by Malik Runswick | Mar 31, 2020 | Business Law
EU-funded researchers hope a greater understanding of interactions between pertussis bacteria and the immune system, together with a toolkit for testing new vaccines, will help prevent whooping cough disease and deaths in babies worldwide. © Kateryna_Kon #218788839 source: stock.adobe.com 2020 Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract […]
by Malik Runswick | Mar 30, 2020 | Business Law
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to spread, leading to more than 26,000 deaths worldwide in less than four months. Efforts are progressing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, but it’s still likely 12 to 18 months away. In the meantime, the...
by Malik Runswick | Mar 29, 2020 | Business Law
At harvest time in Nicaragua, trees are usually laden with coffee cherries at farms across the country, waiting to be picked. But these days, most of the coffee falls to the ground, wasted.Coffee farmers have been hit so hard by low market prices in the past three...
by Malik Runswick | Mar 27, 2020 | Business Law
Addressing the demands of a mobile, virtual, and stay-at-home workforce is not a new topic. Hiring the best talent — regardless of whether or not they reside in proximity to company facilities — is a competitive reality for many organizations. But the global...
by Malik Runswick | Mar 26, 2020 | Business Law
The man charged with killing 51 people in the deadliest terrorist attacks in New Zealand’s history, sparking a ban on semiautomatic and assault weapons, has changed his plea to guilty. Brenton Tarrant, a 29-year-old Australian, had previously denied all charges and...
by Malik Runswick | Mar 25, 2020 | Business Law
The European Central Bank on Wednesday unexpectedly said it would spend 750 billion euros (£709bn) on “emergency” bond purchases, as it joined other central banks in stepping up efforts to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus. The so-called...
