The world’s fastest-growing major financial exchange has no head office or formal address, lacks licenses in countries where it operates and has a chief executive who until recently wouldn’t answer questions about his location. From a report: Started just four years ago, Binance is the exchange giant that towers over Read more…
Portugal has banned bosses from text messaging and emailing staff out of working hours as part of new laws dubbed “right to rest.” From a report: The move is part of changes being introduced to improve work-life balance in response to an expansion of working from home in the country. Read more…
Scientists have identified what appears to be a small chunk of the moon that is tracking the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. From a report: The asteroid, named Kamo’oalewa, was discovered in 2016 but until now relatively little has been known about it. New observations suggest it could be a Read more…
The use of whole genome sequencing could save the NHS millions of pounds, a study suggests, after it found a quarter of people with rare illnesses received a diagnosis for their condition through the technology. From a report: In some cases, the findings have provided reassurance for families that they Read more…
A new version of a lawsuit accusing Subway of deceiving the public about its tuna products said lab testing shows they contain animal proteins such as chicken, pork and cattle, and not the advertised “100% tuna.” From a report: Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin filed a third version of their Read more…
Tuvalu is looking at legal ways to keep its ownership of its maritime zones and recognition as a state even if the Pacific island nation is completely submerged due to climate change, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. From a report: “We’re actually imagining a worst-case scenario where we are Read more…
China vowed more aggressive steps on emissions Wednesday in a joint announcement with the U.S. — a move that signals an easing of tensions evident at the COP26 climate summit. From a report: The two nations’ joint statement calls for “accelerated actions in the critical decade of the 2020s,” as Read more…