Australia wants to be climate neutral by 2050 and not emit more greenhouse gases than is removed from the air. This was announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the run-up to the climate summit in Glasgow starting Sunday. Australia is one of the biggest polluters in the world […]
The Italian government is in talks with Intel about a new chip factory. So far, Germany has been the biggest contender for a new Intel chip factory. But the Benelux is also being considered, as are Poland, where Intel is already present, and France. Italy is now added. According […]
The CDC has paved the way for booster vaccines to be administered to tens of millions of Americans who have been vaccinated with Janssen or Moderna’s corona vaccines. Fully vaccinated people will be eligible for such an extra shot from Friday, according to American media. CDC CEO Rochelle Walensky […]
Laundry and food group Unilever expects the rise in raw material prices to continue until the middle of next year. “The top has not yet been reached,” said CEO Alan Jope. The company behind brands such as Dove, Knorr and Magnum has increased its prices in recent times to […]
The Chinese economy is not running any significant risks for the time being due to the crisis at real estate group Evergrande. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), President Xi Jinping’s government has mitigated the dangers so that the Chinese economy is not affected by the impending collapse […]
One of the largest airports in Europe, Heathrow in London, may only increase its fares to a limited extent. With the higher fares, the airport hoped to make up for losses due to corona restrictions, much to the dismay of airlines and the British aviation authority. At Schiphol, too, […]
New Zealand is set to quadruple its spending on international climate aid. In doing so, the country wants to do something about what it claims to be a “sadly inadequate” response to climate change’s challenges to the world. On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that her country’s budget […]
The number of new cars sold in the European Union fell by more than 23 percent in September compared to the same month in 2020. The biggest problem for car manufacturers is the persistent shortage of chips, according to the European automotive industry association ACEA. Last month, 718,598 cars […]
The death toll from Tropical Storm Kompasu in the Philippines has more than doubled. According to the national disaster service, at least thirty people have died as a result of flooding and landslides. There are thirteen missings. Most of the deaths were in the northern province of Ilocos Sur. […]
The Israeli cloud security specialist Wiz has raised a capital of 250 million dollars. After the close of this Series C financing round, the company now has a valuation of six billion dollars. The Tel Aviv-based cloud security startup plans to invest its Series C proceeds in expanded support […]
