MELBOURNE PLACED ON A SIX WEEK LOCKDOWN
Five million residents of the Australian city of Melbourne have been told to stay at home for six weeks, amid a surge in coronavirus cases
BUBONIC PLAGUE WARNING RELEASED AROUND INNER CHINA
There’s a suspected case of the bubonic plague in Bayan Nur, a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia. Yes, this is the plague that’s caused
SEVENTEEN WAYS TECHNOLOGY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
Paper and pencil tracking, luck, significant global travel and opaque supply chains are part of today’s status quo, resulting in large amounts of wasted energy, materials and time
AIRBUS TO CUT OVER 10,000 JOBS
Aerospace giant Airbus says it plans to cut 15,000 jobs as it deals with the effects of the coronavirus crisis
TESLA OVERTAKES TOYOTA
Tesla has become the world's most valuable carmaker, overtaking Japan's Toyota, after its stock hit a record high
COMPANIES CALLED TO SUPPORT WASTE PICKERS
Workers who handle waste and recyclables support the health of our communities, economies, and the environment at the expense of their own health and wellbeing
IFC INVESTS IN JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is making a $ 175 million investment in John Keells Holding (JKH) to expand its supermarket
MICROSOFT TO CLOSE PHYSICAL STORES
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Friday it would close its retail stores and take a related pretax asset impairment charge of $450 million in the current quarter
COULD HUAWEI’S DAYS IN THE UK BE NUMBERED?
The UK government is inching towards taking a decision on Huawei's role in the UK's 5G and fixed-broadband networks
SCIENTISTS FIND A “LITTLE BRAIN” WITHIN OUR HEARTS
The heart has its own “brain.” Now, scientists have drawn a detailed map of this little brain, called the intracardiac nervous system, in rat hearts
HEMAS HOLDINGS PLC APPOINTS NEW CEO
Hemas Holdings PLC announced the appointment of Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 1st October 2020, succeeding Steven Enderby
IS AIR POLLUTION AGGRAVATING THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN SOUTH ASIA?
South Asian cities are known hotspots for air pollution. But in the last few months, many have enjoyed unusually clear skies and fresh air
SCIENTISTS EXAMINE THE GREAT ‘HUMAN PAUSE’
Researchers have launched an initiative to track wildlife before, during and after the coronavirus lockdown
