Category: World

With the cancer fatalities predicted to rise by 60% in the upcoming two decades, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced launching measures to bridge gap in the cancer treatment in poor and underdeveloped countries. Reportedly, the IAEA has its initial focus on Africa, as the co

Amid the surging cases of COVID-19 worldwide with new and more infectious variants being introduced, researchers in Sweden have identified a precise gene variant that offers protection against severe coronavirus infections. Sources claim that the research conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Swede

The South Korean economy has reportedly recorded the highest job growth in more than 7 years for 2021 as the nation’s employment market recovered to go back to the pre-pandemic levels owing to the base effect as well as the economic recovery. As per data compiled by the nation’s Ministr

Cyprus, an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea south of the Anatolian Peninsula, has reportedly detected a new COVID variant named Deltacron, which possesses the same genetic background to the Delta variant combined with 10 mutations from Omicron. As per sources, 25 people in the countr

Curefood, started by Ankit Nagori, co-founder of Cure.fit has announced acquisition of five new food brands in its strategy to build a house of food brands. Curefood currently houses 20 brands in its portfolio and the company has declared its aim to acquire at least 25 brands by mid-2022. As per cr

In its plan to localize the automobile industry, the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production has been in talks with the Emirati M Glory Holding, car production specialists to discuss the future of Egypt-made vehicles. Mohamed Ahmed Morsi, Minister of Egypt in the Military Production, stated that t

Singapore has announced the upliftment of the travel ban imposed on 10 African countries due to the widespread prevalence of Omicron recently. The federal authorities meanwhile suspect a rapid doubling of cases in the forthcoming days. As per credible reports, the Singapore government has placed pa

Hong Kong-based supply chain management company, Li & Fung Limited, has reportedly agreed to enter a long-term strategic partnership with Danish shipping company, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk). The collaboration will allow both companies to deploy their respective global networks and resou

Messaging platform Gupshup has reportedly unveiled WhatsApp centric commerce solutions which will allow businesses to have a digital storefront on WhatsApp. The new feature will allow firms to have conversation with their clients on every step of purchase. As per reports, WhatsApp has nearly two bi