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"Digital platforms must take responsibility for what is on their sites and take action when harmful or misleading content appears," Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in a statement Australia's media regulator will be able to force internet companies to...
Hong Kong to ease strict COVID measures from April, lifts flight ban
Hong Kong's border has effectively been shut since 2020 with few flights able to land and hardly any passengers allowed to transit, isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub Hong Kong: Hong Kong plans to relax some anti-COVID-19 measures...
Second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after first dose, says NTAGI reducing gap
The decision will lead to accelerated administration of the second dose of Covishield to the remaining six to seven crore individuals amid rising cases in several countries, the source said. The government had on May 13, 2021 extended the gap between the first and...
Experts say future Covid waves unlikely to have serious impact in India; some call for easing mask mandate
Dr N K Arora, chairman of the COVID-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said given the high vaccination coverage and the wide spread of the disease, the possibility of India being hit by a severe wave is less likely. But that...
U.S. ESG shareholder resolutions up 22% to record level for 2022, study finds
Many seek details on carbon emissions or workforce diversity. Successes activists scored last year such as changing directors at Exxon Mobil Corp could make directors look at proposed changes more favorably, said sponsors of the review U.S. corporations face an...
UK’s Sunak says he will help where possible with cost of living
British finance minister Rishi Sunak He said his priority going forward was to reduce taxation but a planned rise in national insurance due to begin in April, in order to fund health and social care spending, was fair London: British finance minister Rishi Sunak,...
92% Indian tax payers within Rs 10 lakh gross total income bracket
The taxpayers' profile in India is that more than 92 percent filers are in the 0-Rs 10 lakh gross total income bracket, beyond Rs 10 lakh-Rs 50 lakh is 6-7 percent and from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 5 crore is 0.6-0.7 percent and beyond Rs 5 crore of gross total income it is...
Govt working on classification of cryptocurrency under GST law
'There is a clarity needed in regard to levy of GST on cryptocurrencies and whether it has to be levied on the entire value, We are seeing whether cryptocurrencies can be classified as goods or services and also removing any doubt on whether it can be called an...
31 pc of total office spaces in top 6 cities certified as green buildings: Report
Apart from offices, the concept of green buildings is now catching up in residential segments as well, and many developers are constructing such projects New Delhi: Nearly one-third of total office spaces in six major cities have been certified as green buildings, as...
China under pressure amid countrywide COVID-19 resurgence
China is battling its biggest virus surge in two years and numerous cities have imposed travel bans and lockdowns, including tech hub Shenzhen, which have shaken economic stability and global supply chains. China has clung to a zero-tolerance approach to the virus...
Former Apple employee charged with defrauding tech giant $10 mn
San Jose: A federal criminal case unsealed Friday alleges that he exploited his position to defraud the company in several schemes, including stealing parts and causing the company to pay for items and services it never received A court has allowed the federal...
Afghanistan world’s unhappiest country, even before Taliban: Report
Finland ranked first for the fourth year running with a 7.8 score, followed by Denmark and Switzerland, with Iceland and the Netherlands also in the top five Researchers ranked the countries after analyzing data over three years. They looked at several categories...
Russia-Ukraine war: GIC Re cancels war risk covers for Marine Cargo,Hull and Airlines around affected areas , not to re-issue them with higher premiums
Ukrainian and Russian waters in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov” as one of the listed territories for cancellation of war risk covers by GIC Re GIC Re has a small portfolio of Russian aviation risks for which Notice of Cancellation (NOC) of cover has been...
Bridgestone reports ransomware attack at U.S. subsidiary
Bridgestone said third-party unauthorized access was made at Bridgestone Americas on Feb. 27, prompting it to shut down the computer network and production at its factories in North and Middle America for about a week An investigation later determined the incident to...
Bangladesh seeks $22.4 million after missile hits ship in Ukraine
The war risk cover was provided by Dhaka-based Sadharan Bima Corp. and reinsured through Lloyd's of London broker Tysers, a source at Sadharan Bima said Sadharan Bima's exposure was 10% with Tysers covering the remaining 90% Insurance premiums have soared by over 100%...
Russian crisis to worsen, save fuel by restricting use of cars: IEA
“By following a 10-step plan would reduce the price pain being felt by consumers around the world, lessen the economic damage, shrink Russia’s hydrocarbon revenues, and help move oil demand to a more sustainable pathway,” the Paris-based IEA said in a report. The...
India’s stray missile put dozens of passenger jets at risk
Several planes passed through the direct trajectory of the missile that day, which flew from the Indian garrison town of Ambala and ended up in Mian Channu in Eastern Pakistan. They included a Flydubai jet heading to Dubai from Sialkot, an IndiGo plane going from...
Canadian Pfizer partner sues to head off patent lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine
The lawsuit is part of a growing web of patent disputes over COVID-19 vaccine technology. Arbutus sued Moderna over its mRNA technology last month, but has not yet sued Pfizer or Acuitas Pfizer and Moderna were hit with patent lawsuits on Thursday by Alnylam...