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
GLOBAL STOCKS TUMBLE AS DELTA VARIANT CASES SOAR
Global stocks tumbled with US futures and European markets echoing the weakness that dominated the trading day in Asia and losing
CAN WE STOP THE COUNTERFEIT COVID VACCINES?
In the past, forgers have targeted currency, artworks, even wine. Now, COVID-19 vaccines are in their sights. In July, CNN reported
DEADLY FLOODING IN EUROPE
A large-scale rescue effort is underway after the heaviest rainfall in a century caused flash floods to devastate parts of western Europe
DRUG GIANT GSK TO CREATE UP TO 5,000 JOBS IN NEW UK HUB
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is set to create up to 5,000 new jobs as part of a plan to build one of the largest life sciences sites
WHO WARNS OF ‘STRONG LIKELIHOOD’ OF MORE DANGEROUS COVID VARIANTS
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the surging COVID-19 pandemic in many parts of the world increases the likelihood
WHO PANEL ADVICES AGAINST COVID-19 VACCINATION PROOF FOR TRAVEL
The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee maintains its stance that proof of COVID-19 vaccination should not be required
“NO MORE EXCUSES”
More than 100 developing countries have set out their key negotiating demands ahead of the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow
WHAT ARE MODERNA’S NEXT PLANS?
This year, Moderna could deliver 1 billion doses of its Covid shot and bring in $19 billion in revenue. It’s become the rare biotech
THAILAND PLANS TO MIX COVID-19 VACCINES
A virologist and adviser to Thailand's government endorsed a plan to mix doses of the coronavirus vaccines of AstraZeneca and Sinovac
AUSTRALIA EXTENDS SYDNEY LOCKDOWN
Australian authorities extended a lockdown in Sydney by at least 14 days, after three weeks of initial restrictions failed to stamp out the
GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CHINESE MADE GOODS SOAR
Demand for Chinese-made goods is soaring as the world continues to bounce back from the pandemic, helping to calm fears about
ENGLAND’S COVID RULES END
England will move to the final stage of easing COVID-19 restrictions on 19 July, ministers have confirmed.It means almost all legal restrictions
TAIWAN TECH GIANTS TO BUY 10 MILLION COVID-19 VACCINES
wo of the world's biggest technology manufacturers are buying ten million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for Taiwan.Taiwanese firms
SIR RICHARD BRANSON ROCKETS TO THE EDGE OF SPACE
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane.The UK entrepreneur
