Language : English
2024-12-24 | Current Affairs
TODAY’S NEWS Asian shares surged on Monday thanks to a benign reading on U.S. inflation that restored hopes for potential policy easing next year. There was also relief that Washington managed to avoid a government shutdown. With last week’s central bank decisions behind, the current week is much quieter with only the minutes of a few of those […]
2024-12-20 | Current Affairs
Two U.S. senators, Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Rand Paul, are calling on President Joe Biden to grant ByteDance a 90-day extension on the January 19 deadline for selling TikTok’s U.S. operations or facing a nationwide ban. The senators emphasized that the legal uncertainties surrounding the case and its potential impact on free speech warrant more time.
2024-12-20 | Current Affairs
Thousands of Amazon.com workers are set to walk off the job on Thursday at 6 a.m. ET (1100 GMT) at several key U.S. warehouses, just days before the peak of the holiday shopping season. The strike was called after union officials accused the e-commerce giant of failing to engage in contract negotiations.
