Leaders from the European Union failed to agree on a proposal led by France and Germany to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Baltic countries along with Poland opposed the move saying it would send the wrong message…. Read More ›
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Insurers Unwilling To Cover For Jeff Bezos’ 2021 Space Odyssey
Insurance companies of the United States and elsewhere are unwilling to take the risk of insuring the flight into space of space tourists even though the most outlandish of risks have previously been covered by them. But now they are… Read More ›
EU aims for summit with Russia, exit negative spiral in relations
On Thursday, leaders from the European Union said, they are weighing options which include seeking a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a strategy to manage relations with Moscow and exit the current “negative spiral”. On Wednesday,… Read More ›
US bans import of key solar panel material from Chinese companies
In a significant development, the Biden Administration has banned U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from China’s Hoshine Silicon Industry Co over forced labor allegations, said two sources. In a separate move, the U.S. Commerce Department has also restricted… Read More ›
A Third Of Mainstream Investment Firms Believe Crypto Is ‘Rat Poison’, Shows JPMorgan Survey
A survey conducted by JPMorgan found that only 10 per cent of the institutional investment firms who participated in the survey trade in cryptocurrencies and almost half them have described this emerging digital asset class as “rat poison” or have… Read More ›
Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper Of Hong Kong, To Shut Down Under Government Pressure
Within hours of the Hong Kong police arresting another of its employee for allegedly breaching the controversial national security law, the embattled Hong Kong based pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily said that it will stop all its operations starting on Wednesday… Read More ›
Japan to tighten regulations on foreign ownership of domestic firms
On Wednesday, a report from Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper stated, the government is weighing options which include tightening regulation on foreign funds which have stakes in domestic firms in important technology sectors such as defense and the nuclear industry. With the… Read More ›
UNESCO Recommends Putting Great Barrier Reef On The ‘In Danger’ List
According to a recommendation from officials of the United Nations, it is imperative that the Great Barrier Reef needs to put on to a list of world heritage sites that are classified as to be “in danger”, while also prodding… Read More ›
Chinese Banks Directed To Stop Supporting Cryptocurrency By The Country’s Regulators
Chinese authorities have directed banks and payments platforms to not provide any more support to digital currency transactions as the country clamps down further on crypto currencies. This latest direction was preceded by an order on Friday for shutting down… Read More ›
Combined-Antibody Therapies Found Effective Against Covid-19 Variants, Says New Study
The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported on Monday that a cocktail of two types of antibodies used as a therapy for Covid-19 was found to be working well against a wide range of variants of the… Read More ›
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