Category: Economy

India Aims to Eliminate All Single-Use Plastic by 2022
June 6, 2018 No Responses

India Aims to Eliminate All Single-Use Plastic by 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country will abolish all single-use plastic by as soon as 2022 The promise is among the most ambitious yet worldwide in the movement of trying to combat plastic pollution. Sixty nations around the...
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Pret a Manger staff receive £1,000 bonus at firm takeover
May 30, 2018 No Responses

Pret a Manger staff receive £1,000 bonus at firm takeover

The sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger is being sold to JAB Holdings. The staff will receive £1,000 each once the sale is completed. The company Pret a Manger, which is under the private equity ownership of Bridgepoint, will...
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Scratch-and-sniff stamps are now a thing at the US Postal Service
May 23, 2018 No Responses

Scratch-and-sniff stamps are now a thing at the US Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service has recently announced that they are introducing a new type of stamps that release a sweet summer-ish scent. The new collection is called “Frozen Treats” and features images of icy pops of various flavors. This image...
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The Amazon and Seattle tax battle – who’s gonna win?
May 14, 2018 No Responses

The Amazon and Seattle tax battle – who’s gonna win?

New ‘head tax’ on large corporations is creating major controversies in Seattle. While the city council claims it will solve the homelessness issue, the mayor doesn’t share the same opinion, saying that this measure will ‘hurt workers’. A new ‘head...
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Kazakhstan is changing the alphabet – what’s the cost for this?
April 27, 2018 No Responses

Kazakhstan is changing the alphabet – what’s the cost for this?

Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country, decided to change its alphabet and go from Cyrillic script to the Latin-based style, which is adopted by most West countries. But what economic costs does such a change imply? The change was approved by...
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Facebook Shares Record Best Day in 2 Years as Zuckerberg Deals With Lawmakers
April 11, 2018 No Responses

Facebook Shares Record Best Day in 2 Years as Zuckerberg Deals With Lawmakers

The moment Zuckerberg appeared before US lawmakers made Facebook shares surge 4.5% Facebook has suffered great losses over the past month, amid reports that user data was misused. The cause behind it is a personality app created by Cambridge University...
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Parkland School Introduces New Security Measure – The Clear Backpacks
April 3, 2018 No Responses

Parkland School Introduces New Security Measure – The Clear Backpacks

Students who survived the shooting that took place in Parkland, Florida, returned from spring break to new security measures On February 14th, on a day that was supposed to celebrate love, a former student stormed the hallways and killed 17...
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