The international scheme many countries are relying on to get Covid-19 vaccines is scrambling to secure more doses after its biggest supplier said it would be unable to provide any more shots until the end of the year. The World Health Organization-backed Covax programme was originally depending on the Serum Institute of India, the world’s…
Read more
BHP is facing a revolt at its mining camps in Australia after a ban on late-night drinking sessions prompted a clash with workers’ unions and accusations that staff were “being treated like children”. Trade unions representing 20,000 workers that rotate in and out of remote mines say the policies, which prohibit drinking beer in staff…
Read more
This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist at Daily Fintech) @iliashatzis…
Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every part of healthcare, including how much doctors trust their own employers and the medical system overall. Almost one-third of doctors say their trust in their organization leadership and health system overall decreased during the pandemic. That’s according to new survey data of 600 physicians from the American Board…
Read more
China vaccinated more people against coronavirus in 10 days this month than it did in the first quarter of this year after a handful of locally transmitted cases sharply accelerated what had been a languid inoculation drive. The Covid-19 immunisation programme, launched in early January, took almost three months to administer its first 100m doses,…
Read more
Last March, G Page Wholesale Flowers in Manhattan pulled down its shutters along with New York’s other non-essential businesses and left stems wrapped in brown paper on the footpath for passers-by. More than a year later, owner Gary Page is upbeat as he looks forward to rosier times, even as sales at his flower business…
Read more
Clearing Banks close 500 Branches during pandemic As if further evidence was in fact needed the major high street banks are reducing their attachment to real estate. Since 2015 over 400 branches have been closed. This is attracting the attention of the powers that be as there is no substitute for those who are not…
Read more
Argentina has instituted tight curbs on business and leisure operations as the South American country tries to ward off a new wave of coronavirus infections, the presidential office said on Thursday. President Alberto Fernández pleaded with the Argentinian population to make a concerted effort to reduce their movements in a bid to reduce infections and…
Read more
Farmers and food businesses, like restaurants, deal with the same issue: a fragmented supply chain. Secai Marche wants to streamline agricultural logistics, making fulfillment more cost-efficient and enabling food businesses to bundle products from different farmers into the same order. The company is headquartered in Japan, with operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into…
Read more
What is the best way to reach net zero emissions by 2050? The International Energy Agency, a Paris-based oil watchdog, has mapped out a pathway that it says is “narrow but still achievable” if the world is to cut carbon dioxide emissions to nearly zero and limit global warming to 1.5C. Meeting this goal, which…
Read more