GERMANY EYES FOUR DAY WORK WEEK TO HELP PREVENT MASS LAYOFFS
Germany’s largest trade union, IG Metall, is proposing its members call for a four-day week to offset economic pressures
SINGAPORE GETS AN APPLE STORE THAT SITS ON WATER
Singapore is getting its third Apple store and this upcoming one also boasts a unique status – it’s the world’s first that sits on water
BANDARANAIKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER
The Government hopes to reopen the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake by the end of September
INDIA PROPOSES ‘AIR BUBBLE’ ARRANGEMENT WITH SRI LANKA FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday that India is negotiating with 13 more countries to establish separate
US STOCKS HIT NEW HIGH
A key US stock index has hit a new high despite ongoing worries about the sharp economic impact of the pandemic
JAPAN’S ECONOMY SUFFERS RECORD SLUMP AFTER COVID-19
Japan’s recession has stretched to nine months after the world’s third biggest economy suffered a record-breaking drop
MARINE LIFE FOOD WEBS COULD BE RADICALLY ALTERED
Heating of the world’s oceans could radically reorganise marine food webs across the globe causing the numbers
NOVAVAX TO DISPATCH 60 MILLION DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO UK FOR TRIALS
The company and the UK government will collaborate for the trial to assess the efficacy of the vaccine in the UK
ISRAEL AND THE UAE ANNOUNCE NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS WITH AMERICA’S HELP
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement - brokered by the United States - to work towards
