The world has crossed a critical threshold. The record number of days with a temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius

According to a BBC investigation, the world is rapidly approaching a critical warming barrier, which has scientists concerned.

On over one-third of the days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels.

Staying belo...

Hospitality Employees and Las Vegas Casinos in Critical Labor Talks

After its members voted at the end of September to authorize a citywide strike, unions representing approximately 53,000 Las Vegas workers commenced critical negotiations with hotel and casino operators on Tuesday.

The culinary workers union and the stewards union represent employees at...

After a shaky peace in Tigray, WHO still lacks full assistance access

According to the UN's health agency, there are still "large portions of the nation" that it cannot reach to offer critical medical relief. This was one of the stipulations of a peace agreement that does not appear to have ended the conflict fully.

On Friday, the World Heal...

The government will form a cybersecurity task team in response to the Kakao issues.

After Kakao's weekend outages crippled the country's messaging and settlement systems, the presidential office announced plans to form a cybersecurity task force team to prevent future attacks on the country's critical infrastructure.

Director of the National Security Office...

SingViva, a Singapore-based insurtech company, has partnered with The Pacific Insurance Berhad to improve its critical illness product

The collaboration with TPIB is an important milestone and confirmation for SingViva's use of technology and medical research to empower lives, particularly in the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic."

Following its recent digital distribution collaboration in Malaysia, Singapore-bas...

The U.S. Sanctions Against Russia's Critical Missing Link

In the last 48 hours, the White House has enacted a stunning set of penalties on Russia. It's wide, deep, and focused all at the same time. It is nearly guaranteed that there will be more buzz than impact. Since its assistance for rebels in Donbas in 2014, Russia has been subjected to a slew ...

Aerospace Sector Facing Critical Juncture in Technology Shift

A wide-ranging webinar was conducted on 27th January prior to the Singapore Airshow where panelists discussed how the aerospace sector finds itself at a critical juncture amidst the significant yet disruptive technological shift. The panelists also believed that sustainability is going to underpi...

AUSTRALIA TO ADD CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY FOCUS IN NEW REGIONAL CYBER STRATEGY

Highlights:

• Australia is going to add critical technology focus in the new regional cyber strategy
• Australia is going to bolster the efforts for influencing the technology standards through the diplomacy for maintaining stability in the region
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FORESTS WILL REVERSE ITS ROLE IF TEMPERATURE VARIATION CHANGE

HIGHLIGHTS

• New examination shows that the quick warming of the planet could make trees and plants discharge more carbon than they ingest, a basic capacity inversion that would additionally quicken environmental change 

By as ahead of sched...

SOUTH KOREA FACING ACUTE ICU BED SCARCITY FOR CRITICAL COVID-19 PATIENTS

• Korea is facing an acute shortage of intensive care unit beds (ICU) as the country has seen a sharp rise in the number of daily new COVID-19 infections.
• Central and local governments are using painstaking efforts to come up with fast countermeasures. This includes Seoul City th...

EUROPEAN UNION AND UKRAINE PLANS TO DEEPEN CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS

Highlights:

• European Union and Ukraine are together planning for deepening the co-operation in the field of critical raw materials
• The prime minister of Ukraine said that, they have already discussed with the EBRD for verifying the reserves of mineral...

HOSPITALS STIFLE AN ALARM AS BEDS FALL SHORT IN SEOUL

• Public health authorities said Tuesday that freedom in bed allocation was key to preventing deficiencies, as beds fill up with patients at Seoul hospitals.
• The plan on organizing the health care system capacity came as novel coronavirus cases swell again in the country, with th...

The future is critical

The stock market hit record highs on Monday, it's the future that counts.

Last week saw the resolution of the two main political threats that investors still face in 2019—the U.S.-China trade battle and Brexit— and this week started with a few optimistic readings on the ...

Japan's energy committee calls for regional efforts to secure reserves of oil and rare metals

On Wednesday, a government energy panel called for a national reserve plan to be strengthened to ensure the availability of oil and rare metals in the face of increased global competition.

Resource-poor Japan is facing an increasing risk of supply instability as it imports 90% of its oi...

Mega Response to Disney's Animated Musical, Frozen II

Similar to the original film that came prior to it, Frozen II is a bonafide hit. The movie has grossed more than three-quarters of one billion dollars all over the world so far and it is apparently going to be the 6th Disney film crossing the billion-dollar mark in 2019, which is mind-blowing all...

ICICI giving free insurance

The insurance part of the finance sector has been seeing a declining trend and as this happens it is hurting the economy and eventually, the impact will grow to a great extent. The banks and insurance companies are now launching schemes to lure people into the insurance sector to revive insurance...