Claire Bogan

The United Nations Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that another record of greenhouse gas emissions was emitted last year, putting climate targets even further out of reach. The warning comes less than a week before the…

Among other things, the Federal Reserve will ban senior officials from trading directly in stocks and bonds. They may still invest in, for example, investment funds. The stricter rules resulted from a scandal that led to the…

Brazilian President Bolsonaro denies doing anything wrong in dealing with the coronavirus. "We did the right thing from the start," Bolsonaro said in a speech in the north of the country. He was responding there to a report by…

In the fight against corona, Russians are not allowed to go to work for a week. Instead, they will be given paid time off from October 30 to November 7, Russian President Putin ordered. The period may start earlier and last longer…

A school group in Scotland uses facial recognition to make children pay for their school meals. According to the schools, far-reaching biometric identification speeds up the payment process. On the Isle of Arran, Scotland, a school…

The spreaders of the REvil ransomware are shutting down (again) now that their payment portal, server and site itself have been hacked. REvil was able to release its ransomware at several large companies in the past year. After the…

The military junta in Myanmar has banned the lawyer of deposed government leader Aung San Suu Kyi from speaking, according to a warning that Master Khin Maung Zaw posted on his Facebook page on Friday. The lawyer is no longer…

Navigation specialist TomTom continues to suffer from chip shortages, resulting in fewer cars being produced. As a result, there is also not as much demand for the company's navigation equipment. According to CEO Harold Goddijn,…

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, often described as Poland's most powerful politician, will step down from his government position early next year. According to sources from the Polish news agency PAP, he informed…

Floods in northern China have killed at least 15 people. Meanwhile, most of the coal mines in the affected region have been restarted. However, the heavy rain made rescue efforts more difficult. In China, the northern provinces of…