On the eve of the announcement of quarantine-free green list countries, Simon Calder will be taking all your travel questions...

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ask-me-anything-simon-calder-travel-questions-summer-holidays-b1842969.html

China stocks fell on Thursday on
Sino-West tensions and as healthcare firms declined following
investors' return after the Labour Day break...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-stocks-close/china-stocks-end-lower-on-sino-west-tensions-idUSAZN015611

#Reuters

London's FTSE 100 edged higher on
Thursday, boosted by heavyweight consumer staple stocks and
positive earnings updates from Next and Melrose Industries,
while investors eyed Bank of England's policy decision and local
and regional elections...

https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-stocks/strong-earnings-pull-ftse-100-higher-ahead-of-boe-meet-election-day-idUSL4N2MT1WU

#Reuters

Le Pen Cleared Of Breaking Hate Speech Laws For Posting Images of ISIS Atrocities

Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News,

Populist leader Marine Le Pen has been cleared of violating hate speech laws after she was ludicrously charged for posting images of ISIS atrocities in an effort to ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/le-pen-cleared-breaking-hate-speech-laws-posting-images-isis-atrocities

#ZeroHedge

Consumer confidence hit a record low in April, dented by a new wave of COVID-19 infections, which could cost the economy as much as 600 billion baht if it cannot be contained this month, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTTC) said on Thursday...

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2111287/april-consumer-mood-hit-record-low

#bangkokpost

The Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy, a leading hypnotherapy training provider available on 800-551-9247, have announced new learning services including online certified hypnotherapy training.Tampa, United States, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Hypnotherapy training providers, The ...

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/06/2224105/0/en/Tampa-FL-Institute-of-Interpersonal-Hypnotherapy-Licensed-Hypnosis-Training.html

#GlobeNewswire

Nintendo Switch sales fuel full year profits. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge

Nintendo Switch sales were up 44 percent percent from January to March compared to the same pandemic-impaired quarter from a year earlier. Todays numbers bring total Switch sales to 28.83 million for the fiscal year...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22422451/nintendo-annual-earnings-switch-84-59-million

#TheVerge

European stocks inched higher on Thursday,
hovering near record levels, as strong earnings reports from AB
Inbev and several eurozone banks added to an upbeat mood sparked
by solid economic data...

https://www.reuters.com/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-near-record-high-on-strong-ab-inbev-bank-earnings-idUSL4N2MT21F

#Reuters

LONDON, May 6 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the West had to be very careful about the exact nature of Chinese investment in Western economies and think very carefully about investments in strategic assets. Chinas spectacular...

Blinken said the United States was not trying to hold ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/06/west-must-be-very-careful-about-chinese-investment-says-blinken/1972121

#TheMalayMailMoney

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen Group's after-tax profit rebounded strongly to 3.4 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in the first three months of the year as sales rebounded in China, the company's largest single market, and as customers went for the more profitable models in the company's lineup...

https://apnews.com/article/china-europe-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-312be73ab132f9bf61a4e305bbcc4259

#APNews

Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala's
total income rose nearly 36% to a record high last year, driven
by growth in its public equities portfolio and funds, while it
accelerated investment during the COVID-19 pandemic...

https://www.reuters.com/article/mubadala-inv-results/update-1-abu-dhabis-mubadala-posts-record-annual-income-and-investment-idUSL1N2MT0E9

#Reuters

State government officials were only able to trace about 5-7% of new Coronavirus patients with previously traced Covid positive patients...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-in-punjab-rapid-rise-in-cases-hampering-contact-tracing-central-team-expresses-concern/2247005/

#TheFinancialExpress

ViSi Mobile patient monitoring system was utilized in three rounds of COVID-19 Alternative Care at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA to help save lives.San Diego, United States, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, a humanitarian medical services ...

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/06/2224110/0/en/ViSi-Mobile-utilized-at-Georgia-COVID-19-Alternative-Care-Facility-to-Save-Lives.html

#GlobeNewswire

Chelsea defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sergio-ramos-comeback-flops-real-madrid-gets-eliminated-champions-league-1690084

[VOA] Bor, South Sudan -- Civil society activists and residents in the capital of South Sudan's Jonglei state have accused state officials of stealing food donated by President Salva Kiir that was meant for flood victims...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105060165.html

#AllAfricaNews

The second wave of COVID-19 has hit India "like a tsunami", Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has said, attributing the unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases to the recent state elections and religious festivals in the country...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/second-wave-of-covid19-has-hit-india-like-a-tsunami-says-kiran-mazumdar-shaw/2246995/

#TheFinancialExpress

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 Bank Negara Malaysia has maintained the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent at its third Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today. In a statement, BNM said the MPC considered the stance of monetary...

The Bank Negara Malaysia logo is seen at its ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/06/bank-negara-maintains-overnight-policy-rate-at-1.75pc/1972118

#TheMalayMailMoney

Terms and conditions apply Version 90 of Google's Chrome browser includes a bit of extra security for users of recent versions of Windows and the latest x86 processors, in the form of hardware-enforced stack protection...

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/05/06/chrome_code_protection/

#TheRegister

Analysts fell to the sidelines weighing in on Booking Holdings (BKNG) and WW International (WW) with neutral ratings, indicating that the experts are ...
The post Analysts Top Services Picks: Booking Holdings (BKNG), WW International (WW) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Analysts fell to the ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-top-services-picks-booking-holdings-bkng-ww-international-ww/

#SmarterAnalyst

Facebook's oversight board, which on Wednesday upheld the company's ban of former President Donald Trump, also had some harsh words for its corporate sponsor: Facebook...

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-9881669cf3ddc8771aa423d54213e961

#APNews

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - When the pandemic passed the one-year mark, Lisa Phillips wasn't exactly eager to walk down memory lane. She had developed symptoms and quarantined with a suspected case of COVID-19 last spring, lost her mother to the disease in July and been hospitalized in November from what ...

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-media-social-media-pandemics-34051e03b8c6c1cc16081c2fd6c6bc23

#APNews

Has 2020 changed how IT is viewed in business? Is collaboration now key? What about tech for good? The IT Leaders Festival 2021 will answer all of these questions and more

Computing is proud to announce the launch of the IT Leaders Festival 2021: a three-day event in October that asks - and ...

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4030820/it-leaders-festival-2021-answers-questions

The BMC-Mpower is a 24x7 free 1-on-1 helpline (1800120820050) that was launched by mental health foundation Mpower in association with the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.As the Covid-19 pandemic hit India like a tsunami in April, a mental health helpline in Mumbai ...

https://qz.com/india/2005299/indians-call-bmc-mpower-helpline-about-covid-19-and-career-woes/

#Quartz

Merrill Lynch analyst Jason Kupferberg maintained a Buy rating on Paypal Holdings (PYPL) yesterday and set a price target of $323.00.
The post New Buy Rating for Paypal Holdings (PYPL), the Technology Giant appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Merrill Lynch analyst Jason Kupferberg maintained a Buy ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/new-buy-rating-for-paypal-holdings-pypl-the-technology-giant-2/

#SmarterAnalyst

[AI London] Responding to the news that Danish authorities have signed an agreement with the Rwandan government to enhance cooperation on migration and asylum, potentially to then send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, Amnesty International's Europe Director, Nils Muinieks, said...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105060148.html

#AllAfricaNews

Ive change my mind on Card Factory shares. Here are the reasons why Ive become bullish on the company.
The post Heres why Id buy Card Factory shares now appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Ive been cautious when it comes to Card Factory (LSE: CARD) shares. But the stock has been on the rise ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2021/05/06/heres-why-id-buy-card-factory-shares-now/

#TheMotleyFoolUK

BEIRUT (AP) - France's foreign minister began a visit to Lebanon Thursday with a message of "great firmness" to its political leaders, threatening to take additional measures against officials obstructing the formation of a government in the crisis-hit country...

https://apnews.com/article/europe-beirut-middle-east-lebanon-financial-markets-c48e25bf557a3db73c8bbc2d1059f596

#APNews

[RFI] Survivors and human rights groups have criticised a recommendation by prosecutors in France to drop a 15-year case accusing senior French military officials of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105060054.html

#AllAfricaNews

[Nation] The Supreme Court in The Gambia on Tuesday declared as "unconstitutional" a decision by the country's lawmakers to award themselves personal loans from the public purse...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105060072.html

#AllAfricaNews

Albemarle, the world's largest producer of lithium, posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday that easily beat Wall Street's expectations on rising demand from the electric vehicle industry.

The company reported first-quarter net income of $95.7-million, or 84c a share, compared with $107.2-million, ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/albemarle-profit-beats-expectations-on-rising-lithium-demand-2021-05-06

#MiningWeeklyNorthAmerica

Japanese shares gained on Thursday
to mark their biggest percentage gain in two weeks, as investors
scooped up cyclical shares following Wall Street gains, although
the gains were capped by technology shares that tracked the
Nasdaq lower...

https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-close/japanese-shares-end-higher-on-cyclicals-boost-tech-weakness-caps-gains-idUSL4N2MT1QV

#Reuters

The Mercedes team principal has expressed his desire to lock down Lewis Hamilton for another contract extension...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/f1-lewis-hamilton-mercedes-marriage-must-continue-says-toto-wolff-1690079

Where The EU Exports Its Waste

The European Union exported 32.7 million tonnes of waste in 2020,according to Eurostat, a 75 percent increase since 2004.

As Statista's Niall McCarthy points out, Turkeywas the primary destination country for EU waste last year with some 13.7 million tonnes sent ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/where-eu-exports-its-waste

#ZeroHedge