Amid the casino industry in Australia struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic and heightened regulatory scrutiny, the anti-money-laundering agency of the country expanded a probe into due diligence at casinos which includes the three biggest operators of the industry and increasing… Read More ›
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Biden Administration expands ban list prohibiting US entities to invest in Chinese companies
In a development that marks the expansion of the scope of the previous US Administration, US President Joe Biden banned US entities from investing in a couple of Chinese companies with alleged links to the Chinese military, through an executive… Read More ›
2020 Saw A 5% Drop In Carbon Emissions In Australia
There was growth in the generation of wind and solar energy in Australia in 2020 while the country’s carbon emissions dropped during the year by 2020, the government of the country said on Monday. According to analysts this was primarily… Read More ›
Top Bank Executives Entering Hong Kong To Be Exempt From Quarantine
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has said that strict virus quarantine measures in Hong Kong are not being applied on top bankers. An application for the mandatory 21-day quarantine could be filed by senior banking executives who are fully… Read More ›
Covid-19 Origin Probes Being ‘Poisoned By Politics’, Says WHO
The probes to find out the origin of the Covid-19 causing novel coronavirus are being “poisoned by politics”m said a top official of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. This Wednesday, United States president Joe Biden announced that he… Read More ›
Brazil Facing Worst Dry Spell In 91 Years, Put On Drought Alert
With Brazil facing its worst dry spell in 91 years, the government agencies of the country have issued warnings of droughts in the country this week. That has caused concerns and fears of measures such as energy rationing, hitting hydroelectric… Read More ›
Industry Association Says 2021 To Be Year Of ‘Record Level’ Earnings Of US Banks
With the recovery of the United States economy and buoyancy in the financial markets, 2021 is likely to be a year of “record level” of earnings for US banks, said the Institute of International Finance, an industry association. Bank lending… Read More ›
Production At Its Southern India Plant Halted By Ford Due To Pandemic Surge
Following a lunchtime sit-in protest on Thursday staged by the workers of its car plant in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, Ford Motor Co said it will halt production at the facility. The workers have been protesting to get… Read More ›
Government Agencies, NGOs Being Targeted By Group Behind Solarwinds Hack, Says Microsoft
According to Microsoft Corp, government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations are now being targeted by the group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack whioch was identified last year. “This week we observed cyberattacks by the threat actor Nobelium targeting… Read More ›
Belarus Plane Grounding To Be Investigated By United Nations’ Aviation Body
The forced grounding of a Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk which has drawn international outrage will be investigated by the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). An initial demand for investigation into the incident was demanded by the United… Read More ›