China will face a "difficult and serious" labor market situation because of sweeping restrictions designed to contain new COVID-19 outbreaks, China's premier warned. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned of a "difficult and serious" labor market situation in the country. This is because of the new...

WHO has estimated the number of excess deaths from the coronavirus worldwide at nearly 15 million over two years. This is more than double the number of COVID-related deaths officially reported worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that there were about 14.9 million excess...

According to the Financial Times, the US and the UK conducted high-level talks about the "Chinese danger" to Taiwan. It is alleged that the two sides first discussed a contingency plan. They also discussed what role Britain might play "if the United States ended up in a conflict with China over...

To safeguard user information security, the EU has agreed on new standards for transnational IT businesses. After nearly 16 hours of negotiations, EU parliamentarians have agreed on a new Digital Services Act (DSA) to safeguard users' information security online, reports The Financial Times....

The energy crisis has put the world before the choice between energy security and the green transition in the energy sector, say analysts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Global Financial Stability Report. The expansion of renewable energy sources is hampered not only by fossil fuel...

According to the Italian Foreign Ministry, Italy and Angola signed a declaration of intent on natural gas supplies on Wednesday, with the goal of increasing shipments to the Apennines among others. Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio, environmental transition minister Roberto Cingolani, and the...

Fearing enforcement of severe lockdowns in a number of locations, wealthy Chinese citizens have begun to actively depart from the country. Those who are subjected to the restrictions in Shanghai are becoming increasingly dissatisfied, reports The Financial Times. According to polls conducted in a...

According to Reuters, operations at Pemex's largest national and regional oil refinery complex in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, have been completely halted since Friday owing to an ongoing fire in one of the gasoline tanks. "The fire at the Petroleros Mexicanos (Pemex) Antonio Dovali Jaime refinery in the...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has published new data on civilian casualties in Ukraine. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 1,892 Ukrainian civilians killed since the start of Russia's invasion until 11 April. The dead count...