Political donations to those Republican Congress members who raised objections to the Electoral College’s votes are being suspended by some of the biggest companies of the United States. This decision, which is being taken by more companies by the day, follows the siege of the US Capitol last Wednesday by a pro-Trump mob. The latest…
A team of experts from the World Health Organization will be going to China this month to investigate the origin of the novel coronavirus pandemic but people should have “very low” expectations that the visit will be enough for the global health body to come to a conclusion about the role of the Chinese authorities…
While the trade deal agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union has left the British financial industry unhappy, the last minute post-Brexit trade agreement has left French fisherman facing a host of unknowns. This was said by the mayor of the major northern fishing port of Boulogne-sur-Mer on Friday, according to a report…
Consumer advocates have demanded that “strong action” from regulators should be implemented against those airlines such as Virgin Atlantic and British Airways who refuse to issue refunds to customers who are complying with the new 4 Covid restrictions of England. Full cash refunds will only be made if flights are cancelled by the airline, Virgin…
The stakes for the United Kingdom have never been as high with days left for it to reach a trade deal with the European Union. But the three sticking points of fishing rights, government aid for companies and how disputes are settled stull threaten to collapse the trade talks. While costs for UK companies would…
Despite the presence of billions of dollars in emergency World Bank funding, healthcare was either not available or had to be purchased during the novel coronavirus pandemic by millions of people in low-income countries of the world, a new research has concluded. According to an Oxfam report published on Friday, efforts to strengthen health systems…
Tech giants will have to change how they promote themselves, suggested the European Union’s competition chief with the bloc preparing to amend its competition regulations. A complete overhaul of digital regulation is expected to be announced by the EU later this month. It is expected that the new changed regulations will target the business models…
The French government is taking an effort to get tech companies to get on board for publicly committing to principles which include paying their fair share of taxes. However, according to reports quoting government sources, United States based tech giants Amazon and Apple have not yet signed up to the pledge. Over the last three…
The first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States could get it as soon as December 11, according to the White House. An application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate was submitted by the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner…
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund warned before this week’s virtual Group of 20 (G20) summit that even though vaccine breakthroughs offer hope, the efforts of staging a recovery for the global economy from the hit of the novel coronavirus pandemic seems to be losing steam and “the economic path ahead remains difficult…
