In a landmark ruling, a divorce court in Beijing, China has directed a man to give compensation to his wife against the housework she did during their marriage. The country ordered the man to play 50,000 yuan ($7,700) against the… Read More ›
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With Investors Nervous Of Sky-High Price, Bitcoin’s Value Continues To Plunge
With investors getting jittery about the astronomical price that the crypto currency bitcoin had attained in recent times, the value of the virtual currency sunk as much as 17 per cent on Tuesday. According to analysts, the drop came as… Read More ›
Tesla’s $1,5bn Bitcoin Investment Gave It A Profit Of About $1bn: Analyst
The investment in the crypto currency bitcoin made recently by the United States based electric car maker Tesla has given the company a paper profit of about $1 billion, said Daniel Ives, analyst at Wedbush Securities. In a note published… Read More ›
Study Claims A Billion Doses Excess Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Being Hoarded By Rich Countries
According to a new study, one billion more doses of the available Covid-19 vaccines than their citizens need have been purchased by the richest countries of the world which would mean that people from poorer countries will probably not be… Read More ›
Paris Agreement Officially Rejoined By The US
The Paris Agreement on climate change has not formally been rejoined by the United States. The agreement was formed to tackle the problem of global warming so that the potentially catastrophic impacts of it can be avoided. According to the… Read More ›
Bitcoin Touches New Record High As Its Market Cap Surges Past $1 Trillion
Investors in bitcoin apparently unheeded warnings by analysts that the crypto currency is an “economic side show” and is a poor hedge for the drop in stock prices as the market capitalization of the virtual currency hit a value of… Read More ›
Canada Intent To Follow Australia To Force Facebook To Pay For News
After Australia, the Canadian government has said that it will make Facebook Inc shell out money for the news content that it uses on its platform and has sought to get together allies in the media battle with tech giants…. Read More ›
British American Tobacco Reports Profit Rise Even With Fall In Sales
British American Tobacco (BAT), the owner of a number brands of cigarettes including Lucky Strike, Pall Mall and Camel, reported an almost 9 per cent growth in its profits even though the noted lower sales of its products partially because… Read More ›
UK Study Claims New Kent Coronavirus Variant Could Be 70% Deadlier
A report by the United Kingdom government’s scientific advisers claimed that the variant of the novel coronavirus that is dominant in the UK could be as much as 70 per cent more deadly than the previous strains. The prevalent concerns… Read More ›
India To Be The Second Largest Covid-19 Vaccine Maker Of The World After The US
Because of its capacity to make Covid-19 vaccines both for its own population and other developing countries, analysts believe that India could become the second largest Covid-19 vaccine maker of the world. Historically, India makes most of the vaccines of… Read More ›