The government in Beirut on Tuesday decided to fully shut down the country from Wednesday evening until Monday morning at the recommendation of the health minister. The move comes in the wake of the biggest spike in weeks in the numbers of coronavirus cases. “The general lockdown measures will include exceptions as in the first...
The Supreme Court is taking up President Donald Trump's bid to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major clash over presidential accountability that could affect the 2020 … Click to Continue »
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus. Peskov, a key aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin, told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday, “Yes, I've gotten … Click to Continue »
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Thousands of new coronavirus infections are reported daily, many of them job-related, even as President Donald Trump urges people back to work. There are plenty of new infections outside the … Click to Continue »
Bitcoin has undergone its latest ‘halving' event, which occurs every four years and reduces the reward miners receive for mining new coins to help control inflation. It's the third halving in the cryptocurrency's 11-year history. Keiser Report spoke to Dan Held of Kraken.com about the event, and what it means for this hardening to happen...
Norway is set to withdraw $41 billion from its sovereign wealth fund to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus crisis that has resulted in falling oil prices and the highest unemployment in the country in 75 years. Known officially as the Government Pension Fund, it is the world's biggest wealth fund, worth...
