka” or the “Company”) (09923.HK) ranks first in China’s non-bank independent QR code payment service market, in terms of its all-round strength based…Continue Reading