The tide has turned against Nutri-Score
After years of wrangling, the desire for a harmonized and mandatory food label in the EU remains strong on a political level, even if the […]
Coronavirus
Pre-empting new outbreaks in a post-pandemic world
Despite growing economic woes and rare signs of public dissent, China continues to stubbornly cling to a zero-Covid policy at all costs while other countries […]
Existing drugs offer promising new weapons in fight against Covid-19
A large-scale clinical trial at Canada’s McMaster University has offered some encouraging news in the fight against Covid-19. After testing several treatments on thousands of […]
How RegTech can help correspondent banking make a comeback
The news that Western Union is suspending its services in Afghanistan due to the ongoing instability in the country is just one more blow to […]
Second-generation vaccines crucial to beating pandemic around the world
The news that late-stage trials of German biotech firm CureVac’s Covid-19 vaccine yielded only 47% efficacy has been met with dismay by scientists, policymakers and […]
New therapeutics offer fresh hope in fight against Covid-19
In a global first, a US-Australian partnership has reported the development of an antiviral therapy, based on gene-silencing RNA technology, which could directly act against […]
Japan stays on track for the Tokyo Olympics 2021 amid Covid-19
Three months before the games begin at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, Japan’s Olympic Committee (JOC) released an updated “science and experience-based” playbook, offering […]
Rugby World Cup 2023 tickets have sold out in record time, again
The general public ticket sale for the 2023 Rugby World Cup opened with a bang on April 6, with the entirety of the 350,000 available […]
The world’s water problem is chronic but is not irreversible
A recent investigation conducted by Consumer Reports and The Guardian illustrated the alarming extent of the clean water problem across the United States. Insufficient clean […]
Vaccine passports the way out for hard-hit tourism sector
In a global first, UK cruise operator Saga Cruises has announced that from the start of the new season in May, all passengers will have […]