Microsoft, Discord $10 billion acquisition deal collapsed
Apr 22, 2021 07:11 am UTC| Business Economy
Microsoft will not be acquiring Discord anymore as they have already ended their talks without positive results. It was said that instant messaging and digital distribution platform turned down the Washington-based tech...
Pfizer discloses discovery of fake COVID-19 vaccines in Mexico and Poland
Apr 22, 2021 06:16 am UTC| Business Economy
Pfizer discovered the existence of COVID-19 vaccines, and unfortunately, there are people who have received sham doses once. Apparently, criminals have already exploited the high demand for shots to fight coronavirus, and...
Small shareholders can be left worse off when companies raise funds. Here's how to protect them
Apr 22, 2021 06:00 am UTC| Economy Investing
After the Bank of Queensland agreed to buy ME Bank from Australias industry superannuation funds in February, it needed to raise A$1.35 billion quickly. The way it did it depleted the wealth of quite a few retail...
Why nursing in Denmark pays less than professions dominated by men
Apr 22, 2021 05:53 am UTC| Economy Politics
The gender pay gap and what to do about it in Denmark recently came to a head in the nursing profession. During the pandemic, focus on the work of nurses has come to the fore in a number of countries, including in the UK...
Pandemic-era retail: No shoes, no shirt, no mask — no service?
Apr 22, 2021 05:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Masking is currently required to access retail stores across Canada amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Presently, every province has regulations in place that require customers to wear masks before entering stores to shop. All...
Vitafusion issued a recall for select Church & Dwight gummy vitamins
Apr 22, 2021 05:19 am UTC| Business Economy
Vitafusion, a popular vitamin brand, issued a recall on some of its gummy vitamins for children and adults as they could contain metallic mesh. To prevent unfortunate incidents, Church Dwight Company Inc. that owns the...
S. Korea's kimchi exports hit all-time high of $46.57 million in Q1
Apr 22, 2021 01:48 am UTC| Economy Business
South Koreas exports of kimchi reached an all-time high of $46.57 million in the January-March period, up 54.3 from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service and industry sources. It was the...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects