The commencement of COVID vaccinations has focused attention on the modern medical miracle of immunisation. It has eradicated some diseases and is close to...
TRIPS waiver proposal from India, South Africa and other members
A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade...
Approvals from regulators and the European Commission will let countries begin coronavirus vaccinations before the end of the year. EU nations are currently grappling...
Europe's response to the coronavirus pandemic varies from country to country, depending on the rates of coronavirus infection.
Some have eased earlier restrictions only to...
A number of European countries have tightened coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas following a surge of infections in recent weeks.
The Netherlands has entered a...
In September 2020, the Government of India enacted two new farm laws for agriculture, and amended the Essential Commodities Act for agri-food stuff.
The...
Rich nations are stockpiling the most promising coronavirus vaccines, and people in poorer nations could miss out as a result. Campaigners are urging pharma...
Denmark will no longer increase oil extraction in the North Sea, after a majority in parliament voted against continuation of the practice.
Fossil fuel activities...
Norwegian startup Othalo is developing affordable and sturdy homes made entirely from recycled plastic waste to tackle Africa’s housing deficit. The company has collaborated with...
Rationalist approaches to economics assume that people value their own interests over the interests of strangers. Cohn et al. wanted to examine the trade-off between material...
Moderna said that Phase 3 stage analysis suggested its coronavirus vaccine could prevent COVID-19. The news comes a week after Pfizer and German drug-maker...
Since the social platforms Twitter and Facebook started warning users that information might be untrue, millions of President Trump's fans have flocked to Parler....
New Zealand appointed its first Indigenous female foreign minister Monday to represent what's shaping up to be one of the most diverse parliaments in...
From Nazis to Sicilian mafia, disparate groups have stolen art across the world, and across centuries.
Believed to be missing for 60 years, late acclaimed...
Covid vaccine being trialled by Oxford University and AstraZeneca offers hope for all age groups
One of the world’s leading Covid-19 experimental vaccines produces an...
Coca-Cola is working to create a bottle made 100% from paper – an innovative packaging technology that may help achieve a World Without Waste.
Imagine...
The Netherlands is going into a partial lockdown for at least four weeks. Meanwhile, Italy has imposed new restrictions on public gatherings, restaurants, sports...