A day after top U.S. diplomats met with their Chinese counterparts in Hawaii, U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat to cut ties ties with China given its history of not sticking to its commitments. Describing the U.S.-China as “tense”… Read More ›
In a significant development, the U.S. Senate has passed a major conservation bill that permanently direct $900 million a year in funding to a long-standing federal program which is aimed at protecting and acquiring public lands. The 73-25 vote in… Read More ›
On Wednesday, Britain and New Zealand formally launched free trade negotiations, with the former looking to line up deals with other countries post-Brexit. In a statement, New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker said, New Zealand is among… Read More ›
Social media giant Facebook has refused to share advertisement revenues generated from its social media platforms, ignoring the calls from both the Australian government and news companies about sharing advertising revenue with the media. Facebook has instead suggested that it… Read More ›
Days after lifting almost all restrictions imposed because of the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic and more than three weeks without reporting any new fresh cases of the viral infection, New Zealand has reported a couple of confirmed cases… Read More ›
The drop in demand for oil for the current year will be the steepest in history, predicted the International Energy Agency on Tuesday. The IEA said that “a more stable footing” over the coming months could be reached by the… Read More ›
In a significant development, members of the European Parliament have drafted a lawsuit accusing China of violating the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in a strong pushback to Beijing’s move to impose draconian laws… Read More ›
On Monday Unilever Plc stated, it aims to invest 1 billion euros in a fund which will invest in climate change projects; it also aims to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero from all its products by 2039… Read More ›
As Australia still struggles with its latest tensions with China, Australia wants to hold on to the international students studying in the country. Students from all over the world were urged by Australia’s finance minister to “consider Australia” because despite… Read More ›
Regulators have again put the social media giant Facebook under its scanner this time over the company’s acquisition of a search engine that is often used to find GIFs of John Travolta and dumpster fires. The Competition and Markets Authority… Read More ›
