World
Sep 23,
2020
The first Tobacco Transformation Index, released this week and made possible with funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, finds that most of the 15 largest tobacco companies are…
Justinas Baltrusaitis
Sep 17,
2020
As a leading global sports brand, Nike has evolved to become one of the prolific marketers in recent years. The company’s dedication to pump more resources into advertising and promotion…
Om Jastra Ilic
Sep 16,
2020
Although the Covid-19 outbreak disrupted gold mine production and mineral exchanges, the stock price of the leading gold producing companies globally significantly increased in 2020. According to data presented by AksjeBloggen,…
Last week ABN Amro announced its decision to exit the trade and commodity finance business. It joined a host of other banks like BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Natixis, ANZ to…
Sep 01,
2020
Only three countries have emerged as frontrunners in conducting coronavirus research by accounting for almost half of the global Covid-19 medical studies. Data retrieved from Finbold.com Coronavirus Research Index indicates that three…
Aug 27,
2020
The United States accounts for one of the highest number of billionaires besides hosting the richest person on the planet. The immense fortune by American billionaires can be seen clearly…
JASTRA ILIC
Aug 13,
2020
Over the last few decades, the global sportswear market has turned into an enormous revenue-generating machine, with the profits reaching almost €153bn value in 2019. However, the first half of…
Aug 05,
2020
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the ChemRar Group of companies have begun supplying the Avifavir anti-coronavirus drug to South Africa, RDIF announced in a press release. According to…
Rebecca Ashfield, University of Oxford
Jul 22,
2020
A vaccine against COVID-19 is urgently needed if we’re to stop the virus spreading and prevent potentially millions of further deaths. We’re now one step closer to that goal. We…
Jul 22,
2020
China is considering retaliating against telecom gear makers Nokia and Ericsson if the European Union follows the United States and Britain in banning Huawei Technologies from 5G networks, the Wall…
Polly Hayes, University of Westminster
Jul 15,
2020
One of the conspiracy theories that have plagued attempts to keep people informed during the pandemic is the idea that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory. But the vast…
Jul 05,
2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered amendments that would allow him to remain in power until 2036 to be put into the Russian Constitution after voters approved the changes during…
Jun 23,
2020
New Zealand police have frozen 140 million New Zealand dollars ($90 million) in funds thought to be linked to a cryptocurrency firm whose owner has been accused of money laundering.…
The unfolding US-China power rivalry bears a striking resemblance to the tensions between the US and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War years. Back then, African countries were positioned…
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