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Jobs website Glassdoor ranks the highest-paying companies in the U.K. in 2021.

So far in April, India has reported more than 3.78 million new cases and over 22,000 deaths.

Lawrence Wong, current education minister and second finance minister, will helm the finance portfolio from May 15, the prime minister's office said on Friday.

Rachel Kyte, who served as a special representative of the U.N. secretary-general, says "coal has no place in the race to net-zero" carbon emissions by 2050. 

As of 2022, the Greens' Annalena Baerbock is guaranteed to be Germany's most powerful female politician.

There's huge economic incentive for China to move away from coal, according to a report by financial analytics company TransitionZero.

Financial technology stock listings were explicitly discouraged on Shanghai's STAR Market in a recent regulatory watchdog announcement.

While some businesses see a future for electric cars in the skies, Chinese automaker and battery company BYD is sticking to ground vehicles for now.

The electric car is the latest from the popular Hongguang Mini EV line developed by GM's joint venture with Wuling Motors and state-owned SAIC Motor.

Investors will continue to monitor the coronavirus situation in India, with more than 310,000 new daily infections registered on Thursday.

The Singapore-listed shares of Top Glove, the world's largest medical glove maker, have risen 18.4% so far this month.

The pledges by U.S. allies and adversaries at the global climate summit come shortly after Biden vowed to reduce U.S. emissions by at least 50% by 2030.

Consumer Reports said Thursday that in testing this week it found it could "easily" get a 2020 Tesla Model Y to drive "even with no one in the driver's seat."

Biden will seek an increase in the tax on capital gains to 39.6% for those Americans earning more than $1 million, according to reports.

The U.S. faced shortages for drugs used to treat Covid-19 patients during the pandemic as demand surged but supply.

Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, is concerned that the Afghan military will collapse after American and other foreign troops leave.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced earlier this month that the company plans to invest $20 billion in new microchip manufacturing plants.

Economic growth could slow, and inflation is likely to see at least a momentary bump higher as the semiconductor shortage escalates, economists say.

People who get infected with the coronavirus between Covid-19 vaccine shots can get their second dose after they've recovered, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.

Growth stocks, which could come under selling pressure on higher capital gains taxes, led the intraday decline on Thursday.