New restrictions on the activities of diplomats from the United States working in Mainland China and Hong Kong was announced by China which has been described by China as a justified response by it to similar measures that were previously… Read More ›
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Delay In AstraZeneca’s Covid Vaccine Trial Is A ‘Wake-Up Call’, Says WHO
The delay in the final phase of human trials for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was described as a ‘wake up call’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). AstraZeneca had announced the suspension of its phase three human trials all over the… Read More ›
Destruction Of 46,000-Year-Old Indigenous Site In Australia Results In Ouster Of Rio Tinto CEO
An explosion in a tunnel in Australia that led to the destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site in Australia while Rio Tinto as expanding an iron ore mine has forced the resignation of the company’s CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques under… Read More ›
Google And Twitter Pledge To Be Tough To Block Voting Misinformation In US
Further strict measures to clamp down on misinformation online prior to the presidential elections in the United States are being taken by Google and Twitter, the two companies have said. Ahead of the November vote a flood of false claims… Read More ›
IATA Says 8,000 Jumbo Jets Will Be Needed To Deliver Cvoid-19 Vaccine Globally
According to the global airline industry the “largest transport challenge ever” for the industry will be faced in shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that doing so will require the equivalent… Read More ›
Concerns Over ‘Arbitrary Punishment’ Against European Companies By China Raised By EU Business Group
According to the deductions of an a European business industry group, with a more politicized business environment between the European Union and China, there is a threat of “arbitrary punishment” for European companies by China. Concerns over travel restrictions imposed… Read More ›
Israel-UAE trade could reach $4 billion in 1 year: Israel’s Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen
On Monday, in a statement Israel’s Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen stated, the annual trade between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is likely to touch $4 billion. The development comes in the wake of an announcement by both countries that… Read More ›
‘The World Could Look Like 1900 Again’, Warns Former World Bank Head Robert Zoellick
If various countries do not work together to get out of the current crisis created by the novel coronavirus pandemic and other factors, the world could look like it did in 1900, warned the former head of the World Bank…. Read More ›
Sale Of Organic Food And Drink In UK Surges During Lockdown
During the novel coronavirus pandemic induced lockdowns in the United Kingdom, the demand and sale of organic food and drink rose sharply. Over the past year, the demand and sale of such products have grown at a rate that as… Read More ›
WHO Study Finds Death Of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Reduced By Inexpensive Steroids
Results of seven different clinical trials conducted by the World Health Organization and published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that the risk of death from Covid-19 I reduced by one third by treating novel… Read More ›