China's Xi calls for stronger fintech oversight, security

A high-level Chinese government meeting led by President Xi Jinping has called for stronger oversight and better security in financial tech, state media reported, with the sector hit hard by a regulatory crackdown.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/chinas-xi-calls-for-stronger-fintech-oversight-security

Loss of nature is pushing nations toward sovereign credit downgrades and 'bankruptcy'

The world's first biodiversity-adjusted sovereign credit ratings shows how ecological destruction affects public finances—driving downgrades, debt crises and soaring borrowing costs, according to a team of economists led by Cambridge University.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/loss-of-nature-is-pushing-nations-toward-sovereign-credit-downgrades-and-bankruptcy

Largest study reports long COVID symptoms in children up to age 14

The largest study to date of long COVID symptoms in children aged 0-14 years confirms that children who have received a COVID-19 diagnosis can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months. The study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, used national level sampling of children in Denmark and matched COVID-19 positive cases with a control group of children with no prior history of a COVID-19 infection.