Climate change will pose a deadly threat in China in the future as heatwaves become more severe and frequent, reports a new study. The findings of the

According to Karen Villholth, a principal researcher focusing on groundwater for the International Water Management Institute, poorer rural communities in South Africa similarly struggle with groundwater issues — a problem exacerbated by the recent drought that has stricken the country.

Popular gym chains across the country not only use persuasive post-holiday marketing campaigns, but they're also undermining public health warnings about the dangers of indoor tanning.

New report paints a worrying picture, provides recommendations on what can be done.

A new research has revealed that a nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people--more than

Switzerland has made a broadly balanced recovery from the economic crisis, but slower activity in Europe and pressures on the Swiss franc weigh on the near-term outlook, according to the latest Economic Survey of Switzerland.

The OECD’s third Environmental Performance Review of Switzerland finds that despite being one of the greenest OECD countries in terms of energy supply, greenhouse gas emissions and domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, Switzerland urgently needs to address pressures on its biodiversity.

The singer doesn't hold back when she is fighting with someone and she will call out anyone who speaks against her. And that's exactly what she did.

Aggressive tax planning (ATP) schemes based on after-tax hedging pose a threat to countries’ revenue base. Empirical evidence suggests that hundreds of millions of USD are at stake, with a number of multi-billion transactions identified by countries.

Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased to 23.1% of GDP on average in 2018, according to the new edition of Revenue Statistics in Latin America in the Caribbean published today. However, these gains are now under threat as a result of the region’s deteriorating fiscal outlook, which has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rising levels of obesity and diabetes around the world could halt a trend of decreasing mortality rates for cardiovascular diseases, such as strokes and heart attacks, and even cause rates to start rising again, particularly among younger people, according to a new OECD report.

Fossil-fuel subsidies are environmentally harmful, costly, and distortive. After a 3 years downward trend between 2013 and 2016, government support for fossil fuel production and use has risen again, in a threat to efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and the transition to cleaner and cheaper energy.

The current low interest rate environment poses a significant risk for the long-term financial viability of pension funds and insurance companies, as they seek to generate sufficient returns to meet promises, according to a new OECD report.

Switzerland has made a broadly balanced recovery from the economic crisis, but slower activity in Europe and pressures on the Swiss franc weigh on the near-term outlook, according to the latest Economic Survey of Switzerland.

The current low interest rate environment poses a significant risk for the long-term financial viability of pension funds and insurance companies, as they seek to generate sufficient returns to meet promises, according to a new OECD report.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery is to send a high-level mission to Brasilia as soon as possible in November, to meet with senior officials, to reinforce the message that law enforcement capacity to investigate and prosecute foreign bribery should be preserved in order to ensure that Brazil remains able and committed to meeting its obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery urges Brazil, one of the founding Parties to the Anti-Bribery Convention since 1997, to preserve the full capacity and independence of law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute foreign bribery and corruption.

Decision to drive down crude price after Russia row will hit revenue

Mistrust is rising over how to implement Brexit

Bloc faces worst recession in its history as report calls for pan-European recovery plan

Pompeo insists Washington is still participant of accord despite 2018 withdrawal

Mobile operator’s move could potentially delay sale already affected by coronavirus upheaval

Prime minister designate says government could be unable to pay half of the salaries of 3m-strong workforce next month

Governments are fighting to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay and their economies afloat

Pandemic could set back the fight against malaria by 20 years, with Africa hit worst

Prime minister escalates dispute over Canada-listed group’s licence

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

Virgin Atlantic could be followed by British Airways in abandoning UK’s second-biggest gateway

Nikkei 225 average drops 16 per cent over the week amid broad pandemic-linked sell-off

Regulatory action sought to prevent intervention from having unintended consequences

Sector across region hit by fears of panicked mass withdrawals due to pandemic

Human rights are regressing worldwide and the UN’s ability to defend them is under attack

Two questions serve as a reality check on excessive American declinism

Player values tumble as Europe’s top teams prepare to cut spending after pandemic weakens revenues

Turmoil in commodity market slashes state colleges’ revenues

Coronavirus exposes nation’s post-Fukushima vulnerability

If the populists gain power in France and Italy, the future of the euro will be in their hands

London and Brussels have both turned these negotiations into a zero-sum game

Ideally governments would co-ordinate fiscal policy but there is no sense of urgency

Without a co-ordinated response, national stimulus policies will end up increasing imbalances

A lot of enterprise cybersecurity efforts focus on malicious hackers that work on behalf of larger organizations, be they criminal groups or state actors — and for good reason, since the majority of incidents these days come from phishing and other malicious techniques that originate outside the enterprise itself. But there has also been a […]

Catering and ground-handling company excluded from Canberra’s coronavirus support scheme

China’s example suggests that life will not snap back to normal, strategists say

A lot of enterprise cybersecurity efforts focus on malicious hackers that work on behalf of larger organizations, be they criminal groups or state actors — and for good reason, since the majority of incidents these days come from phishing and other malicious techniques that originate outside the enterprise itself. But there has also been a […]

Hostility to multilateralism means the forces that contained proliferation are dissipating

Big carmakers say small companies must be protected from collapse or factories may remain shut

CEOs are more optimistic about growth than international counterparts, despite concerns about over-regulation and the Government's response to Australia's fiscal deficit, according to a PwC report launched today.

Cyber risk, political interference, and macro-economic volatility rank among the top sources of anxiety for Australian insurers, according to a joint PwC and Centre for Financial Innovation (CSFI) report released today.

House Rules' Lisa and Andy had to delegate a team to give Shayn and Carly's daughter Harper's newly renovated bedroom a makeover.

During a game between Liverpool and Manchester United in 2011, Evra and Luis Suarez were involved in an altercation and the Frenchman alleged that the former Reds star called him the N-word.