Russian lobbyists banned by European Parliament

The European Parliament has, from an immediate effect, banned the representatives (also lobbyists) of Russian companies from entering its premises. So as to not grant them an #opportunity to spread propaganda and lies about the Ukraine invasion – President Roberta Metsola said in a tweet. Credits: Bloomberg

Study shows chicken is not good; whereas saturated fat is not bad for health

Till now we know that red meat is bad for health as it was understood to be high in saturated fat. But recently a new study revealed that saturated fat is in fact good for your health. While red meat was being vilified, people turned towards consuming chicken which until recently was considered good as

Lobbying by companies to dilute environment regulation unacceptable: Major financial investors pulling back

Major financial institutions have woken up to the threat posed by  climate change, and have started disinvesting from polluting industries to limit their risk exposure. But recently a Norwegian hedge fund has come up with a new methodology to do so.  The said methodology adopted by the Nordic asset manager, Storebrand, is to divest first

Replacing China as a supplier may not come easy for most businesses globally

Contrary to the need being felt by numerous businesses globally for diversifying their suppliers out of China, no country is in a position to weed out China completely from either it’s supply chain or it’s list of buyers for high-tech products, as China features on top for both categories. Following lockdown in Italy and China,

What to expect from second round of US-China trade talks?

In the second round of US-China trade talks which is expected to take place soon, ensuing trade tensions between both the countries is not expected to ease anytime soon. The commitment given by China to import $200bn worth of US goods to minimise the mammoth gap in balance of trade figures between both the nations

What does Jimmy Lai’s arrest means for press freedom in Hong Kong?

— China has recently arrested Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy activist and owner of Apple Daily, a Hong Kong based media publication. The arrest confirmed fears of pro-democracy activists around the recently introduced National Security Law (came into effect on June 30) being used as a tool to silence dissenters. -Jimmy Lai, has been long known

China meddling in US elections to uproot ‘Unpredictable’ Trump: US Intelligence

– Foreign state actors such as China, Iran and Russia are interfering in US elections according to a recently concluded assessment from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. – China is meddling with the aim of toppling Donald Trump, who it views as unpredictable. And for the recent stances taken by US on issues such

Australia to spend $1.2 billion on cybersecurity for private sector

As cyber attacks on private businesses and households have risen in Australia recently, the country has announced a host measures to deal with the menace. One such measure announced by Australian government entails  spending about $1.2 billion on enhancing it’s cyber security defence, through which hopes to bring the vulnerability under control.

Which European nation’s economy is least hit by coronavirus?

The right answer is Sweden.

Euthanasia law for healthy over-75 year olds proposed by Dutch MP

A Dutch MP, Pia Dijkstra, who is the medical ethics lead for D66 has proposed to create a law which will give healthy over-75 year olds the option to voluntarily end their life in case they have a serious death wish for more than two months. Dijkstra decided to go ahead with the Euthanasia law