IPCC Report- Window to Adapt to Climate Change Closing Fast
After decades of failure to stop emissions rising, a landmark new report released Monday from the United Nations’ climate-science body warns that the impacts of climate change are…
A New Age of Telescopes Is Dawning
It’s impossible to know how many amateur telescopes will be trained upward as the Great American Eclipse makes its stunning way across the continental U.S. on Aug. 21….
States Want to Approve COVID-19 Vaccines Themselves. Will That Lead to More Trust—Or Less-
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine—and fast—has been a main focus in the fight against the coronavirus. But when a vaccine is ultimately made available to the American public, California…
Pfizer-BioNTech Report First Long-Term Vaccine Results
On April 1, Pfizer-BioNTech released results from the longest study yet of their COVID-19 vaccine. In a release, the companies reported that their two-dose vaccine was 91.3% efficacious…
China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang
H&M, Burberry, Nike, Adidas and other Western brands have been hit by consumer boycotts in China since last week over comments about their sourcing of cotton in Xinjiang….
EU banking watchdog eases payments rules to boost competition
The European Banking Authority Chairman Andrea Enria said changes have been made to the watchdog’s draft rules that flesh out the bloc’s revised payments services law from January…
New York Senate Labor Committee passes Fashion Workers Act again
The pro-labor legislation, first introduced by Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly member Karines Reyes in March 2022, aims to regulate predatory management agencies in New York that currently…
Protesters shut luxury Paris store La Samaritaine
Owned by the French LVMH luxury giant, La Samaritaine re-opened in June last year after a 750-million-euro (800-million-dollar) facelift and renovation carried out over 16 years.”La Samaritaine is…
U.S. urges countries to suspend digital taxes, supports OECD talks
As the United States is poised to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion in French products over that country’s digital services tax, Mnuchin said…
UK could clamp down on influencer advertising over mental health impact
MPs claim regulation and employment protection has failed to keep pace with the growth of online influencer culture, “leaving those working in the industry with a lack of…