WORLD BILLIONAIRES ADDED FIVE TRILLION TO THEIR FORTUNE DURING THE PANDEMIC
Billionaires added US$ 5 trillion to their fortunes during the pandemic, according to Oxfam, exacerbating economic inequality as the
CHINA CUTS ITS INTERESTS RATES
China has unexpectedly cut a key interest rate for the first time in almost two years as official figures showed its economic growth had slowed
EUROPEAN NATIONS IMPOSE STRICT RULES FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
As the pandemic has moved into its third year and the Omicron variant has sparked a new wave of cases, governments around the world
NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S AUSTRALIAN VISA HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Novak Djokovic’s application against the Ministry of Immigration’s cancellation of his visa has been “dismissed with costs" by a federal
GERIATRIC MILLENNIALS ARE WINNING AT WORK
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OIL RALLY TO CONTINUE IN 2022
Oil prices that rallied 50 percent in 2021 will power further ahead this year, some analysts predict, saying a lack of production capacity
THE YEAR OF SPACE TOURISM
When future generations write about the history of space travel, 2021 may well get its own chapter and it might be called, “The year
THE US LOOKS TO INCREASE IMMIGRANT WORKERS
The US Chamber of Commerce is calling to double the number of legal immigrants into America as a way to ease inflation and the worker
UK AIMS FOR TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA
India is on course to becoming the third largest economy in the world by 2050, and the British government hopes that UK-India trade
WORLD BANK WARNS GLOBAL ECONOMY FACES GRIM OUTLOOK
BBC The global economy faces a "grim outlook", World Bank president David Malpass has warned,…
SOUTH KOREA AUTHORISES USE OF NOVAVAX COVID-19 VACCINE
South Korea has authorised the use of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Ffood and Ddrug Ssafety ministry said.South Korean
CANADA NOW DEEMED ‘HIGH RISK’ FOR TRAVEL
Canada was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest-risk category for travel on Monday.The world's second
THE US REPORTS AT LEAST 1.1 MILLION COVID CASES IN A DAY
The US reported at least 1.13 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total of any
COVID-19 TEST MAKERS STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH WHIPLASH FROM OMICRON
As the omicron variant sends US COVID-19 case numbers soaring to new records, and drugstores and walk-in clinics clamorclamour
SINGAPORE IS BUILDING A ‘FOREST TOWN’
In an area of Singapore once home to a brickworks and military training facilities, a vision of the future of urban living is taking shape
US STOCKS FALL AFTER DISAPPOINTING JOB REPORT
The jobs recovery may be losing steam. But the unemployment rate continued to fall, and workers are still bringing home bigger paychecks
PFIZER EXPECTS UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE DATA FOR KIDS UNDER 5 BY APRIL
Pfizer expects the latest results from a clinical trial for kids under the age of 5 of the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with Germany's
HERE’S WHERE YOU SHOULD INVEST YOUR MONEY IN 2022
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DEADLY OMICRON SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS ‘MILD’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against describing the Omicron variant as mild, saying that it is killing people across
HONG KONG NOW BANS INBOUND FLIGHTS
Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the US and Britain, and tightened restrictions