US sanctions London-based Cuban bank
The United States announced sanctions Thursday against Havin Bank LTD, a London-based Cuban entity also known as Havana International Bank, dealing a blow to the Cuban financial system. The Treasury Department said it had placed the bank on its Office of Foreign Assets Control black list. The bank has been in operation since August 1973, […]
Visitors to Washington from 27 ‘high-risk’ states must quarantine: mayor
Visitors to Washington from 27 US states considered “high-risk” for coronavirus will have to self-quarantine for two weeks, the mayor said Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the self-quarantine order on Friday and released the list of states considered “high-risk” on Monday. The 14-day self-quarantine applies to anyone who has visited a “high-risk” state within the […]
Ex-Trump aide Bolton says North Korea’s Kim laughing at US president
Former US national security advisor John Bolton said Sunday he thinks North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “gets a huge laugh” over US counterpart Donald Trump’s perception of their relationship. Bolton spoke to ABC News for his first interview ahead of the Tuesday release of his tell-all book, which contains many damning allegations against Trump. […]
20th Anniversary of Digital Media Association
The Digital Media Association (DMA) is the worldwide membership association. Founded in 2001 as the American Digital Media Association, the name of structure was changed in 2008. Now DMA is non-profit making organization, supporting online media projects. The DMA represents media from many countries to Governments, industry and regulatory bodies. The DMA also provides a […]
Trump orders Pentagon to boost drug interdiction efforts
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was directing the Pentagon to join drug interdiction efforts in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, saying traffickers were trying to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump together with Pentagon leaders said they were doubling the number of ships and aircraft committed to tracking and seizing drugs coming up […]
Pelosi: Trump’s downplaying of coronavirus has cost American lives
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sharpened her criticism of President Trump’s early dismissal of the coronavirus, saying the delay cost American lives. “His denial at the beginning was deadly,” said Pelosi to open her interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “His delaying of getting equipment — it continues — his delaying of getting equipment to where it […]
US state of Georgia delays primary election over virus fears
Georgia has become the second US state to delay its presidential primary election over fears of the novel coronavirus. The southern state had been scheduled to hold its vote on March 24, but has pushed it back nearly two months, as authorities across the country grapple with whether or not to postpone their states’ primary […]
What makes dogs so special? Science says love
The idea that animals can experience love was once anathema to the psychologists who studied them, seen as a case of putting sentimentality before scientific rigor. But a new book argues that, when it comes to dogs, the word is necessary to understanding what has made the relationship between humans and our best friends one […]
Coffee, social media and rockets. TOP three stories of former owners who regretted selling their businesses
Starting your own business is not difficult. It is much more difficult to develop it and make it profitable. At some stage, it may seem that you have reached the limit: your company is no longer developing, and it’s time to sell it at its peak. However, this is not always the case. Below are […]
Trump commutes corrupt former politician’s sentence
President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted the sentence of a former Illinois governor jailed for corruption, as well as pardoning a New York City police chief imprisoned for tax fraud. Pardons were also handed out to Edward DeBartolo Jr, a former owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team, and Michael Milken, a well-known financier […]
