WHO ‘confident’ on pandemic treaty

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday expressed confidence that a deal on a global pandemic accord can still be reached, Reuters has reported. For more than two years, ministers from among the WHO’s 194 member states have been struggling to draft a treaty on new pandemic response rules in the wake of…

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FTX implosion takes its first crypto victim

The cryptocurrency Solana, associated with the bankrupt FTX exchange, continued its three-day retreat on Monday to trade at around $14 a token. The price is now down 95% from its all-time high of $259.96 last November.

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China is competing in a great Asian arms race because it has no other choice

Beijing’s continued militarization is a forced response to US pressure. But can it keep its cool? By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst  During the two sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) over the weekend, China announced that its military budget would increase by 7.2% year on year. The news made headlines around the world.

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