Houston hosted a pivotal event, this week, that promised to strengthen international ties and foster economic collaboration between the Energy Capital of the World and the Sultanate of Oman. On Monday, September 18, Houston’s Bilateral Chamber took center stage at the Post Oak Hotel, with an investment forum featuring many[Read More…]
U.S. climate envoy held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing last Monday. This is part of the U.S. plans to continue relations with China after disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights, and China’s territorial claims. Kerry met with Xie Zhenhua for an extensive climate discussion. Both the U.S. and[Read More…]
The world’s largest meeting place for natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, low-carbon solutions, and climate technologies will return to Houston, Texas – the energy capital of the world – in 2024 with what promises to be among the largest gatherings in the event’s history. With a remarkable legacy spanning over half[Read More…]
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages, union leaders and staff said, a move likely to hurt the iPhone maker’s sales and services in the country. The less than[Read More…]
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday pressed the Federal Trade Commission to enforce a 2016 law against ticket scalpers using bots after Ticketmaster blamed the software for troubles selling tickets to pop superstar Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour. Ticketmaster canceled planned ticket sales to the general public for[Read More…]
SEOUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) – North Korea has officially enshrined the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself in a new law that leader Kim Jong Un said makes its nuclear status “irreversible” and bars denuclearisation talks, its state media reported on Friday. The secretary-general of the United[Read More…]
Piedmont and Envoy, airlines owned by Fort Worth-based Americans, will be giving large wage increases to the 4,500 pilots that operate with those companies. The increased wage goes from $51 to $90 as starting pay for new pilots, according to the Dallas Morning News. These two Fort Worth companies reached[Read More…]
People from all over the country ran to their nearest store to buy firearms after the school shooting in Uvalde. The reason: they fear new restrictions will be imposed on gun sales. At 11 am on Wednesday, an armed 18-year-old-man entered Robb Elementary School and killed 19 kids and two[Read More…]
April 28 (Reuters) – Shares of Meta Platforms Inc FB.O rose 17% in a relief rally on Thursday after having lost nearly half their value this year, as the social media giant surprised Wall Street with a better-than-expected rise in users joining the platform. The stock helped lift the tech-heavy Nasdaq in premarket trading, spreading[Read More…]
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – Hackers have stolen cryptocurrency worth almost $615 million from a blockchain project linked to popular online game Axie Infinity, the latest cyberheist to hit the digital asset sector. Ronin, a blockchain network that lets users transfer crypto in and out of the game, said on Tuesday the[Read More…]
