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Unilever is officially no longer a Dutch company. Starting Sunday, the multinational is registered as a fully British company with its headquarters in London. For 91 years, the company structure was divided between the Netherlands and Great Britain, with two head offices in London and Rotterdam. The...

The pace at which the world is changing can be unsettling and casts uncertainty about the future. Cybersecurity concerns are reaching unprecedented levels, and no country and no industry is untouched. According to one estimate, cybercrime could cost the world more than 10 trillion USD...

There has been recent promising news about 3 COVID-19 vaccine candidates, prompting thoughts to shift to distribution and delivery.Mathematical models predict that the pandemic will kill more people, if wealthy countries buy all of the vaccines first, than if vaccines were distributed equally.Canada, Japan, the UK, and...

The government plans to double Bangladesh's exports to Canada within the next three years by boosting the shipments of goods made by small-and-medium enterprises, particularly jute products, according to a press release. "Bangladesh currently earns about $1 billion from exports to Canada and we...

The world’s population is steadily growing and as per the United Nations estimate, roughly 83 million people are added to the global population every year. By 2050, the number of people on planet Earth is projected to reach 9.8 billion.  While the scientific community has begun to...

সারা বিশ্ব তাকিয়ে রয়েছে করোনাভাইরাসের একটি কার্যকর টিকার জন্য। কয়েকটি টিকা নিয়ে ব্যাপক অগ্রগতিও হয়েছে। তবে এ অবস্থাতেও আশঙ্কা দেখা দিয়েছে টিকার সুষ্ঠু বিতরণ নিয়ে। আশঙ্কা করা হচ্ছে, টিকা এলে হয়তো তার বেশির ভাগই চলে যাবে ধনী দেশগুলোর হাতে। এ অবস্থায় আলোচনায় এগিয়ে এসেছেন বিশ্বনেতারা। তারই প্রতিফলন...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it had allocated 20.3 million US dollars in technical assistance to help its developing members access vaccines for coronavirus (Covid-19) and establish systems to enable equitable and efficient vaccine distribution. The Manila-based bank said the funds will be...

A new independent survey of more than 2000 adults across the UK, commissioned by the UKTIA (the UK Tea and Infusions Association) – the authority on tea – has found that younger adults have rediscovered their love of tea during lockdown . In-between juggling Zoom...

What do cannabis, blockchain and artificial intelligence have in common? You probably guessed it already: All these sectors have only been around for a couple of years, and most of their players are still in the early stages of their businesses. Additionally, they are often associated with regulatory nightmares, countless...

The vision that led Inc. 5000 founders to rapid growth is helping them thrive during this extraordinary crisis. Building a fast-growth business is like charging up Heartbreak Hill. At some point on the incline, founders make the Inc. 5000, our annual ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private...