New plans up British government’s sleeves to reduce plastic waste pollutants especially in the form of empty plastic bottles after they are discarded by the consumers. This year, Britain has plans for introducing “a deposit return scheme” on the “single-use drink containers”, this way pushing...

The Ministry of the Environment of China called on 28 northern cities to shut down factories to fight serious air pollution in the region, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday, which means that severe winter restrictions can be extended for the remainder of the year. This week, the...

London remains on the first place in the list of the largest financial centers of the world, despite the decision of the UK to leave the EU. This is stated in a review by the financial consulting company Z/Yen Group Ltd, which is calculated every six months by the indicator Global Financial Centers...

In an unprecedented act of solidarity with the United Kingdom on the issue of the alleged poisoning of a former Russian double spy and his daughter in the U.K., Russian diplomats were expelled from a number of European Union countries and the United States on Monday.   The Russian double...

Global CO2 emissions from energy production jumped by 1.4% in 2017, or up to 32.5 gigatons. This is the first increase in the last three years. This fact indicates that global efforts to reduce emissions have been "inadequate", according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA)....

Almost half of the US arms exports go to the Middle East countries. In particular, Saudi Arabia is one of the largest importers of American weapons. However, if you look at the situation on the global arena, then the indicators are somewhat different. Many countries of the Middle East region were...

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said that no one wins in the trade war and that the macroeconomic impact of import tariffs in the US will be serious if other countries respond with introduction of their own tariffs, Reuters reports. "Macroeconomic impact...

As technologies are developing, people are increasingly thinking about working exclusively for themselves. Freelancers work in a variety of areas, and this allows them to regulate the pace and volume of work, as well as their earnings. To help freelancers from around the world, the British website...

Analysts’ estimates of bitcoin’s energy consumption indicate that the environment, already taxed by climate change, is being over burdened. Bitcoin is growing at a time when climate change is knocking at our doorstep, whereby giving rise to speculations as well as debates on its environmental...