A baby rhino born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has been called the “best Christmas present” keepers could have asked for.
The Labour Party's election failure in the UK proves that, for the progressive left to succeed, it will have to become considerably more revolutionary. The ‘softly, softly' approach isn't working. Since, in some sense, the election was about Brexit, the first thing that strikes the eye is the asymmetry in the position of the two...
Japan plans to tighten regulations to prevent technology giants, including Facebook Inc and Google, from abusing their market power and having unfair advantage over small businesses, officials said on Tuesday. The new law would oblige tech giants, such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, to disclose the terms of contracts with customers and to report...
Goldman Sachs will decline financing for new Arctic oil exploration and production and for new thermal coal mine development or strip mining in its updated environmental policy. According to the Wall Street giant's revised policies, “We will decline any financing transaction that directly supports new upstream Arctic oil exploration or development. This includes but is...
The world's largest diamond producer, Russia's ALROSA, has announced the launch of a blockchain program on one of China's largest social platforms WeChat to help Chinese retailers track the origin of diamonds. The Russian company said the e-commerce solution will be developed together with the technology company Everledger. The software will demonstrate “the power of...
JUST when it looked like Britain was about to take a steady course towards Brexit, Boris Johnson has put ‘no deal' back on the table.
Pope Francis has abolished the “pontifical secret” code of confidentiality used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the obligation has been used to protect paedophiles, silence victims and keep authorities from investigating crimes.
