Hong Kong — China’s economy got off to a strong start in 2023, as consumers went on a spending spree after three years of strict pandemic restrictions ended. Gross domestic product grew 4.5% in the first quarter compared to the previous year, the National Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. That beat the estimate of 4%
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It’s sourdough bread and pine trees for Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis. The two stars talk about their time together during the Covid-19 pandemic, telling People that the actor, who is Lee’s godson, and his girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu, lived next door to Curtis. Curtis, who won the Oscar for best supporting actress at the
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday amended the terms of its emergency use authorizations for the bivalent vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, allowing people 65 and older and certain people with weakened immunity to receive additional doses ahead of vaccination campaigns this fall. The bivalent vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna carry instructions
Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were delayed after technical issues led the airline to temporarily halt operations Tuesday morning. Southwest said the flight delays were the result of “data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure,” an issue that caused a brief ground stop. The Federal Aviation Administration The ground stop began at the request