SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES FROM AROUND   THE WORLD! GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE AVAILABLE 120 MILLION AFFORDABLE, QUALITY COVID-19 RAPID TESTS FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES:  A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were today announced by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Read more…

  SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES FROM AROUND   THE WORLD! U.S. TRAILS EUROPE IN CORPORATE DIVERSITY: An analysis conducted by Datamaran found a clear gap between the U.S. and Europe when it comes to corporate disclosures on diversity and inclusion (D&I). Datamaran’s CEO Marjella Lecourt-Alma considers the lack of transparency among American companies as a red flag Read more…

  SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES FROM AROUND   THE WORLD! ***CORONAVIRUS UPDATES – POTENTIAL VACCINE TO ENTER PHASE 2/3 IN GLOBAL TRIALS: Over 16.3 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins Read more…

  SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES FROM AROUND   THE WORLD! COVID-19 TO PLUNGE GLOBAL ECONOMY INTO WORST RECESSION SINCE WORLD WAR II: The swift and  massive shock of the Coronavirus pandemic and shutdown measures to contain it have plunged the global economy into a severe contraction.  According to the World Bank forecasts, the global economy will Read more…

SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   GLOBAL PROTESTS SPARKED BY GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH SPREAD TO TORONTO, LONDON AND BERLIN:  George Floyd’s  death after being pressed to the pavement by a knee to the neck in Minneapolis has not only sparked protests across the U.S., but has pushed people to march against racism in Read more…

SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   BATTERED AND BRUISED, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SHIFTS TO RECOVER-AND-SURVIVE MODE: For companies in the U.S. and Europe, ultimately what may happen depends upon the availability of key supplies. When the timeline of the pandemic of 2020 is complete, March 24th will stand out as a day to Read more…

SPECIAL FEATURE STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   IS A GLOBAL DEBT CRISIS COMING?   Total worldwide debt is expected to continue growing over the coming months, despite having just climbed to a fresh all-time high.   SOURCE:  CLICK HERE    ANOTHER ROUNDUP OF POSITIVE UPDATES ON THE COVID OUTBREAKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD:  Last Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   UN GLOBAL COMPACT AND FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS RING THE BELL FOR GENDER EQUALITY AT 76 STOCK EXCHANGES:   For the sixth consecutive year, a global collaboration across 75 exchanges (confirmed events as of 26 February 2020) around the world plan to ring opening or closing bells to Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   DESPITE CEOs’ STRONG CONFIDENCE IN THEIR TECHNOLOGIES, MOST COMPANIES ARE FACING LIMITED GROWTH DUE TO AN  “INNOVATION ACHIEVEMENT GAP”:  While a majority of CEOs express strong confidence in the effectiveness of their current information technology (IT) systems, most are struggling to achieve levels of innovation that Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IS TOP 50 OF THE WORLD’S MOST DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYERS IN UNIVERSUM’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INDEX:  Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is recognized in Universum’s Diversity & Inclusion Index (D&I Index). In this inaugural Read more…