DAILY DOSE: January 5, 2021
Posted on 01/05/2021
1. American popular talk show host Larry King was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was sent to the ICU, but has now been moved out of the ICU. Larry King, age 89, remains in a hospital in Los Angeles. Larry King experienced numerous health worries in his life. King survived a heart attack in 1987 and has overcome prostate and lung cancer. King had a near-fatal stroke in May 2019 that occurred just weeks after undergoing heart surgery.
2. The Trump administration, through Jared Kushner, has helped broker a final peace deal in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Saudi foreign minister and its three Arab allies (Bahrain, Egypt, and the UAE) agreed to restore full ties with Qatar. Saudi Arabia will open its airspace to Qatar planes, while Qatar Airways will drop a US$ 5 billion lawsuit against the four blockading nations.
3. U.K. government says that 1 in 50 people in England has COVID-19.
4. Epiq AACER – Bankruptcy filings in U.S. lowest since 1986.
5. China’s Dalian government asks people in high-risk areas of COVID to not leave the city.
6. President Trump signs bill requiring FTC to debunk COVID-19 scams.
7. CoinDesk acquires index provider TradeBlock.
