FINANCE FIRMS PLAN TO CLOSE COAL PLANTS IN ASIA
Some of the world's biggest financial institutions are working on a plan to speed the closure of coal-fired power plants in Asia
EVER WONDERED WHAT THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE ON EARTH IS?
America and China must work harder to avoid war over the future of Taiwan and here's why. Leaders in Beijing say there is only one
HERE’S WHY SINGAPORE COULD BECOME THE WORLD’S NEXT LEADING INDUSTRIAL HUB
There are deep rumblings afoot in Singapore’s manufacturing sector and the world will soon be surprised at its rise to global prominence
FAULT LINES WIDEN IN THE GLOBAL RECOVERY
Economic prospects have diverged further across countries since the April 2021 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast with the
1.4 MILLION REASONS TO BE HOPEFUL
Over 728,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Sri Lanka out of a total contribution of over 1.4 million
NOVAK DJOKOVIC MAKES HISTORIC LOSS
Novak Djokovic's search for a historic 'Golden Slam' came to an end on Friday as he lost to Alexander Zverev at Tokyo 2020
EUROZONE MAKES IT OUT OF RECESSION
The eurozone's economy grew by two percent in the second three months of the year, taking the region out of recession
DELTA VARIANT SPREADS AS FAST AS CHICKENPOX: AMERICAN CDC REVEALS
The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as chickenpox
HERE’S WHY THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY IS IN TROUBLE
Australia, which did enjoy one the best economic recoveries in the world from the 2020 episode of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now
RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVES HAVE ARRIVED DECADES EARLIER THAN PREDICTED
The heat waves of 2021, which have pummeled western regions of the United States and Canada, have killed, at a minimum, hundreds
TUNISIAN PRIME MINISTER SACKED
Tunisia's president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent protests broke out acros
AI BREAKTHROUGH COULD SPARK MEDICAL REVOLUTION
Artificial intelligence has been used to predict the structures of almost every protein made by the human body.
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CAR CHIP SHORTAGE WORRIES SMARTPHONE PRODUCERS
The semiconductor shortage that has gripped the world could last well into 2022 and hit smartphone production next, foreshadowing
SPACING OUT YOUR PFIZER BOOSTS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
A longer gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine makes the body's immune system produce more
BITCOIN UP AS MUSK SIGNALS ANOTHER TESLA U-TURN
Bitcoin has jumped past US$ 30,000 as Elon Musk said Tesla is most likely to start accepting it as payment again
WHAT’S NEXT?
eff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks, kicking off a new
BRISBANE ANNOUNCED AS HOST OF 2032 OLYMPICS
Brisbane has been officially announced as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032
CENTRAL CHINESE PROVINCE SWAMPED AFTER HEAVIEST RAIN IN 1,000 YEARS
Large swathes of China's central Henan province are under water with its capital Zhengzhou hardest hit after being drenched by what
TOKYO OLYMPIC BUBBLE “BROKEN”
A Tokyo public health expert says the Olympic bubble system "is kind of broken" only three days before the sporting spectacle is set to
ASIAN SHARES FOLLOW GLOBAL SLUMP
Stock markets across the world have dropped on fears that increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases will hamper economic recovery
