Economy & Business
Mayor of Canadian-U.S. border city says protesters could be removed by force
A Canadian mayor said on Thursday police were prepared to physically remove anti-coronavirus mandate protesters who have blocked a vital U.S.-Canada trade ...EU wants pandemic treaty to ban wildlife markets, reward virus detection
The European Union is pushing for a global deal aimed at preventing new pandemics that could include a ban on wildlife markets ...Ottawa declares emergency over trucker Covid rules protests
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers ...Brace for Russian cyber attacks as Ukraine crisis deepens, Britain says
Britain warned big business on Friday to bolster defences against possible Russian cyber attacks as Western fears deepened that President Vladimir Putin ...Finland moves up planned easing of COVID restrictions
Finland will begin gradually easing COVID-19 restrictions from Feb. 1 instead of mid-February as initially planned as the burden on its hospitals ...Indonesia reopens islands to Singaporean tourists
Indonesia opened up two islands close to Singapore to visitors from the city-state on Monday, officials said, as part of calibrated moves ...UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it installs Ukraine ‘puppet regime’
Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK minister said on Sunday after ...Germany wants to attract 400,000 skilled workers from abroad each year
Germany’s new coalition government wants to attract 400,000 qualified workers from abroad each year to tackle both a demographic imbalance and labour ...No lights, no heat, no money – that’s life in Ukraine during cyber warfare
Hackers who defaced and interrupted access to numerous Ukrainian government websites on Friday could be setting the stage for more serious cyberattacks that would ...Cannabis compounds may prevent COVID, study says
A new laboratory study says cannabis compounds show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells. Researchers ...














