Economy and business

Bruce Springsteen Sells Song Catalog to Sony in $500 Million Deal, Billboard Reports

NASA’s Icarus Moment and Trip Through Time in This Week’s Space News

New Study Says Omicron Variant Grows Faster in Airway Passages

End of an Era: Airbus Delivers Last A380 Superjumbo to Emirates

Israel to Donate 1 Million COVID Vaccines to African Nations

US CDC: Omicron Now About 3% of All COVID-19 Cases

Report Indicates Greater Huawei Involvement in Surveillance

China to Crack Open ‘Great Firewall’ for Winter Olympic Athletes

NASA Probe Becomes First Spacecraft to Enter Sun’s Atmosphere

Stay Calm, Don’t Panic, Says South African Doctor

African Leaders Call for More Investment in Healthcare

Yarnbombing Hits NYC – Art Trend Takes Crocheting to the Streets

Nonprofits Urge Addition of Deadly Noma Disease to WHO List

Spain’s Language Wars Reignite in Catalonia

China Promotes Vaccines Around the World but Critics Point to Lower Efficacy

Why China’s Advancements in Quantum Technology Worry Others

Biden: US Has Ordered Enough Pfizer Anti-Viral Pills to Treat 10 Million Americans

Rumba Shimmies onto UNESCO Cultural Heritage List

New Studies: Pfizer Vaccine Provides Protection Against Hospitalization in Omicron Patients

LGBTQ Advocates Hail Canada’s Ban of Conversion Therapy

Benin’s New Abortion Law Stirs Opposition, Support

VP Harris Unveils Biden Administration Electric Car Charging Plan

Hollywood Mostly Silent on Golden Globe Nominations Amid Controversy

Elon Musk Named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

New Initiative Provides Free Treatment for Children with Cancer in Developing Countries

Rain, Snow Fall as California Braces for Brunt of Storm

Fauci: COVID Booster Shots Increase Protection Against Omicron Variant

Vicente Fernandez, Revered Mexican Singer, Dies at 81

‘Vampire’ Author Anne Rice Dies at 80

COVID-19 Disrupts Education for More Than 400 Million in South Asia

After Centuries, Belgian Nuns Join Monks in Beer Production

Paris Climate Accord Signed 6 Years Ago Today

Coral Evolution Tweaked for Global Warming

US, Australia and Japan to Fund Undersea Cable in the Pacific

Paris Climate Accord Signed Six Years Ago Today

Daughter of Pioneering Astronaut Alan Shepard Soars to Space Aboard Blue Origin Rocket

How Will the World Decide When the Pandemic Is Over?

South African Doctors See Signs Omicron Is Milder Than Delta

 ’Futures’ Exhibit Looks at Possibilities

Women Seek Diverse Paths to Leadership in Islamic Spaces

Daughter of Pioneering Astronaut Alan Shepard Set for Blue Origin Spaceflight

US National Guard Helping Virus-Sapped States, Hospitals

As Democracy Summit Wraps, US Restricts Exports of Repressive Cyber Tools

‘The Internet’s on Fire’ as Techs Race to Fix Software Flaw

Former U.S. Football Player Presses for Cancer Cure in Honor of Late Wife

Al Unser, Four-time Winner of Indianapolis 500, Dies at 82

South Korea’s COVID Battle: Storm Clouds Ahead

US Campaign to Vaccinate Young Children Off to Sluggish Start

Experts: Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Games Needs More Nations for Impact

US Actor Convicted of Staging Attack, Lying to Police

UN Chief to Attend Beijing Games Despite Boycotts

Calls Grow Worldwide for COVID Booster Shots

South African Hospitals Say Omicron Symptoms Less Severe

South Africa Avoiding Lockdown Despite Spike in COVID-19 Cases

Two Sisters Hit New York to Get City to Sing – With Them

Pakistan Reports First Case of Omicron

New Zealand’s Plan to End Smoking: A Lifetime Ban for Youth

US Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID Drug for a Few Who Can’t be Vaccinated

US Senate Rejects Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Businesses

California Plans to Be Abortion Sanctuary if Roe Overturned