Rockville General Hospital on Friday, August 4, 2023, in Manchester.Jim Michaud/Hearst Connecticut Media KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two hospitals in the Hudson Valley area were hit with a cyberattack and are diverting patients to other facilities, hospital officials said Friday. The cyberattack affected computer systems at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston along with Margaretville Hospital and … Read more
Still a long way from real dollar competitionA key driver for the growing use of the yuan internationally is the sharp rise in US interest rates, which makes dollar loans expensive. The US Federal Reserve has increased its key interest rate from close to zero to a range of 5.25 to 5.50 percent since the … Read more
Allen Weisselberg, former US President Donald Trumps company chief financial officer arrives to attend the hearing for the criminal case at the criminal court in lower Manhattan in New York on July 1, 2021. Seth Wenig | AFP | Getty Images New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office suggested Thursday that the Trump Organization failed … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to call former President Donald Trump and three of his adult children to testify at his civil fraud trial.Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump are among the 28 names on James’ list of witnesses to be called in the case.Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron … Read more
Dubai ∙ Dubai is the city of choice for Indian investors. In the first 6 months of this year, 30,146 companies were newly registered, while 6,717 (22.3%) companies were owned by Indians. The growth rate of Indian companies is 39%. With this, the number of Indian companies in Dubai has increased to 90,118. UAE ranks … Read more
Facebook’s Meta and Apple are set to compete in the mixed-reality headset market. On Monday, Apple introduced its Vision Pro headset, priced at $3,499. Meta’s Quest family of VR headsets, meanwhile, range in price from $300 to $500. Facebook dominates the nascent market, with rivals such as Sony, HTC and Magic Leap lagging behind. Research firm CCS … Read more
Japan discusses providing defensive anti-aircraft weapons and ammunition to aid Ukraine in light of Japan’s security (Image: FNN Prime Online) Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato of the Liberal Democratic Party appeared on Fuji TV’s “Sunday News THE PRIME” (Sunday 7:30 am) on the 28th and expressed his willingness to provide defensive anti-aircraft … Read more
The ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate as Russian forces attempt to regain lost territory around the town of Bakhmut. According to Hanna Maliar, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Russian forces are also attempting to capture the cities of Maryinka and Avdiyivka. Despite these efforts, Ukrainian forces have successfully repelled Russian advances … Read more
New dates releasedAt the end of March this year, the Swiss government decided that organizations, institutions and individuals had to report assets to the Russian central bank by April 12th. This data has now been published. In addition to the 7.4 billion Swiss francs (7.6 billion euros), around 7.5 billion Swiss francs come from sanctioned … Read more
South Korea’s finance minister, Choo Kyung-ho, believes that the economic relations between Japan and South Korea are at a crucial turning point. Speaking at the Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting in Incheon, Choo praised Tokyo’s recent decision to restore South Korea to a list of preferred trade partners. Choo believes that unnecessary regulations between the … Read more