In a statement vaccine maker Oxford-AstraZeneca said, future pandemics could potentially be more lethal than COVID-19; the lessons learned from coronavirus induced COVID-19 outbreak must not be squandered. According to Johns Hopkins University, the Wuhan Coronavirus has, so far, killed 5.26… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Tesla petitions court to affirm arbitrator’s decision in engineer defamation lawsuit
Tesla Inc has filed a petition in a San Francisco federal court asking it to affirm an arbitrator’s recent decision dismissing a former engineer’s claims that it had fired and defamed her for raising concerns regarding contracting practices and defective floormats…. Read More ›
Britain aims to strengthen trade ties with US: trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan
British trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will seek to strengthen trade relationship with the United States during her visit to New York and Washington on her trip to the United States this week. A full trade relation between the two countries… Read More ›
PayPal reports 400% rise in volume for its ‘buy now, pay later’ service on Black Friday
Payments giant PayPal Inc begins to gain headway in the fast-growing credit method as it reported that the volumes on the ‘buy now, pay later’ platform of the company were five times higher on Black Friday compared to the same… Read More ›
House of Representatives to consider Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act next week, seeks ban of import of goods from Xinjiang
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider a bill next week that aims to ban import of products from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns of forced labor. “Next week is an important week for human rights,” said Representative… Read More ›
Didi Global to delist from NYSE, aims to pursue listing at Hong Kong
On Friday, ride-hailing giant Didi Global said, it will delist from the New York Stock Exchange and pursue a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange following increased pressure from Chinese regulators. Earlier this year in July Didi had pushed ahead… Read More ›
US EU to issue robust statement on China
The United States and the European Union are scheduled to issue a “robust” joint statement after emerging from a meeting on Thursday on their approach to China underscoring a convergence on the challenges posed by Beijing, said a senior U.S…. Read More ›
CDC to announce stricter air travel rules on Thursday
Late on Tuesday, in a statement the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, the United States will require all air travellers entering the country to show a negative COVID-19 test performed within one day of departure, in response… Read More ›
Australia Dares Challenges Facebook To Comply To Defamation Law Against Online Trolling
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that if Facebook Inc leaves Australia over rules that seek to hold the company accountable for defamation on its platform, it will demonstrate that it has no interest in making the online world safer…. Read More ›
CBI Data Shows Record Cost Inflation For Firms In UK’s Services Industry
A survey of businesses in the British services sector released on Tuesday showed that the input costs for companies in the sector are increasing at their fastest pace in more than 20 years. This finding highlights the reason why… Read More ›