Crypto.com expands insurance program to cover $750M
The insurance policy is one of the largest in the cryptocurrency industry, reflecting heightened demand for consumer protection....
Covid-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds is safe and shows ‘robust’ antibody response, Pfizer says
A Phase 2/3 trial of Pfizer/BioNTech’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 showed it is safe and generated a “robust” antibody response....
The company says it generated a ‘robust’ antibody response, the first such results released for this age group for a vaccine
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Mississippi GOP governor defends Covid response despite highest number of deaths per capita in US
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday stood by his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite having the highest number of deaths per capita from...
Video shows Burmese migrants’ journey back from China
China is forcefully sending away a large number of Burmese migrant workers in the border city of Ruili as part of its draconian Covid-19 containment...
What it’s like on Virgin’s adults-only cruise ship
After over a year’s delay, Virgin Voyages (of Richard Branson fame) is ready to start officially sailing the Caribbean. Virgin executives hope their ship, the...
A Covid pass takes France by storm
David Andelman writes that despite initial backlash to France’s Pass Sanitaire, the system has ultimately helped drive vaccinations upward and been a shot in the...
Nigerian Central Bank Threats Force Parallel Exchange Rate Tracker to Suspend Service
Following threats from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the management of Abokifx, a website that tracks the Nigerian currency’s black market exchange rates, has...
Olympic swimmer Madi Wilson hospitalized with Covid-19
Olympic swimmer Madi Wilson says she has been hospitalized with Covid-19 while in Italy for an International Swimming League (ISL) event....
‘We are at war’ with crypto, says Turkish President Erdoğan
The Turkish government’s plans for cryptocurrencies draw a stark contrast to its central bank digital currency intentions....
