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LONDON, March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, BAT publishes its new sustainability report based on the Group's evolved strategy to deliver 'A Better Tomorrow' by reducing the health impact of its business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky products to consumers.British American Tobacco logoThe publication is…

The organization calls for a cybersecurity equivalent of the UK’s state-owned healthcare systemA wave of cyber-attacks against organizations that are critical to the fight against coronavirus has exposed the failings of a market-driven approach to cyber-preparedness, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).The WEF has identified a ‘cyber poverty gap’…

On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. Thanks to generous support from key funders, the Open Knowledge Foundation was able to support the running of more…

Economy Sangeetha Chengappa Bengaluru | Updated on March 23, 2020 Published on March 23, 2020 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has invited India to join its COVID Action Platform (CAP) launched earlier this month, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO).“We are in the process of reaching out…

Special Report Hristina Byrnes, John Harrington /> /> Despite significant advances in gender equality, men and women are still treated differently in what is a major barrier to social justice. Globally, women continue to play a lesser role than men in leadership and business. These gaps lead to pay parities…

Indian Railways has taken a slew of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus. The measures are being implemented across all the zones and relate to dis-incentivizing non- essential travel, a proactive outreach and communication campaign and reduction in the number of trains with low occupancies.These measures are in…

Decades from now when our aug­ment­ed brains have enhanced our cog­ni­tive func­tion and trans­formed near­ly every aspect of our lives, many of us will look back and won­der why we didn’t do more to pre­pare for these inevitable changes. Gov­ern­ment lead­ers may grap­ple with the run­away effects of AI and…

First Published: March 14, 2020 | Last Updated:March 16, 2020 12345678910 1).Which Indian public sector bank waived the minimum balance requirement for all savings bank (SB) accounts? Punjab National Bank State Bank of India Canara Bank Union Bank of India 2).World Economic Forum (WEF) released its new list of 115…

Mar 13, 2020 at 20:15 UTCUpdated Mar 13, 2020 at 23:39 UTCDespite Bitcoin Price Dips, Crypto Is a Safe Haven in the Middle EastAlthough it’s difficult to quantify demand for bitcoin (BTC) in informal markets across the Middle East, small-scale traders from Lebanon to Yemen say interest in bitcoin as…

The novel coronavirus represents a fearsome risk which is stirring feverish behaviour by investors worldwide. This column shows that initially, economic expectations about international trade underlay movements in the stock prices of individual firms; later, concerns about corporate debt began to play a role.  The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will go…