New Zealand’s Ardern says differences with China becoming harder to reconcile
Differences between New Zealand and its top trading partner China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing’s role in the world grows and changes, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday. The comments come as New Zealand faces pressure from some elements among Western allies over its reluctance to use the Five Eyes intelligence and […]
Britain’s Princess Charlotte to celebrate sixth birthday
Britain’s royal family released a photograph on Saturday of a smiling Princess Charlotte, one of Queen Elizabeth’s great-grandchildren, the day before the princess celebrates her sixth birthday. Charlotte is fourth in line to the British throne and is the only daughter of Prince William, Elizabeth’s grandson, and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge. In the […]
Thousands of revelers attend Wuhan music festival
Thousands of people attended the first day of the Wuhan Strawberry Music Festival on Saturday. In warm conditions on the first day of a five-day May Day national holiday revelers in the central Chinese city danced, bounced and screamed with delight as some of their favorite acts took the stage. The festival was making a […]
Climate finance targets top agenda for this week’s G7 meetings
Targets for climate finance and girls’ education will top the agenda at a meeting this week of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies, this year’s chair Britain said on Sunday. The London summit will be the first attended in person by G7 foreign ministers for two years. Britain has also invited representatives […]
Buffett says Berkshire “not competitive” with SPACs on deals
Warren Buffett on Saturday compared the buying frenzy by special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, to gambling with other people’s money and said their activity has made it tough for his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), to compete on deals. Berkshire Hathaway has $70 billion to $80 billion it would “love to put to work,” but […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says govt reduced environmental fines for ‘peace and tranquility’
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that his government had opted to reduce the number of environmental fines handed out to ranchers in order to bring “peace and tranquility” to the countryside. Environmental specialists have attributed a reduction in environmental fines in Brazil in recent years to the diminished capacity of federal environmental regulator […]
N. Korea says Biden policy shows hostile U.S. intent, vows response
North Korea lashed out at the United States and its allies in South Korea on Sunday in a series of statements saying recent comments from Washington are proof of a hostile policy that requires a corresponding response from Pyongyang. The statements, carried on state news agency KCNA, come after the White House on Friday said […]
Indian scientists flag virus mutations that could ‘evade immune response’
Are the increased number of Covid cases in India causing concern in other countries?
The Covid 19 outburst has reappeared in the scenario. When other nations have reached a point where they can deal with this lethal virus, the virus has spread to the other side of the globe. The shocking scenery from India, which is dealing with a Covid epidemic, has stunned the globe. However, the epidemic isn’t […]
After nearly doubling profits, Amazon is hoping that pandemic habits will stick
Throughout the first 3 months of 2020, Amazon proceeded to benefit from the existing retail outlet routines, documenting a massive increase in revenue and a doubling of profit margins. From video broadcasting to online grocery, almost every element of the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the tech behemoth’s profits. The boom is expected to continue in […]
