LONDON: The UK dominant accounting firms must separate their audit units from other businesses by June 2024 as the country’s accounting watchdog reacts to shortcomings that led to the collapse of several companies. The Financial Reporting Council is asking the so-called Big Four — KPMG, Deloitte, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLC and Ernst & Young — to agree … Read more
A white woman who called the police and falsely accused a Black man of threatening her life after he asked her to put her dog on a leash will face misdemeanor charges, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday. Amy Cooper, the woman in the Central Park encounter, which was recorded on video and touched off … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government has started the process of re-constituting the Prasar Bharati board that had nine of its 13 positions vacant for the last few months. On Monday, names of four new members – music composer Salim Merchant, BJP spokesperson Shaina NC, Dainik Jagran editor-in-chief Sanjay Gupta and media professional Alok Agwarwal who has … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization on Monday for an on-site coronavirus antigen test that can yield results in 15 minutes. Here’s how the test works: The diagnostic test uses a device made by medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company that is a little larger than a cell phone to … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report that suggested its advice on the novel coronavirus needs updating after some scientists told the New York Times there was evidence the virus could be spread by tiny particles in the air. The WHO says the Covid-19 disease spreads primarily through small droplets, which are expelled … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bianca Williams won European and Commonwealth gold in the 4x100m relay in 2018 Met Police bosses say they want to speak to a Team GB sprinter who is accusing officers of racially profiling her in a stop and search. Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos, a Portuguese 400m runner, … Read more
BEIJING: Alarmed at China’s stranglehold over supplies of masks, gowns, test kits and other front-line weapons for battling the coronavirus, countries around the world have set up their own factories to cope with this pandemic and outbreaks of the future. When the outbreak subsides, those factories may struggle to survive. China has laid the groundwork … Read more
The Government of India is reviewing around 50 investment proposals involving Chinese companies under a new screening policy, three sources familiar with the matter told news agency Reuters. Under new rules announced by India in April, all investments by entities based in neighbouring countries need to be approved by the Centre, whether for new or … Read more
Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Over Independence Day Weekend, 80 artists asked Americans to look up at the skies. Throughout July 3 and 4, messages related to immigration were written at 10,000 feet by World War II military planes, sky-typed over 80 sites related to the country’s network of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Read more
New Delhi: The BJP started its campaign in Madhya Pradesh on Monday with virtual rallies scheduled in all the 24 seats where by-polls will be held. BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia addressed the first two rallies, asking people to choose between the partnership between himself and CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, or that of Kamal … Read more