Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government are holding crisis talks on Monday as more and more countries are banning flights from the United Kingdom. Freight transport is high on the agenda, his spokeswoman said. In connection with the more contagious corona variant that the country has in its […]
Emergency Authorization of the Second Corona Vaccine in US One Step Closer
A second corona vaccine will soon be on the market in the United States. A group of experts gave a positive recommendation on Thursday about the emergency authorization of the vaccine from the American company Moderna. The advice is intended for the American drug watchdog FDA, which wants to […]
FDA: Some Vials of Pfizer’s Corona Vaccine Contain Extra Doses
The US drug watchdog FDA states that some vials of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s corona vaccine contain more content than initially intended and that those doses can be used, reports news site Politico. As a result, more people can be vaccinated with the current amount of vaccine fluid than expected. […]
Canadian Criticism of Tehran Plane Crash Investigation
Iran has not researched the downing of a passenger plane well enough, and many questions remain unanswered. This is stated in a Canadian report on the air disaster with 176 deaths near the Iranian capital Tehran. Iranian air defence fired a Boeing 737 from Ukraine International Airlines in January. […]
Cyberattack on the US Discovered by Hacked Cybersecurity Company
The major cyber attack on the US government’s computer networks was discovered when cybersecurity company FireEye started investigating a hacking attack on its own network. FireEye found a problem with the software of supplier SolarWinds, of which the American government is also a customer. Russian hackers are said to […]
Unilever Submits Climate Plan to Shareholders
Unilever presents the company’s climate plan to shareholders. According to the laundry and food group, shareholders increasingly want to know more about Unilever’s climate strategy. The multinational, therefore, also want their advice on plans to reduce CO2 emissions. According to Unilever, it is the first time that a multinational […]
EU Leaders Negotiate All Night About Tightening the Climate Target
EU leaders are unable to agree on raising climate goals. They have been looking for hours, but in vain, for ways to reassure Poland in particular that a sharper reduction in CO2 emissions will not cost that Member State too much. The EU summit in Brussels, on the other […]
US Justice Investigates Son Biden’s Tax Cases
The US Justice Department has started an investigation into the tax cases of Hunter Biden, son of US President Biden. Hunter says he takes the matter very seriously, according to a statement circulated by Biden’s campaign team. Biden’s son is confident that a “professional and objective assessment” will demonstrate […]
Biden Considers Buttigieg as Ambassador to China
US President-elect Joe Biden is considering appointing Pete Buttigieg, his opponent in the Democratic primaries last spring, as ambassador to China, news site Axios reports based on insiders. Buttigieg, the Democrats’ first openly gay presidential candidate, is now mayor of South Bend, Indiana. The mayor and Afghanistan veteran was […]
Chadwick Boseman Obituary Most Shared Tweet 2020
The obituary of Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman was the most shared Twitter message of 2020. The message, sent from Boseman’s account, was shared more than 2.1 million times and liked 7.5 million times. This number was reached within 24 hours after the message was posted, the trade magazine […]