US lawmakers have agreed to extend sanctions on companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, just as the Russian-led company behind the project reportedly resumed construction — about a year after work was...
UN aid agency for Palestine on the verge of collapse
The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees is on the verge of financial collapse after US President Donald Trump withdrew funding in 2018. However, the agency is hopeful that Joe Biden will reverse the decision. Mustafa...
Digital insurance plans gain popularity in South Korea
New, quick, and affordable policies are revitalising South Korea’s insurance industry. So-called ‘digital insurance plans’ are attracting younger customers by offering personalised coverage. And as...
Vaccine: ‘No evidence of serious adverse side effects’
Prof of Pharmacoepidemiology Stephen Evans has told Sky News that a vaccine for coronvirus should not be made compulsory in the United Kingdom. He said that the Pfizer and BioNTech jab has been tested in more than...
US-Georgia Senate runoff: Republican, democratic contenders face off in debate
Republican Senator Kelly #Loeffler faced off with Democratic challenger the Rev. Raphael #Warnock on Sunday in what is likely to be their final debate before two #Georgia runoff elections that will decide control of the...
Ending period poverty: ‘Scotland has set a blueprint to show it can be done’
Research shows up to one in five women in the UK have had to miss work, education or leisure activities as they couldn’t afford to buy period products like tampons and sanitary pads. Now Scotland has become the...
Kenya conservationists saved giraffe from flooded island
A team of #wildlife conservationists rescued eight #giraffes from a flooded island in western #Kenya. Save Giraffes Now say the endangered Rothschild’s giraffes will have “space, protection and an abundance of grazing”...