Coronavirus: China tests 2M people in Beijing

BEIJING — A fresh outbreak in Beijing has prompted authorities to test millions and impose new measures two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics, even as Chinese officials on Monday lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents. Despite falling case numbers, pandemic controls have … Read more

Banks close record number of branches in 2021, led by Wells Fargo

A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters U.S. banks closed a record number of retail branches in 2021 as customers increasingly turn to digital banking and the industry consolidates. On net, U.S. banks shuttered 2,927 branches last year, according to S&P Global Market … Read more

Covid-19 pandemic changed everything about work, except the humble resume

  Two years into a pandemic, many aspects of work have changed drastically. In that time, some people have started new jobs, Zoomed their days away and then left companies where they never even met their co-workers in person. But one aspect of work remains remarkably unchanged: the importance of the traditional, single-page resume created … Read more

The best new car deals for 2022

There’s little like the thrill of shopping for a new car – whether you like configuring your perfect specification online, or heading into showrooms for test drives, or eagerly tracking down the very best deals. It’s that last part we’re here to help with. Because even once you’ve found the car you want, there are … Read more

Australian dragons’ gender determined by epigenetic differences

  Credit: La Trobe University A team of Australian geneticists has discovered the gene that determines the sex of dragon lizards works differently from the way sex genes work in other animals. Published today in PNAS, the study showed dragon lizards are determined to be male or female by epigenetic rather than genetic differences—that is, … Read more