Losses from investment scams hit P25 billion
Published by Philippine Star Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star November 23, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Losses from investment scams have reached more than P25 billion as fraudsters have victimized one in every 100 Filipinos, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno. In his keynote address during the opening of the […]
Robot Waiter Eases Labor Shortages in Australia’s Hospitality Industry
A Sydney restaurant is using a Chinese-made, multi-lingual hospitality robot to address chronic staff shortages as Australia’s economy begins to recover from COVID-19 lockdowns and border closures.The robot waiter is programmed to know the layout of th…
Biden Reappoints Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday reappointed Jerome Powell to a second term as chair of the country’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, saying that Powell has played a pivotal role in helping the United States recover from the worst of the economic …
Fauci Urges Vaccinated Americans to Get Booster Shots
The top U.S. infectious disease expert on Sunday urged millions of Americans who already are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to get booster shots “to optimize their status.”To date, 34.5 million of the 196 million fully vaccinated people in the Unite…
Australian Mining Magnate to Help Publishers Strike Content Deal With Google, Facebook
Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s philanthropic organization will help 18 small news publishers in the country to negotiate collectively with Google and Facebook to secure licensing deals for the supply of news content.Forrest’s Minderoo F…
Trucker Shortage Fuels Enrollment Surge at California School
On a recent afternoon, Tina Singh watched nearly a dozen students at a suburban Los Angeles truck-driving school backing up their practice vehicles into parking spaces. Many had never operated a manual transmission before.”It’s an exciting time to be a…
Budget ‘Score’ Gave Moderate Democrats the Cover Needed to Pass Biden’s Signature Bill
President Joe Biden’s signature Build Back Better package of climate and social spending passed the House of Representatives on Friday morning, 220-213, less than 24 hours after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) produced an analysis of the legislat…
Don keeps mum on junta chief talks
Published by The Bangkok Post Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai on Thursday admitted that he met with the leader of Myanmar’s junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during his visit on Sunday, though he stopped short of providing any details about the meeting. The revelation came following a number of foreign media reports which said […]
FDA, CDC Authorize Pfizer, Moderna Boosters for All US Adults
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel Friday voted unanimously to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots available to those 18 and older. The CDC also said those older than 50 should get a booster.The move comes after the U.S. F…