Death toll rises from air strikes in Gaza and rocket fire on Israel
Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian militants fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and the southern city of Beersheba in the region’s most intense hostilities in years. At least 49 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the enclave’s health ministry. […]
A Zoom-free Friday afternoon will be incorporated by HSBC
HSBC is preparing Zoom-free Friday afternoons for many UK workers in an effort to alleviate stress caused by working from home, which is common during pandemics. Many other organizations have reported similar policies to enhance employee quality of life, and the pilot program supports them. In its commercial banking division, which includes current accounts, deposits, […]
The percentage of people learning a foreign language has boosted: Dual-language apps are gaining popularity
Following the coronavirus quarantines, a surge in demand for language-learning apps erupted around the world, with the United Kingdom, quite surprisingly, leading the way. The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have inspired many more British people to attempt to become bilingual, although the country is not known for its citizens’ capacity or enthusiasm for learning a […]
EU asks AstraZeneca to deliver 120 million vaccines by end of June
The European Union wants AstraZeneca to deliver at least 120 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by the end of June, a lawyer representing the EU said on Tuesday at the opening of a legal case against the company over delayed supplies. The lawyer was speaking in a Belgian court as proceedings in the second […]
Asia shares fall on worries over inflation, Fed outlook
Asian shares declined in early trade on Tuesday as Wall Street retreated on worries about accelerating inflation, prompting investors to cut back on their exposure to growth-focused stocks on bets of higher interest rates in the not-too-distant future.
Saudi to supply full crude volumes to at least 4 Asia buyers in June -sources
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude oil exporter, will supply full volumes of crude as requested by at least four Asian refiners in June, five people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Indian oil refiners cut output, imports as pandemic hits demand
India’s top oil refiners are reducing processing runs and crude imports as the surging COVID-19 pandemic has cut fuel consumption, leading to higher product stockpiles at the plants, company officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS), the country’s biggest refiner, has reduced runs to an average of between 85% and 88% of processing capacity, […]
Colonial Pipeline’s website down amid cyber attack
Colonial Pipeline’s website was down on Tuesday as the operator of the largest fuel pipeline in the United States deals with a cyber-security attack that shut its entire network.
Indonesia considers plan to tax trade in cryptocurrencies
Indonesia is considering a plan to tax the trading of cryptocurrencies after a surge in popularity among local investors, a tax official said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country has been seeking to shore up state revenues amid the coronavirus pandemic, though Neilmaldrin Noor, a spokesman at Indonesia’s tax office, said a tax scheme for […]
Philippines records first two cases of Indian coronavirus variant
The Philippines has detected its first two cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India, its health ministry said on Tuesday.
