Alan Lorenz

Nineteen officers have been injured in the ongoing riots in Northern Ireland. The total number of police officers injured by the riots last week thus rises to 74, local media report. Despite calls for calm by politicians, Belfast's…
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The stock exchanges in New York mainly opened higher on Thursday after reassuring words from central banks. Minutes from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB) show that they see little as yet in a premature…
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Samy Bengio, who has worked for Google as an AI scientist for 14 years, is leaving the company after the recent riot over diversity and censorship. A shareholder of Alphabet, meanwhile, is asking for better protection for…
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Chinese cinemas must show propaganda films twice a week for the next few months. According to the authorities, for example, a positive atmosphere should be created in the run-up to the anniversary of the ruling Communist Party,…
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Activity in the US service sector has never been higher, according to market researcher ISM. ISM's index came in at 63.7, with anything above 50 indicating growth. Since the measurements began in 1997, the market researcher's…
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At least 41 people were killed in an accident involving a train on the first day of the holiday in eastern Taiwan. The train derailed in a tunnel. Dozens of passengers are still trapped. The train from Taipei to Taitung with 350…
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Periscope, the Livestream platform of Twitter messaging service, will cease to exist today. The app never enjoyed much popularity and became obsolete when Twitter integrated its own live broadcast option. Twitter already announced…
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The New York State Parliament has agreed to legalize possession of cannabis for personal use. This has foremost consequences for people who have been convicted in the past of crimes related to the possession of the soft drug. They…
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The majority of 76 epidemiologists from 28 countries expect that the coronavirus will mutate within a year to such an extent that most current vaccines are no longer effective. Two-thirds of them estimate this in a survey conducted…
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A global minimum tax for multinationals is getting closer: new US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen favours it because the Biden government needs money. The previous US administration opposed elements of a plan to introduce an…
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