Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. Authorities have eased some controls...
Tiantian Kullander, the influential young founder of cryptocurrency company Amber Group, died suddenly in his sleep on Nov. 23, the company confirmed. The group had just received a $3 billion valuation earlier this year, and was in the process of raising another $100 million—a meteoric success...
Economist Dr Thompson Fontaine has been elected as the leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), vowing to continue the party’s position on electoral reform through legal means including civil disobedience. Fontaine was elected leader at the party’s delegate’s conference on Sunday night, defeating...
The proposed introduction of paternity leave in Jamaica for fathers of newborns and family leave for adoptive parents bringing a new child into the home, is slated to come into effect on January 1, 2023. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the nation's COVID-19 response, delivered one final message Tuesday before he retires at the end of the year. "Please for your own safety and for that of your family, get your updated COVID-19 shot as soon as you're eligible,"...