S.Korea, US, Japan lambast N.Korea missile tests, urge return to talks
KCNA VIA REUTERSSEOUL — North Korea’s recent missile tests were “serious, unlawful” provocations, senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to return to dialogue and accept offers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Novavax COVID shot, aimed at vaccine skeptics, overwhelmingly backed by FDA panel
REUTERSADVISERS to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to recommend that the agency authorize Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in adults, which the drugmaker hopes can become the shot of choice among some American vaccine
Canada issues monkeypox-related travel notice, warns of potential delays returning home
PRAVEEN KUMAR NANDAGIRI/UNSPLASHOTTAWA — Canada issued a monkeypox-related travel notice on Tuesday, advising travelers to over two dozen countries, including Australia, Britain and the United States, to take precautions and warned of potential delays returning home if they fell ill.In
Art marketplace Artfinder raises £443,000 through crowdfunding
Online art marketplace Artfinder successfully raised £443,000 through its second Crowdcube campaign, from 590 investors, including new investment from lead investor, venture capital firm, Wellington Partners. Investors in the crowdfunding round will receive equity in the business, at a valuation of
MPs call for lower taxes as UK marks latest annual Tax Freedom Day since the early-1960s
MPs have called on the UK government to cut the burden on UK taxpayers after new figures showed working people spent a higher proportion of their incomes on taxes than at any other point since the early-1960s. The calls come after
‘No shortcuts’ to regulating banking innovations — fintech experts
FREEPIKA “significant wave of innovation” in banking supported by cloud technology — including digital currencies, open banking, and blockchain disintermediation — needs to be accompanied by regulation, according to a Financial Industry Editors’ Forum organized by IBM on June 1. “When
EU agrees ‘landmark’ 40% quota for women on corporate boards
The EU has agreed that companies will face mandatory quotas to ensure women have at least 40% of seats on corporate boards. After 10 years of stalemate over the proposals, EU lawmakers hailed a “landmark” deal for gender equality. As well
What Does the Future of Video Conferencing Market Look Like in Post-COVID World?
For a while now, prominent video conferencing market contenders have sought to convince the world that the technology was ready and had matured for deployment to the point where it could be used for day-to-day business operations. Video conferencing has
Two in five buy now, pay later shoppers borrow funds to clear the debt
More than two in five recent buy now, pay later (BNPL) shoppers relied on credit cards or other forms of borrowing to pay off what they owed, the charity Citizens Advice has said. It said the figures showed that shoppers are
Roman Abramovich ‘one of UK’s top taxpayers’ as lawyers fight EU wide sanctions
Roman Abramovich has paid £1.75 billion in tax in the UK over the past 20 years, his lawyers claim. Representatives of the former owner of Chelsea football club say he and his businesses paid more than £41 million in 2019-20 alone