In a statement Britain’s Department of Health and Social Care said, it was cutting the cost of COVID-19 tests for travel from the National Health Service (NHS) and was reviewing the list of private providers to ensure pricing is transparent;… Read More ›
Sustainability
UK Economy Continues Growth In June Helped By Diners And Doctors
Economic growth in Britain in June was faster than expected at 1 per cent as the month also marked the first full month of indoor service for many hospitality firms. The growth was fuelled by the healthcare sector where a… Read More ›
Lighter Winds Impact Results Of Offshore Firms Orsted, RWE
Lighter winds impacted the performance of the two largest offshore wind players of the world in the first quarter – Orsted and RWE, which highlighted the extent to which profit in this booming industry is dependent on weather conditions. Wind… Read More ›
Electric Vehicle Metals To Be Explored In Greenland By Billionaire-Backed Mining Firm
An agreement has been signed between mineral exploration company KoBold Metals and London-listed Bluejay Mining for searching for critical materials in Greenland that are used in electric vehicles. KoBold is backed by billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Bluejay… Read More ›
Acquisition Bid For Respiratory Drugmaker Vectura Raised By Tobacco Giant Philip Morris
Its bid to buy respiratory drugmaker Vectura has been raised to more than £1bn by Tobacco giant Philip Morris. Inhaled medicines and devices for treating respiratory illnesses such as asthma is made by Vectura and its customers include the likes… Read More ›
Chinese Regulators To Curb Unruly Online Fans And Pop Culture Shows
Strict action was taken against “unhealthy” online fan groups by Chinese internet and media regulators even as supporters of pop star Kris Wu flooded Chinese social media platforms to claim that innocence of the singer and to defend him against… Read More ›
US will donate COVID-19 vaccine to pacific island nations with no stings attached: President Joe Biden
In a recorded message on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden told a forum of Pacific island leaders, the United States would donate COVID-19 vaccines without strings attached. The development comes in the wake of China becoming an increasingly more assertive… Read More ›
Big Growth In Sales Reported By Nivea Maker Beiersdorf
A rebound in demand for its adhesives and its dermatological brands helped Nivea maker Beiersdorf to report sales that were higher than before the pandemic with the stocks of the company rising by more than 5 per cent during early… Read More ›
The International Space Station Destabilised By A Mishap On A Russian Module
An inadvertent firing up of the engines of a newly arrived Russian module destabilised the International Space Station (ISS) kin a recent incident. “Mission control teams corrected the action and all systems are operating normally,” United States space agency Nasa… Read More ›
Amazon Needs More Warehouses To Buck Its Slowdown Forecast
Billions of dollars is still needed to be spent by Amazon.com Inc for expansion of its warehouses and its delivery systems. However that could put more pressure on the company’s shares which dropped by 7 per cent on Friday after… Read More ›