CNN FIRES UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES
The US news network CNN has sacked three employees for going into an office without having been vaccinated against COVID-19
ASIAN SHARES FALL AMIDST RISE IN DELTA VARIANT CASES
Asian shares failed to catch a firm lead from a bumper Wall Street session on Friday as the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus
DELTA VARIANT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ASIA TO BREAKING POINT
Countries across Asia are grappling with their worst coronavirus outbreaks of the pandemic, spurred by low vaccine rates and the
WHO CALLS FOR BOOSTER PAUSE TO VACCINATE POORER COUNTRIES
As a number of nations including Israel and Germany have announced plans to administer a third dose, WHO Chief Dr. Tedros has
SUSPECTED HIJACKING OVER UAE
Men who boarded and seized a ship in the Gulf of Oman have left the vessel and all those remaining on board are safe, officials say
MOST UNVACCINATED PEOPLE DON’T FEEL RESPONSIBLE TO THE GROWING COVID-19 CASES IN AMERICA: HERE’S WHY
While the vast majority of vaccinated Americans blame the unvaccinated for rising cases of COVID-19 and the spread of new variants
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
