HIGHLY POLLUTING PETROL NOW ERADICATED FROM THE WORLD
There is now no country in the world that uses leaded petrol for cars and lorries, the UN Environment Programme has announced
AIR POLLUTION LINKED TO MENTAL ILLNESS
Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind
APPLE CHIEF GETS MASSIVE PAY OUT
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has received more than five million shares in the technology giant as he marks 10 years in the job
GLOBAL BOND FUNDS SEE BIG INFLOWS
Global bond markets saw their fifth consecutive week of inflows through 25 August as investors grew cautious
US ON ALERT OVER MORE KABUL ATTACKS
US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee the new Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic
CHINA TO BAN US IPOs FOR DATA HEAVY TECH FIRMS
In another significant move to control its Technology sector, China is seeking to tighten oversight of the algorithms IT companies use
QUANTAS CLAIMS PANDEMIC WILL COST BILLIONS IN LOST REVENUE
The Chief Executive Officer Qantas has said that the pandemic is likely to cost the firm AUS$ 20 billion in lost revenue by the end of 2021
JAPAN SUSPENDS 1.6 MILLION DOSES OF MODERNA
Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine more than a week after the domestic distributor received
SOUTH KOREA BECOMES FIRST MAJOR ASIAN ECONOMY TO RAISE INTEREST RATES
South Korea has become the first major Asian economy to raise interest rates since the coronavirus pandemic began
GLOBAL COVID NUMBERS PLATEAU AFTER TWO MONTH INCREASE
According to the WHO, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported globally seems to be plateauing after rising for nearly two months
COVID VACCINATION WANES WITHIN SIX MONTHS
Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins…
SRI LANKA GIVES THE GREENLIGHT FOR COVAXIN
Sri Lanka is now open for fully vaccinated Indian travellers with the second shot having been taken at least 14 days prior to their arrival
SCOTLAND TO HOLD ITS OWN CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC INQUIRY
The Scottish government will hold its own public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic by the end of the year, after
NEW US 2022 COVID-19 FIGHT TIMELINE COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR JOE BIDEN
President Joe Biden just got some deeply unwelcome news: the pandemic that he was elected to end it could drag on deep into a midterm
G7 TO MEET ON TALIBAN DEADLINE
US President Joe Biden is set to come under pressure at a G7 meeting today that will seek more time to evacuate thousands of people
INDIA APPROVES WORLD’S FIRST DNA VACCINE
India's drug regulator has granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine – the world's first DNA shot against
GREENLAND FACES RECORD-BREAKING RAINFALL DURING SNOWY SEASON
For the first time on record, precipitation on Saturday at the summit of Greenland — roughly two miles above sea level — fell as rain
AFGHANISTAN’S ECONOMY IS BEING PUSHED TO THE BRINK
The Taliban sweeping to power in Afghanistan has thrust one of the world's poorest countries back into the limelight
NATO PLANS TO SPEED EVACUATIONS FROM AFGHANISTAN
More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan's capital, a NATO official stated, pledging
ISRAEL EXTENDS COVID RESTRICTIONS TO THREE-YEAR-OLDS
Israel is now requiring anyone over the age of three to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before entering many
