Canada and the United States enjoy a unique and strong relationship based on deep people-to-people connections, shared geography, common values and interests, and mutually beneficial economic and security ties. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Kirsten Hillman has been appointed as Canada’s Ambassador to the United States. Ms. Hillman has served as Canada’s Acting…
£500,000 of funding is available for technology companies who come up with digital support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus. The funding will be available to innovators who can find digital ways to support people who need help during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The ‘Techforce19’ challenge aims to support…
Awarded by the Federation of Industries of Mato Grosso do Sul (FIEMS) at the end of 2019 for all the economic development that the company brought to the state, Greenplac is preparing for its new resin factory, which will make the company 100% self-sufficient in production of this raw material. The official inauguration will be…
If you are like the rest of Americans, you are probably afraid and tired of hearing the gloom and doom news about the coronavirus. The airwaves are filled with news about corona apocalypse. Contrary to the headlines in the mainstream media, the first case of coronavirus happened on November 17, 2019 (not December 2019) when a 55…
Not long after telling its technical and corporate employees to work from home when possible, Apple Inc. is now extending infection-control measures to its retail employees. 9to5Mac reports that Cupertino-based Apple is offering unlimited sick leave to hourly employees — including retail workers — if they experience symptoms that could be related to a COVID-19 infection, and…
Germany has become the latest country to close borders as European nations try to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland were shut on Monday morning, except for commercial traffic. France is considering more stringent lockdowns, with its health chief saying the situation is “deteriorating fast”. Latest World Health…
Fabio Wajngarten, the press secretary for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, two sources have told CNN. Bolsonaro’s health is being monitored. It comes just days after Wajngarten met US President Donald Trump in Florida. Trump was in close physical proximity with the Wajngarten Saturday night, two people familiar tell CNN. The Brazilian press…
5G is safe, according to the international body in charge of setting limits on exposure to radiation, which has updated its advisory guidelines for the first time in more than 20 years. The International Commission on Non‐Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), the Germany-based scientific body that assesses the health risks of radio broadcasts, called for new guidelines…
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The ban applies to travellers from countries which are members of the Schengen border-free travel area. The UK, Ireland and other non-Schengen countries are unaffected. US citizens are also exempt. The EU condemned the…
Only a few years ago, many people didn’t believe that Tesla could produce electric vehicles in any meaningful numbers, but the automaker managed to ramp up three electric vehicle programs: Model S, Model X, and Model 3. Now it is about to launch its fourth electric vehicle, the Model Y, and it is doing it…