September 2022 marked the 30th anniversary of the Exchange Rate Mechanism crisis, a seismic event which shook the continent and caused a severe recession to spread rapidly across European economies. The crisis also arguably produced the intellectual and political impulse needed to reinforce the ultimate adoption of a single, common currency in the form of […]
Historical demography is important for research, but data have been limited to the most advanced countries. This column introduces newly estimated world populations for all polities from 1800 to 1938. Baseline estimates suggest the world population grew by 123%, from just above 1 billion in 1800 to 2.2 billion in 1938. Total population grew in […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 brought back the spectre of a nuclear war, WWIII, and other potential horrors. This column argues that Russia’s aggression has also brought the prospect of an arms race that only a victory by Ukraine victory can prevent. Helping Ukraine is the best investment in global security […]
Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company tweeted. Two-factor authentication, meant to make accounts more secure, requires […]
Vietnam’s electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast is recalling 2,781 of its sports utility model VF8 sold in the domestic market to check and replace the bolt connecting the front brake caliper to the knuckle, the company said on Saturday. VinFast, which began operations in 2019, is gearing up to expand in the United States where […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp a contract worth up to $2 billion related to hypersonic weapon systems, the defense firm said on Friday, amid a global uptick in demand for arms and ammunitions. Under the contract, Lockheed will integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system on to the navy’s ZUMWALT-class destroyer stealth […]
Amazon.com Inc would require employees to be in office at least three days a week from May 1, the e-commerce giant said on Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic had altered the workplace, with companies sending employees home to work remotely. Even as lockdowns eased around the world, a large population of employees remains remote or in a […]
Doctors declared U.S. President Joe Biden, 80, healthy and “fit for duty” on Thursday after a physical examination that included removing a lesion from his chest and declaring him free of symptoms of long COVID after his bout last year with the virus. “The president remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against SpaceX for failing to submit some safety data to the agency prior to an August 2022 launch of Starlink satellites. The FAA said SpaceX was required to submit the information, known as launch collision analysis trajectory data, directly to the agency at […]
Travere Therapeutics said on Friday the U.S. health regulator has granted accelerated approval to its drug to treat a type of chronic kidney disease, IgAN, in adults with a high risk of advancing to kidney failure. Shares of the drugmaker were up 2.8% at $18.32 after market The drug, with the brand name Filspari, comes with […]
