China should lift all birth restrictions so that the Chinese are encouraged to have more children. The country’s population is ageing faster than in developed countries, say researchers from China’s central bank (PBOC). In addition, the Chinese have to save more to assist the elderly. Ageing is not a […]
According to the British National Statistics Office (ONS), nearly a quarter of Britons officially registered as corona deaths have not died of Covid-19, according to the British National Statistics Office (ONS). According to British media, a new addition from the ONS states that 23 percent of deaths are infected […]
Russia must withdraw the troops it sent to Ukraine and the border with the east of that neighbouring country. That said, NATO chief executive Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, before a meeting that NATO ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs will hold on Wednesday. The Secretary-General is demanding that Moscow […]
Technology group Microsoft is about to close a billion-dollar deal in artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology. The company has now also formally confirmed this. Insiders report to Bloomberg news agency that the American company is conducting extensive talks to acquire the US-based Nuance Communications. The acquisition would cost […]
The military junta that took power in Myanmar in early February says on Friday that new elections must be held within two years. The coup plotters say they have carried out a coup because last year’s elections would not have been fair. They immediately said that there should be […]
Being in the scaffolding trade carries a higher risk than with many other businesses. Whether you operate a scaffolding company or work on a self-employed basis, you will need to have the correct insurance. According to NimbleFins, scaffolding insurance is quite expensive compared to business insurance for other trades. This […]
The Formula 1 team Aston Martin has signed Nico Hülkenberg as reserve driver. The 33-year-old German, who has already driven 179 Grand Prix, will do test work for Aston Martin and replace the regular drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll. Hülkenberg already came in three times last year at […]
A series of European Union institutions, including the European Commission, has become the target of a significant cyber-attack over the past week. A spokesman for the EU has confirmed this to business newspaper Bloomberg. The IT infrastructure behind the institutions would have been the victim of ‘a security incident’. […]
Indeed, there is a link between AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine and the rare combination of blood clots (thrombosis) and low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) that a few dozen people contracted after vaccination. But the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh the risks, Marco Cavaleri, head of vaccination strategy at the European […]
The substantive treatment of the corruption trial against Israeli outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday. In the meantime, work is being done elsewhere in Jerusalem on the formation of a new cabinet. Prosecutors have accused Netanyahu of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases. […]
