Venezuela

The idea of a negative price for any commodity is outlandish, implying the seller is prepared to pay a buyer. But for oil, the largest commodity market in the world, the basic fuel of modernity, to be trading at negative prices is nothing short of mind-boggling. In the early afternoon…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons.House of Commons/PA Wire/PA ImagesLatest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 12 May UK job retention scheme for workers extended until October The UK’s job retention scheme, which pays 80…

With COVID-19 figures slowly receding, Germany is limping back to some kind of normalcy. Auto and bike shops, book dealers, barbers and most shops less than 800 m2 can now re-open (with customers 5 ft apart). Bigger shops and department stores are squabbling: “Why not us?” So are churches, mosques…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Commuters wearing cloth masks on London BridgeTOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty ImagesLatest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 13 May UK economy shrank 2 per cent in the first three months of 2020 UK GDP fell by 2…

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse than a global pandemic that has reached all corners of the earth, infecting over 2 million people and killing over 160,000—over 40,000 so far in the U.S.—President Trump has announced that the U.S. will suspend all funding to the World Health…

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced legislation Tuesday that would send consumers warnings before they download applications developed in countries considered national security risks.If passed, the bill would mean that users would be alerted about alleged risks of downloading the hugely popular short-form video platform TikTok, which is linked to Chinese company ByteDance.Users…

Skip to comments. News Summary-Intelligence Report Friday 4/17/2020 Newsdump Friday GOP Martial Law Protested Nextrush Free ^ | 4/17/2020 | Nextrush/Self Posted on 04/17/2020 9:16:13 PM PDT by Nextrush A protest in Idaho's capital city Boise this afternoon against the de-facto martial law in the state with mainstream media saying…

I have previously explained how the COVID-19 infection is being used to frighten us into submitting powerlessly to the global elite’s latest move to take much greater control of our lives and how those who can perceive this, and wish to resist it, can do so effectively. See ‘Observing Elites…

By The Associated Press The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR — South Korea continues downward trend…

Last year, on November 21, the Colombian people took to the streets in massive numbers to reject the policies of the government led by President Iván Duque. In particular, the people called on the government to withdraw two policies. First, the people wanted the right-wing government of Duque to advance the 2016…