New York City’s Monkeypox Vaccine Website Crashes Due to High Traffic Immediately Following Launch
On July 12, New York City launched a website to facilitate appointments for New Yorkers to receive a...
White House Ups Chatter on BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron Variants, Pushing for More Vaccines
Officials from the Biden administration have upped the chatter on BA.4 and BA.5, two clades of the Omicron...
Residents in China’s Henan Province Lose Access to Bank Accounts, Face Off With Police
Droves of angry protesters took to the streets in China’s Henan Province on July 10 after their bank...
Hong Kong to Force COVID-19 Patients to Wear a Tracking Device to Ensure They Stay Home
Beginning on July 15, Hong Kong officials are planning to strap tracking bracelets on COVID-19 patients...
The Race Is on Between Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul for Governor of New York
NEW YORK, NY — The New York state Governor's race will have only two candidates on the ballot this fall — for the first time in at least 80 years — following decisive primary wins...
Alibaba and Tencent Stocks Plunge After Latest Fines
HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of Chinese technology firms Alibaba and Tencent fell sharply on Monday, July 11, a day after Chinese regulators fined their subsidiaries for not disclosing transactions and failing to comply with...
US Stocks Waver as Earnings Reports for Companies Begin
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday, July 12 as traders brace for a big week of news on inflation and company earnings reports. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%...
US Extends Legal Protection for Venezuelan Migrants for 18 Months
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country's humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months, the...
Online Insults Now Punishable by a Year in Jail: Japan
New revisions to Japan’s Penal Code came into effect that will see those who insult others on the Internet punished by up to a year in prison. A July 7 article by Kyodo News on...
Wind Turbines Hindering Japan’s Missile Defense Radars
Japan has to walk back on its decision to invest in wind energy after the Defense Department claimed turbine blades heavily interfere with their radar defense system. After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the government...
Does Busyness Hinder Your Productivity? 5 Steps to Avoid Burnout
It is a common perception that being busy is a sign of productivity; yet when we take on too much, we may feel overwhelmed and struggle to avoid burnout. With the countless possibilities offered by...
Kremlin Rolls Out Fast-Track Russian Citizenship for Ukrainians as Army Makes Gains
As Russian troops capture the remaining parts of the Donbass region, President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to allow all Ukrainians an easy path to Russian citizenship — a move likely aimed at further...