A county official in China has reportedly taken his personal life because the investigation into the tragic deaths of 21 marathon runners in Yellow River Stone Forest park final month intensifies, in keeping with native state media. ...

The cryptocurrency impressed by the favored Shiba Inu meme, dogecoin, which was initially arrange as a joke, took a dive after a file rally that noticed its market capitalization topping $ 50 billion. ...

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has imposed one other lockdown on town of Auckland and positioned the rest of the nation underneath Stage-2 restrictions, after one other new case of Covid-19 was confirmed. ...

The world’s main digital asset, bitcoin, has abruptly misplaced as a lot as 15 p.c of its worth, dropping to almost $ 28,000, whereas various cryptocurrencies develop, catching up with the chief. ...

Oil and condensate manufacturing in Russia fell for the primary time in 12 years and reached nine-year lows in 2020, as one of many main world oil exporters supported the historic OPEC+ deal to spice up a pandemic-hit power market. ...

China’s antitrust regulator has kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices of web big Alibaba. Considered one of Jack Ma’s different crown jewels, Ant Group, has been summoned for a regulatory assembly. ...

The euro space is on a path for an additional financial contraction, as key indicators for the eurozone economic system plunged to a six-month low in November, amid renewed authorities efforts to include the unfold of Covid-19. ...

Gold misplaced its shine for traders and central banks within the third quarter, the World Gold Council (WGC) mentioned in its newest report, because the coronavirus pandemic weighed on world curiosity within the treasured steel. ...

US gross home product (GDP) fell by a 31.four p.c annualized fee final quarter, marking the steepest drop in output for the reason that authorities began protecting information in 1947, the Commerce Division mentioned on Wednesday. ...

Shares in China’s largest contract chip producer SMIC sank by over 23 p.c on Monday, after the US authorities stated it could block American corporations from offering items and providers to the agency. ...