A Growing Group of Big Businesses Backs a Carbon Tax. Will It Make a Difference-
The long list of big companies backing a carbon tax as a solution to climate change grew this week with financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. endorsing…
How to Get Free Flu and COVID-19 Tests and Treatments
COVID-19 may have faded from public attention, but that doesn’t mean the virus has disappeared. A new variant, JN.1, is pushing cases and hospitalizations back up, and people…
FDA Greenlights First Cultivated Meat Company
In a major first for the food industry, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that a lab-grown chicken product developed by California food-tech startup Upside…
The Cassini Spacecraft Will Soon Commit Suicide on Saturn. Here’s What to Know
After more than a decade of exploring Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft will soon commit suicide by plunging into the planet it has been documenting for years. The spacecraft…
Bangladesh garment unions say new factory oversight deal risks worker safety
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh was set up by European fashion brands to improve factory safety in Bangladesh after as garment factory complex collapsed…
EU works on anti-veto measures to combat tax dodging
But the most ambitious plans have been blocked mainly by smaller countries, such as Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland, which fear stricter rules could hit their economies.The stalemate could…
Lululemon investigates Bangladesh factory over workers’ treatment
The company added that there were currently no orders planned from this factory in Chittagong, about 260 km (160 miles) from the capital Dhaka.The factory owner was named…
EU’s top court urged to rule Brexit can be reversed
Lawyers for a group of Scottish politicians want the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to interpret whether Britain can revoke its notice to withdraw from the EU under…
Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese goods citing trade talk progress
The announcement was the clearest sign yet that China and the United States are closing in on a deal to end a months-long trade war that has slowed…
Slave-free jeans sell out on ‘Markle sparkle’ but can companies back ethical vows-
Australia-based Outland Denim employs dozens of survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery and other vulnerable women in Cambodia to make its $200 (150 pounds) jeans that are…