Completion of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been delayed further and the cost revised upwards by £500m, according to EDF Energy. In an update on progress in construction of the UK’s first new nuclear power plant for a
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YouTube ranks New Zealand’s top 10 ads of 2020
Alphabet-owned YouTube has released its ranking of the 10 ads most popular with New Zealanders in 2020. The list showcases creative work of some of the nation’s big internationally-owned ad agencies but also features a number of spots from some
More software programmes and tools to help SMEs in marketing, e-payment and working from home
SINGAPORE – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore wanting to go digital will soon receive more help on the use of online tools and software programmes. The Start Digital initiative, which provides newly incorporated SMEs or those that have
Tokyo apartment prices rise to near bubble-era high in 2020
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Prices of newly-built apartments in the Tokyo area rose 1.7 per cent last year, approaching the record highs seen during Japan’s asset-inflated bubble era that ended in the early 1990s, the country’s Real Estate Economic Institute said.
Rich nations will pay a price if poor nations are shut out of vaccines.
Wealthy nations have been hoarding the scant supplies of coronavirus vaccines in an effort to save lives and revive their devastated economies. But to inoculate wealthy states while shutting out poor nations would be extremely costly, according to an academic
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine appears to be effective against new variants
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine produced virus-neutralizing antibodies in laboratory tests against new coronavirus variants found in the UK and South Africa. A two-dose regimen of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be protective
The Knot Worldwide Aims to Support Underrepresented Businesses
In an effort to bolster underrepresented, wedding-related businesses, the Knot Worldwide is launching a fellowship program and marketplace diversity filters. Twenty-nine percent of Black-owned small businesses and only 50 percent of Latinx-owned small businesses that apply for business loans from
Covid 19 coronavirus: Air NZ requires face masks on all international flights
Air New Zealand is beefing up its rules on international flights and is now requiring all passengers to wear masks. All travellers on domestic flights in New Zealand already have to wear masks due to the country’s Covid rules. Currently,
United Airlines might require its employees to take the vaccine.
By Niraj Chokshi The chief executive of United Airlines told the company’s employees this week that the carrier — and other businesses — could make the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for all workers. “The worst thing that I believe I will
An Australia With No Google? The Bitter Fight Behind a Drastic Threat
The big tech platforms are facing a challenge unlike any other as Australia moves to make them pay for news. By Damien Cave SYDNEY, Australia — In a major escalation, Google threatened on Friday to make its search engine unavailable