Month: August 2024
Hong Kong expects further retail challenges as July sales fall 11.8% from a year ago
A general view is showing a shopping mall in Hong Kong, on Aug. 1, 2024. Vernon Yuen | NurPhoto | Getty Images Hong Kong’s July retail sales fell 11.8% from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, reflecting the continued impact of the change in consumption patterns. Sales decreased to 29.1 billion Hong Kong dollars […]
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The first election in a decade is planned in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Here’s what to know
Indian paramilitary troopers patrol along a road in Srinagar on December 11, 2023, ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370. Tauseef Mustafa | AFP | Getty Images Residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir are gearing up for their first regional election in a decade that will allow them to have their own truncated government, also known as a […]
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Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
A salaryman takes a nap in the public grounds of the Imperial Palace. Stuart Freedman | Corbis Historical | Getty Images Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day workweeks. The Japanese government first expressed […]
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The princess and the shaman: Norway’s royal wedding unlike any other
Norway’s Princess Martha Louise and her American fiancé Durek Verrett on their way to the gala dinner for Princess Ingrid Alexandra at the castle in Oslo on June 17, 2022. Lise Aserud | AFP | Getty Images A Norwegian princess marrying her Hollywood fiancé — it sounds like exactly the sort of fairy tale to […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 may resume flights while FAA probe underway
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Polaris Dawn Mission in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 28, 2024. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly […]
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Amazon checkout process hits technical snag during Labor Day sale
A worker prepares packages at an Amazon same-day delivery fulfillment center on Prime Day in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sales rose about 13% in the first six hours of the event compared with the same period last year, according to Momentum Commerce, which […]
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Brazil’s top court orders nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s X
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazil’s supreme court on Friday ordered a nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s social network X after the company vowed to defy earlier court orders concerning content moderation and the appointment of a legal representative in Brazil. The court’s top judge, Alexandre de Moraes, has also […]
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NASA narrows Crew-9 lineup to accommodate astronauts aboard ISS
NASA administrators speak during a news conference to discuss plans to return two astronauts who remain stranded at the International Space Station, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2024. Mark Felix | AFP | Getty Images NASA said on Friday it will replace two crew members for an upcoming SpaceX flight […]
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These stocks could see a good September after forming a ‘golden cross’ chart pattern
A handful of stocks could be poised for a strong September as they head toward what investors rtpically regard as a bullish price chart pattern. Stocks have rebounded from a sluggish start to August the month and ended with gains for all three major indexes. The By late Friday, the S & P 500 had […]
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FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine, paving way for fall rollout
A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax‘s updated protein-based Covid vaccine for emergency use in people ages 12 and up on Friday, paving the way for the shot to compete with Pfizer and Moderna‘s jabs […]
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