In a statement on Wednesday, Australia’s Home Affairs minister Karen Andrews said, Canberra has toughened foreign interference rules for its universities aimed at stopping self-censorship on campuses and the covert transfer of sensitive technology. Foreign interference guidelines will protect universities… Read More ›
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Discussions at COP26 focus on climate finance
On Monday, Governments are scheduled to push for an agreement to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damages that have already occurred, in what is likely to be a test whether rich nations and developing… Read More ›
Crypto exchange Binance hires former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer
In a statement Binance said, it had appointed former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer, in an effort to reinvent itself as a regulated financial firm from being one of the world’s largest… Read More ›
EU member states empowered to non-EU passengers from entering country, part of German proposal to contain COVID-19
On Thursday, according to a report from the Times newspaper, a German proposal could see European governments allowing a ban on all UK residents from entering their respective countries along with cutting off all passenger transport links with Britain. The… Read More ›
Collapse of global tax treaties could impose $100 billion in costs: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
On Monday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said, the global economy could see a drop of more than 1% in output if international talks to rewrite cross-border tax treaties break down and trigger a trade war. On Friday,… Read More ›
Airlines industry outlines new safety measures with air travel set to resume
In order to mitigate issues surrounding COVID-19, airports and airlines are recommending a layered approach to stop-gap safety measures with air travel set to restart. A single measure on its own will not mitigate all of the risks revolving around… Read More ›
Oil traders pour funds into green initiatives in search of sustainable business model
With oil traders seeking to match profits they make from trading oil from climate friendly projects, they are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into such projects which include wind farms, blue hydrogen and cow manure plants. As a result… Read More ›
Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down from Alphabet Inc, Sundar Pichai takes the helm
Google Inc’s Chief Executive Sundar Pichai is set to replace Larry Page as Alphabet Inc’s CEO. Page and Sergey Brin will continue to distance themselves from playing an active role in the management of the company they co-founded 21 years… Read More ›
Germany’s Delivery Hero invests in biodegradable packaging manufacturer Bio-Lutions
Companies and governments around the globe are moving to mitigate the menace of plastic waste. In a significant development, German food delivery company Delivery Hero announced it has invested in biodegradable packaging manufacturer Bio-Lutions. The move comes midst companies and… Read More ›
The gasoline industry is all set to be transformed
Asian economies and electric carmakers are going to be key players in this unfolding scenario. Oil and auto executives have disclosed, with India and China shifting their focus from gas-guzzling gasoline engine powered cars to electric vehicles, demand for gasoline… Read More ›