Are family businesses more resilient?
A recently published study from Deutsche Bank’s International Private Bank (IPB) found that many German family-owned businesses fare better in complex crises like the Covid pandemic.
Why is that…
A new initiative is aimed at stopping ‘pig butchering’ scams and cryptocurrency crimes
A new initiative has been launched by the United States Secret Service in an effort to raise awareness and prevent people from falling for "pig butchering" scams in the city of Philadelphia.
The new effort is called…
Japan to roll out Omicron-targeted COVID vaccine as early as Oct.
The Japanese government plans to roll out a new type of COVID-19 vaccine considered effective for the Omicron variant as early as October, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.
The so-called bivalent vaccine…
10 things to know: Sam Howell looks like the answer but major questions remain for
Week after week, Sam Howell takes another step toward proving he’s the franchise quarterback in Washington.
For decades the Commanders have bumped about in various depths of the quarterback abyss, and now with Howell,…
Germany: Almost four years in prison for stealing gold shavings | DW | 19.08.2022
A 50-year-old man was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison on Friday in the southwestern German city of Pforzheim for stealing around 20 kilograms (44.1 pounds) of gold shavings from his workplace. The man worked in a…
Japan PM departs for UAE to attend U.N. meeting amid Israel conflict
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday embarked on a four-day trip to the United Arab Emirates to attend a U.N. conference on climate change, during which he is expected to hold talks with Israeli…
Joe Biden’s hugely consequential Covid isolation
The two-plus weeks Biden has spent with just his German Shepherd for company have proved some of the weightiest of his presidency, with his once-bleak legislative fortunes enjoying a surprise turnabout and his foreign policy shaken by…
Mysterious respiratory illness spreads to North Carolina dogs
CARY, N.C. — A wave of concern is sweeping across North Carolina as reports of a mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs have surfaced. Truss Vet Veterinary Urgent Care has witnessed a disturbing surge in canine respiratory cases…
Firms chasing £60m framework for upgrades to Parliamentary estate
Firms are chasing spots on a £60m framework for maintenance and refurbishment works on the crumbling parliamentary estate.
The House of Commons and the House of Lords have jointly put out a contract notice for a four year deal intended…
Ukraine ordered them to evacuate. As Russia advances and the toll mounts, some are heeding
Marina, who did not want her last name revealed out of fears for her safety, is one of them. She decided to stay in her home city of Kramatorsk, about 10 miles from the front lines, despite having the means to escape to Kyiv or even…