EU should consider trade impacts of new climate change mechanism
The European Union (EU) carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) announced on Tuesday could change trade patterns in favour of countries where production is relatively carbon...
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Apple to face Epic Games in court
After months of hype and warring words, Epic Games is about to get its day in court with Apple. The trial begins on Monday –...
TikTok sued for billions over use of children’s data
TikTok is facing a legal challenge from former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield over how it collects and uses children’s data. The claim is...
EU welcomes US move to scrap Trump-era ICC sanctions
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to the international rules-based system by lifting Trump-era sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), top...
EU says benefits of all approved vaccines outweigh risks
All four vaccines approved for the EU market have a positive benefit-to-risk ratio, the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE) stated on...
Any new covid-19 vaccine approved for EU not expected until 2022
The European Union has enough vaccines approved and in production to cover its needs, and does not expect newly authorized ones to enter the market...
KALRO, Nakuru County collaborate in producing high yield bean variety
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and Nakuru County government have embarked on promoting proper agronomical practices that will enhance production of high...
Turkish lira falls 14% after bank governor sacked
Turkish lira has tumbled as much as 14% after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked the country’s central bank governor over the weekend. Naci Agbal had...
Stroke of Bad Luck: Fears of AstraZeneca vaccine’s side-effects complicate EU immunization
The first positive results from interim clinical trials of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, codenamed AZD1222, were published back in November, giving hope to the millions....
UK economy shrank 2.9% in January amid lockdown
UK goods exports to the European Union fell 40.7% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), while imports tumbled 28.8%. The figures...