For minor marijuana offenses, Biden grants amnesty to thousands of people

The federal government's classification of the medicine is being reviewed at the president's request, and he has asked governors and administration officials to look into the matter.

On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he will pardon everyone convicted of the fe...

Men's Event Won by Woman Golfer in Europe for the First Time in History

The Scandinavian Mixed hosted ladies from the Ladies European Tour and men from the DP World Tour. In it, the 22-year-old, Sweden Linn Grant, born in Helsingborg, celebrated a nine-shot triumph to become the first female winner of the European Men's Golf Tour event.

Sweden won by th...

Avantium Awarded a €3 million EU grant

Avantium NV, a Dutch chemicals business, will receive €3 million in EU financing for a feasibility study on CO2 electrochemical conversion to consumer products.

According to the company, the Horizon Europe money will be used to support its participation in the WaterProof 4-year res...

TWITTER CONTRIBUTES USD 15 MILLON FOR COVID RELIEF IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Twitter has contributed US $ 15 million for COVID relief in India.
• Money has been distributed among three NGOs.

Social media microblogging giant Twitter has donated US $ 15 million to help address the COVID-19 crisis in In...

UK GOVERNMENT GRANTS FAST-TRACK IMMIGRATION ROUTES TO OSCAR WINNERS

Highlights:

• The government of United Kingdom is going to grant the Oscar winners fast-track immigration route
• The home secretary of United Kingdom Priti Patel said that, the reform had been intended for attracting the best and brightest people around ...

UK GOVERNMENT CUTS ELECTRIC CAR GRANT FROM 3000 POUNDS TO 2500 POUNDS

Highlights:

• The government of the United Kingdom cuts the grant for electric cars from 3000 pounds to 2500 pounds
• The move has been made by the government to reflect a greater range of affordable vehicles

The government of the United...

NEW RULES IN UK ADD FRANCE FIRST IN QUARANTINE COUNTRIES LIST

COUNTRIES LIST

HIGHLIGHTS

• Last Thursday, UK announced new quarantine rules for people arriving in UK from some countries including France after 4 AM on 15 AUG.
• Holiday plans of various people went for a toss who were plannin...

ENGLAND ADDS AND DELETES MANY COUNTRIES IN QUARANTINE LIST

HIGHLIGHTS

• Holidaymakers can go on foreign vacations.
• However, some destinations are still off-limits
• Compulsory quarantine period for travelers from France, Malta, Monaco, and the Netherlands if they arrive in the UK after 4 AM on 15 AUG 2...

JAPANESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASKED TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Highlights –

• Japanese central government asked to increase the amount of grants by local governments.
• The current total grant for the National Governors’ Association is about $28 billion.
• 47 prefectural governors attended an on...

EU COMMISSION GRANTS $5.63 BILLION TO FRENCH R&D - COVID-19 PRODUCTS

Highlights –

• European Commission approved a grant of $5.63 billion for France.
• The amount so given will be for R&D of coronavirus related products.
• The scheme will take the form of direct grants, repayable advances, and tax advant...

NEWSOM’S STATE FUNDED $125 RELIEF GRANT FOR “ILLEGAL” IMMIGRANTS

Highlights:

• The illegal immigrants make-up for 10% of California’s workforce
• They are a tax-paying population but CARES ACT deny them any benefits
• Republicans are criticizing this fund one voice

California has announced an offer of $...

Scott Morrison’s sports grants for clubs

Scott Morrison along with Josh Frydenberg has announced sports grants under the controversial 100 million dollar program that was being overseen by Bridget McKenzie. Morrison even boasted that the program was not about sports but rather about community while unveiling a 200,000 dollar grant in hi...

Tufts Awarded NSF Grant

Tufts University has been granted a three-year, $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation to build up a TRIPODS Institute, which will widen the college's endeavors in the advancement of new strategies for safely extricating data from complex informational collections and applying th...