In his landmark ruling against Google earlier this week, United States district judge Amit Mehta said the tech giant has built “the industry’s highest quality search engine”. Judge Mehta made clear this was partly because…
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By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Canada will fund an Indigenous-led study into how oil sands development impacts the health of local communities, the government said on Wednesday, following a tailings water leak from an Imperial Oil…
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Japan’s stock market plunged 12% on Monday, August 5 – its worst day in 37 years. The severity of the fall triggered losses in stock markets around the world. In the US, for example, the…
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I’ve always been intrigued by the ocean, drawn to its mystery and sheer immensity. So I was excited when, in 2019, I identified a topic for my postgraduate studies that gave me a chance to…
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched investigations into the supply chains of at least two renewable fuel producers amid industry concerns that some may be using fraudulent feedstocks for…
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White men who have personally experienced mistreatment at work, such as bullying, are more likely to realize that their organization does not always operate fairly. And that makes them more likely to recognize and report…
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The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has changed its central bank governor, it announced on July 6, promoting a man under international sanctions. Noor Ahmad Agha will now lead Da Afghanistan Bank after being its first…
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Investing.com– Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Wednesday after a mixed reading on U.S. inventories, with persistent concerns over slowing economic growth and weak demand keeping prices under pressure. Focus also remained on any…
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The European Commission is setting up a team to prepare for a potential Trump presidency, and globally, national governments should be doing the same. “The [US] election is far from over, so it’s about working…
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Cutting-edge telescopes, gravitational waves, black holes and our solar system’s central star, the Sun, are just a few of the topics that will be on the table in Cape Town, South Africa, for an event…
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