Two candidates for the municipal elections in a small American village had to dice for the mayor’s seat due to a draw. “A unique rule, but we thought it was fairer than a game of heads or tails,” it sounds. In the municipal elections in the small town of Sister […]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit the northwest of the US state of California on Tuesday morning (local time). This is reported by the American geophysical institute USGS. The relatively shallow quake occurred about 40 kilometres from the port city of Eureka. No tsunami warning has been issued. […]
The Attorney of the US city of Washington has filed a complaint against Amazon. This is because the retail company would not have been honest about the destination or tips consumers gave for the delivery of their order. Last year, Amazon agreed to pay $62 million in a settlement. But […]
Zoom users can now also receive emails with the video calling service. In addition, Zoom will be expanded with a calendar so users can keep their agenda. With the new functionalities, Zoom wants to compete more firmly with, among others, Teams from Microsoft and Meet from Google. According to a […]
The European Commission is said to have started the first round of questions with game companies about the deal. With an amount of about seventy billion dollars, it is one of the largest acquisitions in gamesland. According to Reuters, the European Commission is concerned about possible monopoly in the deal […]
The stock exchanges in New York opened with a solid gain on Tuesday, building on the strong gains from the day before. Investors on Wall Street speculate that the US central bank may become less aggressive in raising interest rates against high inflation. Tesla showed some recovery after the sharp […]
An 8-year-old boy has shot and killed a 1-year-old girl in the US state of Florida with his father’s gun and injured a 2-year-old child. The father had left his gun in a hotel room, where the boy found it, played with it and presumably accidentally fired a shot. […]
The United States wants to increase the pressure on Russia during the G7 summit in Germany, which starts on Sunday, because of the invasion of Ukraine. The White House said on Wednesday. At the meeting of the seven major industrialized countries, the US will table “a series of concrete […]
The United States economy can avoid a recession despite the measures taken by the US central bank to tackle high inflation. President Joe Biden said in an interview with the Associated Press. Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by its largest step in nearly 30 years […]
US President Joe Biden is taking steps to boost the solar energy sector in the United States. Biden aims to revitalize renewable energy projects in the country, which have been stalled by a trade dispute with China and boost domestic solar production. Biden plans to invoke the Defense Production […]
