The FINANCIAL

Michael Jordan will be on the newly announced NBA Foundation Board of Directors

The FINANCIAL -- The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) today announced the NBA Foundation Board of Directors, comprised of eight representatives from the NBA Board of Governors, players and executives from the NBPA and the league office. The Foundation’s Board of Directors will provide strategic direction with respect to programming and ...

Caterpillars with venomous spines appeared in eastern Virginia counties

The FINANCIAL -- VDOF’s forest health team has received reports of the puss caterpillar in a few eastern Virginia counties. The "hairs" of this caterpillar are actually venomous spines that cause a ...

U.S. Embassy Tbilisi Urges Full Participation in the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia

The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi echoes Georgia’s concern regarding the cancellation of the October 6-7 round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) due to the decision of one participant not to ...

Georgian economy to be down 6% this year, before recovery

The FINANCIAL -- Emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region are on course to contract by 4.4 percent this year, the worst recession since the global financial crisis of ...

Women in Italy shocked to find their names on grave markers for aborted fetuses

An Italian women's advocacy organization has filed a complaint with the public prosecutor of Rome asking for an investigation after dozens of women who had abortions say their names were put on small ...

Post COVID-19 recession may cause more housing problems for women

The FINANCIAL -- The pandemic-led recession is disproportionately hurting women in the workforce and is more likely to threaten their housing security. A new Zillow analysis finds women are more ...

EU provides €60 mln to boost Ukraine’s resilience

The FINANCIAL -- At the 22nd EU–Ukraine summit in Brussels, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic ...

EU reaffirms its support against the death penalty

The FINANCIAL -- Today on the World and European Day Against the Death Penalty, the European Union and the Council of Europe reaffirm their opposition to the use of capital punishment in all ...

US Department of Justice issues Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

The FINANCIAL -- Attorney General William P. Barr announced the release of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” a publication produced by the Attorney General’s Cyber-Digital Task ...

Nestle announced Starbucks Holiday Coffees available at home for the first time

The FINANCIAL -- To kick-off the start of the festive season, Nestlé announced the highly anticipated lineup of Starbucks Holiday Coffees and Favorites products, available at home for the first ...

EU investment screening regulation to become fully operational

The FINANCIAL -- The EU framework for screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) will become fully operational as of 11 October 2020. Over the last eighteen months following the adoption of the ...

Angel Merkel and Ursula von der Leyen to discuss coronavirus recovery agenda

The FINANCIAL -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the European Union's response to the coronavirus pandemic at the European ...

USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Delta

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding communities, farmers, ranchers and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Delta that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of ...