The Cleveland Indians announced a name change to the Cleveland Guardians, unveiling the name in a video, narrated by Tom Hanks, that the team posted on its social media account. The team franchise had announced that it planned to change its name, after complaints that using the Cleveland Indians was […]

It has now been 31 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of July 21, 390,174,755 doses of the vaccine have been sent out across the country — equivalent to 118.9% of the […]

Belgian central bank governor and ECB member Pierre Wunsch confirmed that he voted against the central bank's new guidance on interest rates, announced on Thursday. He said he was reluctant to commit to the potential five or six-year time horizon for dovish policy to remain in place. Reports have suggested that Bundesbank […]

India’s merchandise imports from China more than doubled to $6.51 billion in April. A year after the government’s renewed push to become self-reliant and the clamour for banning Chinese goods in the country owing to the border dispute, inbound shipments from India’s largest trading partner continued to be on the […]

Airtel has simplified its postpaid plans to offer industry-leading data benefits backed by a 5G-ready network and superior digital-first customer care. Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced new postpaid plans and discontinued some previous ones. “In the post-pandemic world, an abundance of high-speed data is increasingly becoming a key need for […]

Twenty-five states have ended all or some federal benefits paid to the unemployed, including an extra $300 a week. Another state, Louisiana, will do so later this month. States said the benefits were keeping people from looking for work. Critics claim Covid-related factors may instead be sidelining workers. The first […]

Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Friday, following the negative cues overnight from Wall Street on sinking crude oil prices, renewed Covid-19 concerns and rising tensions between China and the U.S. Traders are also worried about the global economy as some central banks around the world are considering […]

The NFL, which has already taken steps to strongly encourage its players to get vaccinated against Covid-19, is ramping up the pressure at the team level. The league has sent a memo to its 32 clubs that if games are forced to be postponed due to a positive Covid test, […]

With a consolidation of CBS’ News and Stations divisions already underway, the network has now also finished its long external probe into various allegations of racist and abusive behavior at local outlets  – and change is coming to the City of Angels and the Windy City ASAP and more, promise […]