Новости за 26.06.2021

(MENAFN)According to Yazeed Alsheikh, director for general of banking control at Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), digital banks licensed in Saudi Arabia are going to improve the quality and user experience for customers in the Kingdom, supporting innovation and reducing costs. Al Eqtisadiah paper quoted him as saying that this plan is going to add to stimulating competition with local banks and financial technology companies. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) further reported that the Saudi Cabinet handed... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - The Arabian Post) Direct Franchised Reform Bears Fruit Overall Business Achieved Healthy and Stable Development Results Highlights (RMB million ) For the twelve months ended 31 March FY2021 FY2020 Change Revenue 1,970 1,541 +27.8 % Gross profit (before reversal of/ provision for impairment of inventories) 1,292 1,023 +26.3 % Gross profit margin (before reversal of/ provision... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) The Covid-19 pandemic has created a laboratory for testing different governance systems in the face of a public-health crisis, ultimately revealing massive variance in country performance. For example, countries in east Asia (China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan) tended to do a better job of controlling the pandemic than did many countries in the Americas and Europe. But these outcomes are not about democratic versus authoritarian government, as some have argued. Among east... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Humanity is drifting into increasing danger. Climate change is accelerating; biodiversity is plummeting; hunger and extreme poverty are rising; and the gap between rich and poor is widening. These trends threaten not only human health and livelihoods, but also global peace and stability. Reversing them will require a shared effort to rebuild, and even upgrade, the systems on which we all depend – beginning with the global food system. Even before the pandemic, our food systems... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) In their latest communiqué, Nato leaders declared that China presents 'systemic challenges to the rules-based international order.” The response from China’s mission to the European Union was clear: ''We will not present a ‘systemic challenge’ to anyone, but if someone wants to pose a ‘systemic challenge’ to us, we will not remain indifferent.” Such a tit-for-tat rhetoric is unnecessary, and most of the world’s population probably does not want it to escalate. Yet escalation is becoming more likely every day. Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) budding journalist Tejaswi Manoj, student of Grade-XI, participated in Student Journalism International Competition 2021 recently organised by Ieducationalize in collaboration with Dainik Jagran Group for the students from all across the globe. The competition conducted on the theme ‘World in Turmoil’ was aimed to spot the budding journalists who are passionate and skilled to be the voice of the next generation. Tejaswi Manoj bagged the third... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) With modern lifestyles adding more stress on natural resources and a population to feed that is estimated to grow to almost 10bn by 2050, sustainable gastronomy is something that people should keep in mind as they source, cook and eat their food. Sustainable gastronomy means choosing and cooking food in a way that considers all it takes for food to get from fields to plates, including how the food is grown and transported to what ingredients people choose and where they buy them from. Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) • The handling of the case has sparked criticism from local officials and experts A member of the Ugandan Olympic team who tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival in Japan had the Delta variant, Japan’s Olympics minister said yesterday, adding to concern the Games — less than a month away — may trigger a new wave of infections. A coach in the African nation’s delegation tested positive after arriving in Japan last Saturday, while a second member, an athlete, tested... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Rising American sprint star Gabby Thomas set the fastest time in the world this year in the women’s 200m at the US trials in Oregon on Thursday as Allyson Felix squeezed into the semi-finals. Harvard graduate Thomas, who is studying to be an epidemiologist, became the first woman to duck under the 22-second barrier this year, powering home in 21.98sec at Hayward Field. Thomas, who had already booked her place at the Tokyo Olympics after a fifth-place finish in the 100m on Saturday... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Alice Dearing will be the first Black female swimmer to represent Britain at an Olympics after Team GB confirmed her place in the 10km open water marathon. The 24-year-old student earned her ticket to Tokyo after she finished fourth of 47 in a qualifying event held in Portugal last weekend. ''I’m really happy at being the person to break this barrier,” Dearing told reporters after the announcement. ''It’s a really exciting moment for myself and for Black history and Black culture. Читать дальше...