Ethiopia villagers flee volcanic activity 'in panic'
Hundreds of people in a rural part of Ethiopia, 165km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Addis Ababa, have been leaving their homes in panic as a nearby volcano has been showing signs…
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COVID update: CDC map reveals states with "high" wastewater viral activity
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over half of U.S. states have either "high" or "very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes…
New satellite images show the Russians packing up their stuff amid a flurry of activity at a key airbase in Syria
New satellite images show activity at Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria. The images appear to show the movement of military equipment over the past few days. Russia's long-held military…
Monarch butterflies proposed for threatened species status
Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday moved to add the monarch butterfly to its endangered species roster, citing decades of steep population decline of the striking black-and-orange…
COVID map update reveals new states with "very high" wastewater activity
There are an increasing number of states across the U.S. where "very high" levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are present in wastewater. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease…
US: Wall Street closes higher after business activity data
WALL Street closed higher on Friday (Nov 22), with all three major indexes posting weekly gains, as investors took comfort from data pointing to robust economic activity in the world’s…
Susan Smith: Killer Mom Denied Parole 30 Years After Drowning Her Sons and Then Spending Time in Jail Engaging In Sexual Activity with Multiple Men
A mother convicted of a notorious 1994 double murder has been denied parole after board members dismissed her insincere display of emotion. Susan Smith, now 53, drowned her two young sons,…
In data: APAC outperforms amid global decline in deal activity
GlobalData reports that the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region recorded 11,808 deals, including mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing deals between January and October…
China's services activity picks up as conditions improve, Caixin PMI shows
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's services activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months in October, helped by early signs that Beijing's big stimulus push was helping improve business…
Argentina's economic activity contracts less than expected in August
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's economic activity grew 0.2% in August from July and fell less than expected from a year ago in the South American country's third straight month of…
Goldman Sachs profit jumps 45% as dealmaking activity rebounds
GOLDMAN Sachs’ profit has jumped 45 per cent in the third quarter, as the investment bank benefited from a rebound in dealmaking. It joined JPMorgan Chase, which also gained from an…
Surging US repo activity likely exacerbating funding pressure
A SHARP steady rise in overnight repurchase agreements is overwhelming banks that serve as middlemen for such short-term borrowings in US government securities, threatening to fuel major…