Category Archives: Business

27Jun/22

Supercar Rental Company Classic Parade Launches UK’s First Cryptocurrency Payment Service Celebrating 20 Years of Service

June 27, 2022FinanceAuto racing, Cryptocurrency, Decentralization, Financial technology, Motorsport, Motorsport in Australia, Uberisation, United Kingdomche

One of the UK’s leading supercar hire companies has just launched a cryptocurrency payment system to rent the world’s most impressive prestige and supercars. Continue reading

27Jun/22

IWMF Announces 2022 Courage in Journalism Award Winners

June 27, 2022MediaAnnenberg, Cerise Castle, International Women's Media Foundation, Journalism, Journalist, Lynsey Addario, Mass media, Photographers, Sophia Huang, Victoria Roshchyna, Women in journalismche

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced the recipients of its 32nd annual Courage in Journalism Awards, which honor women journalists who show remarkable persistence and bravery within news media. This year’s honorees are Lynsey Addario, a veteran United States photojournalist currently working with The New York Times; Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian freelance journalist; and, Cerise Castle, a United States investigative journalist. Imprisoned Chinese columnist Xueqin (Sophia) Huang was awarded the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award, which is given annually to a journalist who is unjustly jailed, detained, or imprisoned. Continue reading

27Jun/22

L-Charge plans to accelerate the deployment of EV Charging Infrastructure in Europe

June 27, 2022TransportCharging station, Electric vehicle, Electric vehicles, Electrical grid, Energyche

While Norway, the Netherlands and Germany are leading the race on electrification and infrastructure provision with a planned ratio of 3 EVs per public charge point, many European countries are lagging behind. In contrast, there are currently 22 EVs per public charge point in Ireland, and 27.2 EVs per public charge point in the UK. Increasing the number of grid-tied chargers is often a difficult, lengthy and cost onerous process because of grid constraints and aging infrastructure. Continue reading

27Jun/22

Workers’ rights: how a landmark UN decision on safety and health will actually affect employees

June 27, 2022LegalArticles, Child labour, Cook Islands, Creative Commons, Decent work, Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Economy, Human activities, Huw Thomas, Industrial and organizational psychology, International labour law, International Labour Organization, Labor, Labor rights, Labour law, Occupational safety and health, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Nations Development Group, University of Bristol, Working conditionsche

Huw Thomas, University of Bristol

In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century”, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference. This is the first extension of workers’ human rights in almost 25 years and it means governments must now commit to respect and promote the right to a safe and healthy working environment.

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26Jun/22

Clean Logistics celebrates world premiere of Zero-Emission truck “fyuriant”, powered by REFIRE Fuel Cell Systems

June 26, 2022TransportBridges, Čude Canyon, Emerging technologies, Films, Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen technologies, Hydrogen vehicle, Kalam-Kalam Langit, Sustainable development, Technology, Violinistsche

Clean Logistics SE (ISIN DE000A1YDAZ7) recently presented fyuriant, its first hydrogen-powered zero-emission truck to the public at the Stade airfield in Lower Saxony. Continue reading

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