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space tourism takes off with Branson’s inaugural flight

space tourism takes off with Branson’s inaugural flight

With British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s successful flight to the edge of space, he and his company Virgin Galactic have firmly established themselves in the history books as space tourism pioneers. While not the first…

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Disclosures and Data:   Building Strong Foundations for Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks

Disclosures and Data: Building Strong Foundations for Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks

FSB Chair Randal K Quarles speaks at the Venice International Conference on Climate Change by : Source link

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What’s a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explains

What’s a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explains

“Suborbital” is a term you’ll be hearing a lot as Sir Richard Branson flies aboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity winged spaceship and Jeff Bezos flies aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle to touch the boundary…

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GFG Alliance says Glencore to refinance aluminium unit By Reuters

GFG Alliance says Glencore to refinance aluminium unit By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The GFG Alliance flag flies at the completion of a 330 million pound deal to buy Britain’s last remaining Aluminium smelter in Fort William Lochaber Scotland, Britain December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Russell…

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Why Labour’s ‘buy British’ plan is not going to succeed

Why Labour’s ‘buy British’ plan is not going to succeed

The Labour Party has unveiled “make, sell and buy more in Britain” as its post-Brexit vision for the UK. As set out by shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, one of the key proposals is to use…

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Emerging markets pass capital flows test

Emerging markets pass capital flows test

Emerging markets have become much more resilient in dealing with international capital inflows, while better leveraging the benefits of inward investment. The Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on the Global Financial System highlights these findings…

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G20 recognizes carbon pricing as climate change tool for first time By Reuters

G20 recognizes carbon pricing as climate change tool for first time By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil at the second phase of separation from the sand at the Suncor tar sands processing plant near at their mining operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014.REUTERS/Todd Korol By…

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football management as a team sport

football management as a team sport

Over the course of England’s journey to the Euro 2020 final, one of the most fascinating plays has been happening just off the pitch. Whenever the TV camera cuts to the team’s manager Gareth Southgate,…

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We found more than 54,000 viruses in people’s poo — and 92% were previously unknown to science

We found more than 54,000 viruses in people’s poo — and 92% were previously unknown to science

Research published today in Nature Microbiology has identified 54,118 species of virus living in the human gut — 92% of which were previously unknown. But as we and our colleagues from the Joint Genome Institute…

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Argentine agricultural sector holds protest against export caps By Reuters

Argentine agricultural sector holds protest against export caps By Reuters

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine grain farmers and cattle ranchers protested on Friday in the town of San Nicolas in Buenos Aires province to voice complaints about export taxes and limits placed…

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