In a statement published last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that international travel bans should be lifted, stating that bans “do not provide added value”. The statement, which was made... Read more »
Numerous reports have recently highlighted the health risks of air pollution, including a recent study by the WHO which shows that 90% of people now breathe high levels of pollutants. This can... Read more »
At the international climate talks in Glasgow last month, six major automakers and 30 national governments pledged to start phasing out gas-powered vehicles by the year 2040, with the end goal of... Read more »
An internal Google memo released in a report by CNBC shows that employees that don’t comply with the company’s latest vaccination policies could end up being fired. Google has reportedly told its... Read more »
New Zealand is quickly moving forward with its plans to become a “smoke-free nation”, and has now taken the first step by banning future generations from buying cigarettes. As part of the... Read more »
Following the emergence of the “Omicron” variant of COVID-19, countries have started to implement plans for stopping the spread, such as travel bans and additional social measures. Now, the WHO and its... Read more »
Amazon came under fire earlier this year for not providing its employees with enough protection against the rising number of coronavirus cases. Now, the state of California has ordered the tech giant... Read more »
Surveys show that the pandemic changed people’s financial habits, particularly when it comes to credit card spending. However, a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic... Read more »
Following an appeal against the vaccine mandate, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has suspended the mandate. This news comes after the US government announced the removal... Read more »
With the COP26 summit underway, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden have announced a global partnership to support a pledge to cut emissions of the greenhouse... Read more »