Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Britain’s economy shrank by a record 20.4% in the second quarter when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, the most severe contraction reported by any major economy so far, with a wave of job losses set to hit later in 2020. The data confirmed that the world’s sixth-biggest economy had […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that could win Washington more support in the 15-member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by veto-powers Russia and China. The new text, seen by […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Shares of Moderna rose more than 5% on Wednesday after analysts said a $1.5 billion coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government could lead to similar deals with other countries. The United States and Moderna announced the agreement for 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine late […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] New Zealand health officials are trying to figure out the origin of four people infected with Covid-19 after months of no reported cases. According to a Reuters report, these officials “were confident there was no local transmission of the virus in New Zealand for 102 days.” After the cases […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar held off a well-funded challenger Tuesday and won the Democratic primary in her congressional district, putting her on track for re-election in November along with other members of the “Squad” of four liberal freshmen. Omar defeated attorney Antone Melton-Meaux, who had accused her of prioritizing […]
Ian Patrick, FISM NEWS [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A train derailed in eastern Scotland on Wednesday, killing three people according to PA Media news agency, in what Scottish premier Nicola Sturgeon described as an extremely serious incident. It is also believed that a fourth person is missing. There was no official confirmation of casualties or a missing […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Disney has just officially ended the 20th Century Fox brand, but it’s less dramatic than it may seem. All they did was rename 20th Century Fox’s TV studio as 20th Television. Disney acquired the entertainment company last year in a $71 billion deal that gave the House of Mouse […]
