Coronavirus

The tide has turned against Nutri-Score

After years of wrangling, the desire for a harmonized and mandatory foodin the EU remains strong on a…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago