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China has a less restrictive ‘zero COVID’ policy.
Chinese public health officials have said that a surge of COVID-19 outbreak in China could affect about 80 crore people over the next few months. On Tuesday alone, 37 million people were new to COVID-19 in China, the reports show. China has reported over 2.4 lakh COVID-19 cases so far, out of which nearly 3…
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The Virgin Islands attorney general is interested in banking services for Jeffrey Epstein.
The US Virgin Islands settled a lawsuit with the estate of convicted fraudster Jeffrey Allan Epstein for $105 million (around 830 crore) over his alleged sex trafficking of minors. Epstein is accused of paying girls aged 14 to 17 for sex at his New York mansion and at his Palm Beach estate from 2002 to…
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An MLB arbitrator ended Bauer’s suspension for his sexual abuse.
Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer, who was suspended by Major League Baseball (MLB) for three years after a woman accused him of rape, was reinstated by an arbitrator on Thursday. Bauer will pay $37.594 million (over 26 crore) in compensation and taxes in three years as a result of his suspension. The woman had…
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The lawsuits over the Louisville shooting have been settled.
Kenneth Walker III, boyfriend of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police last year, has agreed to a $2 million (over 15 crore) settlement with the City of Louisville, US. The settlement resolves lawsuits Walker filed in response to “the unlawful police raid that led to Ms Taylor’s death”, his lawyer said. Taylor…
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China’s zero-covid says that new rules feel like the world has changed.
China has said that the COVID-19 pandemic is over and the country can focus on vaccines. This comes after the Chinese government announced an overhaul of its pandemic policy last week. China is the world’s worst coronavirus-hit country with over 3 crore cases and over 2,900 deaths. The country has also removed quarantine restrictions on…
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Lake has a chance of winning a swing state governorship.
Republican secretary of state nominees in Arizona and Indiana have raised more than $1.2 million (over 8.7 crore) in this election cycle, according to an analysis by Issue One, a non-profit organisation. In Arizona, over $1.1 million was raised by Republican nominee Mark Finchem, while nearly $700,000 was raised by his Democratic opponent, Armando Fontes.…