Australia, a fossil fuel exporting giant, says the EU’s plan to impose carbon trade fees is “protectionist”. Source link
Month: July 2021
“We knew about cases like that happening in Korea, in Hong Kong, nightlife – people coming very close together, some with hostesses, and leading to big clusters. So we have never allowed such activities for the past more than one year,” Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said. Source link
They were also heavily skewed, and less indicative of strong growth, as they are compared to last year’s huge economic contraction – China’s economy shrank 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 due to nationwide lockdowns at the peak of its Covid-19 outbreak. Source link
India’s central bank says Mastercard violated an order directing payments data to be stored locally. Source link
The report found “evidence beyond reasonable doubt” that Korindo’s palm oil operation destroyed 30,000 hectares of high conservation forest in breach of FSC regulations and that the company was, “on the balance of probability … supporting the violation of traditional and human rights for its own benefit.” Source link
Following recent protests, import duties on food and medicine are lifted for travellers to Cuba. Source link
As England approaches an end to social contact laws, how have other countries managed? Source link
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is making her farewell visit to Washington DC after nearly 16 years in office, during which time she has worked with four US presidents. Her tenure ushered in a warm transatlantic friendship, marked by occasional spats over Germany’s military spending, climate change and financial recovery policies. […]
The decision comes as the pop star addresses a US court for the second time in less than a month. Source link
In July 2015, following an internal review into Nassar, USA Gymnastics reported a number of allegations to the FBI in Indianapolis. After some “limited follow-up” that summer, the agency “did not undertake any investigative activity” on the case for more than eight months. Source link