In New York, Omicron revives dark memories of a nightmarish 2020
- 18-Dec-2021
With restaurants in Brooklyn closing in rapid succession and lines at Covid-19 test centers swelling by the day, fears are growing in New York of a return to the nightmare of 2020, when the city was the global epicenter of the pandemic. In Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood alone, more than a dozen bars and restaurants have […]
#ClimateChange: 2020 was Europe’s hottest year on record
- 22-Apr-2021
Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year, while the Arctic suffered a summer of extreme wildfires partly due to low snow cover as climate change impacts intensified
In 2020, the ultra-rich got richer!
- 25-Mar-2021
In 2020, as the world convulsed under COVID-19 and the global economy faced its worst recession since World War II, billionaires saw their riches reach new heights
Game maker gifts its employees luxury gadgets after profitable 2020 year
- 08-Feb-2021
These popular electronic gadgets were given to each employee of the game for a successful 2020 performance and thriving despite the pandemic
2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record
- 08-Jan-2021
The six years since 2015 are the six warmest ever registered, as are 20 of the last 21, evidence of a persistent and deepening trend
Emergency cash calls, tech IPO frenzy push 2020 banker fees to record high
- 31-Dec-2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the world, companies turned to their shareholders in droves to get the funding needed to get through a bruising global recession.
Fireworks explode over empty streets as 2020 slinks away into history
- 31-Dec-2020
No light show will illuminate Beijing from the top of the TV tower. The lions of London’s Trafalgar Square will be barricaded off
Gold wraps up shiniest year since 2010
- 31-Dec-2020
Spot gold was almost flat at $1,893.84 per ounce by 1000 GMT, but was up more than 24% for the year, its best since 2010. U.S. gold futures were up 0.3% to $1,898.70
COVID-19 shook, rattled and rolled the global economy in 2020
- 31-Dec-2020
The pandemic delivered a body blow to global trade, with export volumes dropping abruptly to their lowest in nearly a decade in March and April
2020 Rewind: A list of every celeb that tied the knot this year!
- 30-Dec-2020
From Sajal and Ahad to Sana and Umair, it seems like everyone had marriage on their 2020 agenda!