As the world braced for a possible second wave of Covid-19 infections, new travel restrictions were imposed in countries in Asia on Monday, while Europe’s summer reopening was thrown into disarray after a sudden directive on travelers from Spain imposed… Read More ›
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TikTok Hiring People From Google And Facebook In Its Aggressive Expansion Strategy
The Chinese owned video sharing app TikTok plans to increase the size of its global workforce and has been trying to woo employees from United State based tech companies form their offices in America as well as in Europe. The… Read More ›
Denouncing WHO-led Alliance, EU Aims Covid-19 Vaccines At Less Than $40: Reuters
Purchasing of Covid-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation has been rejected by the European Union because that process is slow and of high cost, said a report published by the news agency Reuters quoting two… Read More ›
New Study Predicts 1.3 Billion Tons Of Plastic Waste By 2040 Even With Global Action
A latest research by a group of scientists who have developed a new computer model which enables them to track the flow of global plastic pollution has claimed that over the next two decades, if there is no widespread intervention,… Read More ›
EU Commission Urges Countries To Diversify 5G Suppliers On An Urgent Basis
The European Commission has urged all the countries in the European Union to undertake urgent action to diversify the pool of suppliers for their 5G networks. According to analysts, this move is aimed at increasing competition for the Chinese telecom… Read More ›
China May Not Recognize BNO Passports Of Hong Kong Residents In Retaliation To UK
A threat to derecognize the British National Overseas passports held by residents of Hong Kong was issued by China on Thursday as retaliation against the recent decision of the United Kingdom to allow refuge to Hong Kong residents holding British… Read More ›
EU Says Trade Deal With UK Not Likely Now, After No Progress Made Talks
Talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union over a free trade agreement were stalled on Thursday. While the EU said that an agreement was unlikely within the stipulated time frame. The UK expressed hope of an agreement by… Read More ›
UK Study Claims A ‘Breakthrough’ Treatment Can Reduce Risk Of Covid-19 Deaths
The preliminary results released by a British biotech firm have claimed that there can be a drastic reduction in the number of new coronavirus patients dying because of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, or requiring intensive care… Read More ›
Japan’s June Exports Drop Again, For The 4th Month In A Row
The novel coronavirus pandemic has severely hit global demand resulting in the exports of Japan dropping by double digits in the month of June, marking the fourth straight month of exports decline. This has again reinforced the anticipation that the… Read More ›
Concurrent IPO Plans By Chinese Fintech Giant Ant In Shanghai And Hong Kong
The Chinese fintech firm Ant Group has initiated the process of going public through two simultaneous initial public offerings – one in Shanghai and the other in Hong Kong. Shares of the company on both the Shanghai stock exchange’s STAR… Read More ›