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 ›
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Computer Chip Shortages To Hit PC Supplies This Year, Says Dell, HP
Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc both computer makers warned that the on going global shortage of computer chips could have an impact on the ability of the companies to meet the demands for laptops this year even as both… Read More ›
Taiwan Accuses China Of Blocking A Covid-19 Vaccine Deal With BioNTech
China was accused by Taiwan directly for the first time of blocking a deal of the island with Germany’s BioNTech SE for Covid-19 vaccines further escalating a war of words since Beijing offered the vaccine shots to the island through… Read More ›
India Govt. Sued By WhatsApp Over New Media Rules Which It Says Break Privacy
Social media messaging app WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government in Delhi seeking court intervention to prevent implementation of regulations that came into force on Wednesday which, according to experts, would force the California-based Facebook unit to… Read More ›
IAEA Chief Concerned About Iran’s Level Of Uranium Enrichment
Expressing alarm over the nuclear program being carried out by the Iranian government, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency spelled out why he was so concerned in an interview with the Financial Times this week. The situation was… Read More ›
9 New Billionaires In Pharma Industry Created By Covid-19 Vaccines
At least nine new billionaires were created by the covid-19 vaccines following surge in the shares of the companies producing the vaccines. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel and Ugur Sahin, the CEO of BioNTech, which co-developed producing a vaccine with Pfizer,… Read More ›
Antifungal Drug Shortage In India As Covid-19 Survivors Contract The Rare Complication
With the healthcare system of India reeling under a massive wave of coronavirus infections, the country said on Friday that measures were being undertaken to address a shortage of a medicine that is used for treating of a rare fungal… Read More ›
With Economy Reopening, Retail Spending Soars In The UK
After months of lockdown, retail shops have reopened in the United Kingdom and the British shoppers spend lavishly on new clothes in April, showed official data on Friday. According to experts, this was a further signal of a robust recovery… Read More ›
Danish Court Orders Carlos Ghosn To Pay Back $6 Million To Nissan And Mitsubishi
A court in Denmark ordered the fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn to repay 5 million euros ($6.1 million) in wages to Nissan and Mitsubishi in relation to a case that he had brought. At the core of this… Read More ›
Pandemic Induced Digital Payments Boom Drive PayPal To Beat Profit Estimates
The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted e-commerce and online shopping which consequently has also led to boost in digital payments which has benefitted online and digital payments firm PayPal Holdings Inc as it reported its strongest first quarter profits on record… Read More ›