WASHINGTON – The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft Corp. and access some of its source code, Microsoft said Thursday, something experts said sent a worrying signal about the spies’ ambition.Source code, the…
Month: December 2020
Wall Street Ends Wild Pandemic Year With Dow, S&P at Record Highs
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks ended a tumultuous year with the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 at record highs, as the three major U.S. equity indexes notched solid-to-spectacular yearly gains despite an economy upended by the COVID-19 virus….
OKEx announces mainnet launch of OKExChain – and how to earn its native OKT token
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKEx (www.okex.com), a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, is thrilled to announce the launch of OKExChain mainnet. Unlike other exchange chains, OKEx wanted to embody blockchain’s core qualities of openness and decentralization in OKExChain. After more than 10 iterations on the testnet and exhaustive ongoing development, this vision […]
Asian Markets Mostly Higher, European Markets Mixed as Turbulent 2020 Nears End
European markets were mixed Wednesday as investors prepared to turn the page to a new year after a turbulent 2020. Britain’s benchmark FTSE index was up just over one point at midday, but virtually unchanged percentage-wise (+0.03%). The CAC-40 index …
2020 Added a Pandemic to Climate Disasters
The coronavirus pandemic may have ground human activities to a halt in 2020, but climate change kept going. Restrictions to contain the coronavirus emptied streets and grounded air travel. The resulting 7% drop in greenhouse gas emissions is the larges…
Joseph est acquis par Urban Home Entertainment pour la distribution de vidéos à la demande dans le monde
RICHMOND, Virginie, 29 décembre 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Soulidifly Productions, une société cinématographique dont la mission est de produire des histoires significatives et édifiantes qui sont divertissantes et magnifiquement racontées, s’est associée à TRIAL X FIRE, LLC, la branche de distribution de Urban Home Entertainment, pour diffuser Joseph partout dans le monde en vidéo à la demande à partir du […]
Joseph Acquired by Urban Home Entertainment for Video-On-Demand Distribution Worldwide
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Soulidifly Productions, a film company with a mission to produce meaningful, uplifting stories that are entertaining and beautifully told, has partnered with TRIAL X FIRE, LLC, the distribution branch of Urban Home Entertainment, to release Joseph to audiences everywhere on video-on-demand starting December 24, 2020, on Amazon Prime and Vimeo. “Joseph […]
European Markets Begin Final Trading Week of 2020 on Upbeat Note
European markets were rising Monday, reflecting investors’ confidence after U.S. President Donald Trump relented and signed a $900 billion economic stimulus package he had seemed to oppose.France’s benchmark CAC-40 was 1.1% higher at the midday tradin…
Mozambique: Cyclone Chalane in Mozambique Channel
Maputo — Tropical cyclone Chalane entered the Mozambique Channel on Monday morning, after crossing Madagascar.Spending two days over land weakened the cyclone, but it did not dissipate, although it was downgraded from a cyclone to a depression. Over op…
S. Korea Extends Britain Flight Ban After Positive Tests of Virus Variant
South Korea announced Monday that it will extend a ban on direct flights from Britain until January 7 after three people who recently entered the country tested positive for the COVID-19 variant that was first identified in Britain.The Korea Disease Co…
Mozambique: Two More Covid-19 Deaths and 103 New Cases Reported
Maputo — The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported the deaths of two more people from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.According to a press release from the Health Ministry, the victims were Mozambican men aged 38 and 40 who had been hospita…
Mozambique: Former Renamo Deputy Found Murdered
Maputo — The body of Sofrimento Matequenha, a former parliamentary deputy for Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo, has been found in the Pindanganga region of Gondola district, in the central province of Manica, according to a Sunday report on t…