THE UK SPACE RACE IS HEATING UP
A UK firm that was the world's first dedicated space tech investor is preparing to list fund shares on the London Stock Exchange
WORLD BANK APPROVES ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR WATER AND SANITATION IN SRI LANKA
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$ 40 million in additional financing for Sri Lanka to expand water supply
US OVERTAKES UK AS HARDEST HIT BY COVID DEATHS
The US was worst hit by the pandemic in the G7 big Western democracies over the first year of COVID-19, according to an updated
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BUY 500 MILLION PFIZER CORONAVIRUS VACCINES
The Biden administration is buying 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to donate to the world as the US dramatically increases
US EASES TRAVEL RULES FOR 61 COUNTRIES
The US has eased travel restrictions for many countries as the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines continues
FRENCH SET TO OVERTAKE ENGLISH AS THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ‘WORKING LANGUAGE’
Emmanuel Macron’s government is drawing up plans for French to replace English as the official 'working language
MAJOR INTERNET OUTAGE IMPACTS WEBSITES AROUND THE WORLD
Countless websites and apps around the world went down after Fastly, a major content delivery network, reported a
GOOGLE FINED IN FRANCE OVER ADVERTISING ABUSE
Technology giant Google has been fined £189 million by French authorities for abusing its advertising power
WFP HANDS OVER ITEMS TO SRI LANKA’S DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE
The World Food Programme handed over a consignment of items to the Disaster Management Centre to support its
WFP HANDS OVER ITEMS TO SRI LANKA’S DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE
The World Food Programme handed over a consignment of items to the Disaster Management Centre to support its
HIGHLIGHT OF G7 SUMMIT: BIDEN CALLS FOR NATIONS TO BOOST THEIR ECONOMIES
The deal struck on tax understandably grabbed most of the attention at the G7 Finance
HONG KONG CLOSES TIANANMEN VIGIL PARK
Police blocked off a Hong Kong park to prevent people gathering to commemorate the anniversary of China’s 1989 Tiananmen
UK ANNOUNCES TRADE DEAL WITH NORWAY AND ICELAND
The UK has signed a post-Brexit trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, the government has
GLOBAL FOOD PRICES RISE AT FASTEST PACE
Global food prices have jumped at their fastest monthly rate in over a decade, according to the United Nations
USAID AIRLIFT CRITICAL HEALTH SUPPLIES
USAID - US Agency for International Development are to be airlifting critical health supplies to Maldives, Pakistan
UK BEGINS PROCESS TO JOIN ASIA- PACIFIC TRADE BLOC
The 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc has agreed to open accession talks with the UK
AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY CLIMBS UP TO PRE-PANDEMIC TIMES
Australia's economy has continued its rapid rebound, to grow larger than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic
EU SET TO UNVEIL PLANS FOR BLOC-WIDE DIGITAL WALLET
The European Union (EU) is set to unveil plans for a bloc-wide digital wallet following requests from member states
FRENCH OIL BRAND TOTAL REBRANDS IN SHIFT TO RENEWABLES.
Oil and gas giant Total will be rebranded as TotalEnergies as it shifts some of its focus towards renewable
