Bitcoin approaches the weekend and month-end with not as much enthusiasm as seen at the beginning of the month, when the price was surging close to $10000. The most popular cryptocurrency is trading at $8,625 at the time of writing this, 7.5 percent down from the month's opening price. This is the first time since 2014 that Bitcoin is failing to make gains in February. The past week has been t
Five more countries have reported the outbreak of coronavirus as the World Health Organization warned that most if not all countries should expect the deadly virus entering their territory. New Zealand, Belarus, the Netherlands, Nigeria and Lithuania confirmed their first cases Friday. Infection in Nigeria's Lagos state is the first case reported in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 50 countries ha
The world's billionaire population reached a record 2,816 in 2020. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos continues to be the richest among them. The Hurun Global Rich List 2020 ranked billionaires from 71 countries who run 2,182 companies, that shows an addition of 346 billionaires from 2019. China region, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, added 182 new faces to hit 799 billionaires, three times the number of
Choice Products USA, LLC is recalling 275 - 3lb tubs of Peanut Butter Cookie Dough over possible presence of undeclared milk from milk chocolate chips.
The company said people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk are exposed to potential risk of allergic reaction if they consume these...
As coronavirus continues to spread to more countries, Saudi Arabia banned foreign pilgrims entering the country to prevent the spread of the deadly virus in the Kingdom. The oil rich country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it is suspending entry for people with a tourist visa, if they come from coronavirus-hit countries. It is not clear if the temporary ban on religious p
The Department of Justice created a section dedicated to investigate and litigate the denaturalization of terrorists, war criminals, sex offenders and other fraudsters who illegally obtained naturalization. Under title 8 of the U.S. Code, denaturalization cases require the government to prove that a defendant's naturalization was "illegally procured" or procured by concealment of a material fact
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed what is possibly the first community transmission of coronavirus in the United States. CDC said in a statement Wednesday that it confirmed a COVID-19 infection in a person in California who reportedly did not have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient with the deadly disease. "At this time, the patient's ex
As coronavirus infections and deaths continue to rise on an alarming scale in Iran, the country's health minister has been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly virus. Deputy minister for health Iraj Harirchi, who spoke at a news conference Monday to warn the people of the disease, tested positive for coronavirus the next day, Iran's state media reported. In the nationally televised br
An American soldier stationed in South Korea has been infected with coronavirus. The unidentified troop is currently living in isolation at an off-base residence after he was tested positive for the virus, United States Forces Korea (USFK) said in a statement. "The patient, a 23-year old male, is currently in self quarantine at his off-base residence. He visited Camp Walker on 24 February and Cam
The Federal Trade Commission has banned a Buffalo debt collector, who operated a fraudulent scheme, from the debt collection business and from misleading consumers about any financial products. FTC took the punitive action against Robert Heidenreich after he settled claims by the Commission and New York Attorney General that he and the companies he controlled lied to consumers about how much deb
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned sandwich chain Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC for selling adulterated fresh produce, mainly sprouts, linked to Escherichia coli O103 outbreak. Following the warning, Jimmy John's reportedly removed sprouts from the menu at all of its restaurants.
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Coronavirus has made its foot mark in Latin America as a Brazilian who had been in Italy was found infected with the deadly disease on his return home. A 61-year-old man from São Paulo was tested positive, local media reported on Tuesday without revealing his identity. COVID-19 is continuing to spread to more countries with Austria, Croatia and Switzerland announcing their first cases. They report
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that markets will crash like never before if he loses the presidential election. Trump, who is on a two-day tour of India, made the remark during his interaction with CEOs of major Indian companies in New Delhi.
The White House has requested the Congress to approve $2.5 billion in emergency funding to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus in the country. The Trump administration will utilize the fund to develop a vaccine for the deadly disease, therapeutics and stockpiling medical equipment. "Today, the administration is transmitting to Congress a $2.5bn supplemental funding plan to accelerate vaccine dev
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in more countries, South Korea reported 10th death and nearly 1000 infections from the disease. South Korea has seen a massive rise in COVID-19 infection, with the number jumping from about 30 to 977 within a week. The United States and Taiwan have tightened travel restriction to South Korea, while seven countries imposed entry ban on visitors from that co