The Supreme Court of the European Union has ruled that companies can ban Muslim women from going to work wearing hijabs. However, such bans are only possible if a company wants to demonstrate its neutrality towards any beliefs, Reuters reports. This was the court's decision in two cases of...

The WHO chief stated that the world is stepping into the third wave of the pandemic. He noted that the delta strain was now present in more than 111 countries and pointed to the uneven distribution of vaccines and access to lifesaving tools in different parts of the world. The number of new cases...

Police in the UK are conducting a massive operation to uncover funds of criminals trying to launder their money through cryptocurrencies. In one investigation lasting several months, £294 million in cryptocurrencies was seized.   As noted in a London Police report, a few weeks ago, the...

In 2020, the UN recorded the highest level of world hunger in 15 years. The reason for the rise since 2005 was the coronavirus pandemic, which has cut people's incomes and worsened access to food, writes Bloomberg with reference to the report of the organization, the first global assessment of food...

Global energy consumption in 2020 will fall by 4.5% year-on-year, the highest level of decline since 1945, according to BP's annual Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. "Energy consumption fell by 4.5% in 2020, the biggest drop since 1945," the review said. It notes that oil accounted for...

International mobility remains extremely difficult, according to a new passport ranking by consultancy Henley & Partners. It says the number of international trips lags behind the 2019 figure by 88% due to the high number of closed borders. The H&P ranking assesses passports by the number...

According to Jamie Dimon, CEO of the US investment bank JPMorgan Chase, quoted by CNBC, leading European towns, particularly Paris and London, would be contending for the title of environmental leader and a kind of "green crown" in the near future. The banker believes that Paris and London are...

The Spanish authorities have allowed their citizens to walk outdoors without medical masks due to a reduction in new cases of the coronavirus infection. This was reported by The Local newspaper. The decision has been approved by the Ministry of Health and the Spanish government. It came into force...

Spectators will still be allowed to the stands during this year's Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a statement to this effect in cooperation with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and other organisations involved in the preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games....