Multi-talented jazz vocalist and trombonist, Aubrey Logan, recently performed a fabulous, live-streaming concert, "The Standard Tour: Dreams," from Austin, Texas, her adopted hometown. It is the first of several events celebrating the release of her new album, "Standard," on May 21, 2021.
MD Theatre GuideHealth officials said they are now investigating a laboratory processing Covid tests run by BGI, after 30 preliminary positive cases were detected by the lab on a single day. The Centre for Health Protection's principal medicine and health officer for epidemiology, Albert Au Ka-wing, said the samples were collected from individuals living in different buildings across the city, which authorities considered it "unusual."
Hong Kong StandardThe number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market, AP reports. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications fell by 39,000 from a revised 586,000 a week earlier.
Hong Kong StandardSaying the world's big economies "have to get this done,'' US President Joe Biden opened a global climate summit last night aimed at getting global leaders to dig deeper on emissions cuts. The United States pledged to cut in half the amount of climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes it is pumping out.
Hong Kong StandardFour people have been arrested today for offenses of conspiracy to defraud in a follow-up operation after the police force and the Securities and Futures Commission smashed an active and sophisticated syndicate suspected of operating "ramp and dump" manipulation schemes early last month.
Hong Kong StandardA diplomat's wife with an eye for fashion has set off a furor in Seoul after blowing her top when staff of clothing store followed her after she left the shop and pointed out she was wearing an item (...
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Hong Kong StandardOn Friday, April 23, Missouri State's Student Activities Council is hosting a virtual spring concert featuring the pop duo Aly & AJ. Due to COVID-19, all parties involved ultimately decided virtual would be the safest route to take, according to Rachel Reed, the live entertainment chair of the SAC.
U.S. Treasury yields remained range-bound on Wednesday even after an auction of 20-year bonds showed strong demand, a pattern analysts expect to persist until next week's economic data releases and Federal Reserve policy meeting, Reuters reports.
Hong Kong StandardCatering staff unfit for getting vaccines may be required to undergo regular virus tests as an adjustment of government's "vaccine bubble" plan, an industry leader expected. The government earlier launched the "vaccine bubble" scheme, and one of the requirements for restaurants and bars to relax social distancing measures is that all staffers have got their jabs.
Hong Kong StandardCoffee drinkers, pet owners and home bakers helped to drive the biggest rise in quarterly sales at Nestle for 10 years, as the world's biggest food group outshone Danone and set a high bar for Unilever, Reuters reports.
Hong Kong StandardNorthern Utah's housing market is hotter than ever. Prices are rising as demand far outpaces the supply of homes. For example, prices in Weber, Davis and Morgan counties increased 20%, 18% and 42% respectively in February compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, available inventory fell 64%, 58% and 74% in those same counties.
Furious Manchester United fans protesting against the Glazer family's ownership blocked both entrances to the club's Carrington training ground on Thursday morning in the wake of the European Super League scandal, Sky Sports reports.
Hong Kong StandardJane Cheung Cross-contamination at private laboratory BGI has led to "false positive" results in 28 Covid-19 samples that have been tainted by two samples that are actually infected cases, says government adviser Yuen Kwok-yung.
Hong Kong StandardOn February 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). On April, 12, 2021, OSHA published a Federal Register notice to extend the comment period of the NPRM to amend the HCS by one month.
JD SupraChina stocks weakened on Thursday, as Sino-U.S. tensions dampened sentiment, offsetting a series of upbeat corporate earnings for the first quarter, Reuters reports. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell by 0.2 percent at 5,089.24, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.2 percent at 3,465.11. A bipartisan U.S.
Hong Kong StandardThe UK pound slipped on Thursday, holding below US$1.40 before a European Central Bank meeting, Reuters reports. After a short squeeze at the start of April, the pound has strengthened against the US dollar in recent weeks - a move which Kenneth Broux, FX strategist at Societe Generale said was driven by U.S.
Hong Kong StandardArsenal fans are reacting to reports that Vinai Venkatesham has been asked to step down from his role at the club. The Evening Standard claim that both Arsenal's CEO and Chelsea chairman, Bruce Buck, have been asked to step down from their Premier League roles as the division looks to fight back following the utter fiasco surrounding the European Super League.
Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, MusicPregnant women inoculated with mRNA vaccines could also benefit the newborns, providing immunity through breastmilk and the placenta, a top pharmacist has suggested. Society of Hospital Pharmacists president William Chui Chun-ming said a study carried out by Harvard found that the Covid-19 mRNA vaccines could be highly effective in pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Hong Kong StandardHere's your chance to vote for the top high school performance on the SouthCoast from the past week. The voting will end at 3 p.m. on Thursday. The winner will be published in Friday's Standard-Times, as well as on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Last week's winner was Apponequet's Abbey Lens.
