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Guterres Issues Another ‘Global SOS’ over Fast-Rising Pacific Ocean

While no one is panicking (yet), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a new global climate “SOS” at the Pacific Islands Summit on Tuesday, warning for the second time in less than a week that rising sea levels will deal a deadly blow to humanity in the region. “I am in Tonga to issue a global […]

Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — North America’s steel industry is gathering in Atlanta as it struggles with weak U.S. demand, sluggish prices and a glut of Chinese steel. A key report on Brazilian sugar will provide insight into future price trends for the sweetener. Also, crude oil inventories at major U.S. hubs are at their lowest since February. […]

W.H.O. Ready to Issue Global ‘Guidance’ on Dealing with Mpox Outbreak

A word of warning: The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing international “guidelines” on how to best respond to a global MPOX outbreak, the organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Thursday from the organization’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO warning: China Announced The country will monitor incoming people and goods for MPOX for the next […]

US to support global goal to cut plastic production

Welcome to the Hill’s Energy and Environment Newsletter {beacon} Energy and Environment Energy and Environment Full text   Missouri judge strikes down anti-ESG rule A federal judge has struck down a Missouri rule aimed at limiting the influence that environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies can have on investment advice. Full text   Inspector General […]

W.H.O. Declares Global Health Emergency for Monkeypox

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Wednesday, a long-debated step, after an outbreak of monkeypox, commonly known as MPOX, broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and began spreading to neighboring African countries. “This should concern all of us.” said “The potential for further spread of the virus within […]

Mpox is a global emergency, WHO says. Is it spreading the US?

(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization says MPOX is spreading rapidly in parts of Africa, making it a global health emergency. For many in the U.S., the virus hasn’t been a top concern in recent years, but is it now something to worry about again? There are several important differences between the type of MPOX […]