TEN COMPANIES WITH THE BEST WORKPLACE CULTURES
Companies love to brag about their “great workplace cultures,” but what does that mean? An organisation’s culture is often reflected in its mission statement
WEEKS OF WAR SCAR RUSSIA’S ECONOMY
Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February sparked sweeping sanctions that ripped the country out of the global financial fabric and
NEARLY HALF OF FOREIGN BUSINESSES IN HONG KONG ARE PLANNING TO RELOCATE
Foreign businesses have for decades reaped the benefits of setting up shop in Hong Kong, a historically stable, expat-friendly finance
EXTREME WEATHER WARNING SYSTEMS FOR ALL IN FIVE YEARS
Early warning systems to protect the world from extreme weather and climate-related disasters should be rolled out within five years
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT DIES AT AGE 84
Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War
NEW ZEALAND TO TAKE 450 REFUGEES FROM AUSTRALIAN PROCESSING CENTRES
The New Zealand government said it would take a total of 450 asylum seekers in Australia or its offshore detention centre on Nauru
JAMAICA PM TELLS BRITISH ROYALS ISLAND NATION WANTS TO BE INDEPENDENT
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate on Wednesday that his country wants to be independent
NEW ZEALAND SCRAPS OUTDOOR MASKING AND SOME COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES
New Zealand is set to significantly relax its COVID-19 restrictions with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calling it a ‘new beginning for the country
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES PLANE CRASHES IN SOUTHERN CHINA
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 with 132 people on board crashed into the hills of southern China on Monday. This is the country’s
CLIMATE CHANGE: ‘MADNESS’ TO TURN TO FOSSIL FUELS BECAUSE OF UKRAINE WAR
The UN Secretary General says the rush to use fossil fuels because of the war in Ukraine is "madness" and threatens global climate targets
REMOTE WORK HAS CHANGED MILLIONS OF CAREERS
The pandemic thrust the working world into a new reality in March 2020 as offices closed and millions of people were forced to learn
TEN LESSONS FROM TWO YEARS OF COVID-19
World Economic Forum: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19…
WTO CHIEF WELCOMES COVID-19 SHOT PATENT PLAN
The World Trade Organization (WTO) praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year
BOEING IN TALKS FOR LANDMARK DELTA MAX ORDER
Boeing Co (BA.N) is edging towards a landmark order from Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) for up to 100 of its 737 MAX 10 jets, a model it is battling
NASA’S GIANT NEW SLS MOON ROCKET MAKES ITS DEBUT
The American space agency has rolled out its new giant moon rocket for the first time.Source: BBC
MORE THAN 30 COMPANIES WILL SOON MAKE PFIZER’S COVID-19 PILL
TIME: 3/18/2022 (GENEVA) — Nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions…
OIL SOARS AFTER IEA SUPPLY SHORTFALL
Oil prices climbed on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said markets could lose three million barrels per day (bpd)
AS THE WEST SHUNS MOSCOW, INDIA EYES MORE CHEAP RUSSIAN OIL
India may take up a Russian offer to buy crude oil and other commodities at a discount, two Indian officials said, signalling that Delhi
AIRFARES CONTINUE TO SOAR
Jet fuel prices are soaring along with other fuel costs. So are airfares.Blame it on the return of passenger demand — rather than fuel prices
INDIA AND SRI LANKA TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO BUILD SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN THE ISLAND
India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement for developing a 100 megawatt solar power plant in the island's eastern port district
