Hong Kong CNN – HSBC’s top brass defended Monday frustrated shareholders in the lender’s biggest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to break up. In an informal shareholder meeting in Hong Kong, Chairman Mark Tucker and CEO Noel Quinn from investors on issues from how the bank came is asking for an […]
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Inside the Haggis: The Secrets of Scotland’s National Dish
CNN – Anthony Bourdain loves haggis. But even the late, famous American chef, writer and television host recognized that the “sinful parts of the mystery and half-invention. “Don’t tell them to tell you otherwise, that’s one of life’s great pleasures,” Bourdain said during one of his gastro-curious journeys in the glassmow. “There is no more […]
Erdogan’s political fate may be determined by Turkey’s Kurds
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Turkey’s persecuted pro-Kurdish party has emerged as a kingmaker in the country’s upcoming election, playing a decisive role that may just tip […]
Israeli military veterans, a backbone of the protest movement, vow to continue
Tel Aviv CNN – In a sea of Israeli flags, Yifach Golov holds a slightly different one. Among the hundreds of thousands of protesters who took to the streets for the 13th week in a row on Saturday, a brown flag representing a group called “brothers called arms” brothers called arms “brothers called arms” brothers […]
Autism: The study found a higher risk of diagnosis in areas with more lithium in drinking water, but experts say more research is needed
CNN – art New Study found a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder in children born to pregnant women with higher levels of the two traps. About 1 in 36 US children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) each year, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists still […]
A New Approach to a Covid-19 Nasal Vaccine Shows Early Promise
CNN – Scientists in Germany say they can develop a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in the nose and throat, where the virus first enters the body. In experiments in hamsters, two doses of the vaccine – which is made with a live but weakened form of the coronavirus that causes […]
Dogecoin jumped after Elon Musk replaced the Twitter Bird with a Shiba Inu
New York CNN – Twitter’s traditional Twitter Bird icon has been ditched and replaced with an image of a SHAIBA INU, an apparent nod to Dogecoin, the coo cryptocurrency settled by CEO Elon Musk. Musk announced the change Monday afternoon, Tweet“As promised” over an image of a year-old conversation where another user suggested that musk […]
What the opec oil surprise means for US gas prices
New York CNN – Opec and its allies’ surprise at this move to slash oil production will soon be felt at US Gas Pumps. The group known as Opec+ announced on Sunday it will cut oil production by more than 1.6 million barrels a day starting in May, running through the end of the year. […]
Micron technology: China probes US chip maker for cybersecurity risks as tensions escalate
Hong Kong CNN – China has launched a cybersecurity probe into Micron Technology, one of America’s largest memory makers, In apparent retaliation after US allies in Asia and Europe announced new restrictions on the sale of key technology in Beijing. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) will review products sold by Micron in the country, […]
