‘When life gets hard, you must be harder’: running a takeaway kitchen in an Iraqi border town | Global development
TIn the town of Qaim, on the Iraqi-Syrian border near the Euphrates River, in a spacious building with six rooms and a large hall near the central market, Alhan al-Salmani, a man with six children and a tragic past, runs his kitchen, Al-Aiz. It was full of women. 12 people in a vast TanurA traditional […]
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 […]
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rallies as ‘time has come’ for rate cuts – The Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed on Monday as U.S. markets neared record highs on hopes that the Federal Reserve will begin easing monetary policy. Interest rate cuts It will help the economy immediately. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.2% to 7,594.42 at the open, while Germany’s DAX was down 0.2% to 18,597.20. […]
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. […]
Anti-Israel agitators protest VP Harris nomination near DNC, hand out flyers for global ‘intifada’
Chicago – Anti-Israel protesters marched to the United Center, where the Democratic National Convention was wrapping up on Thursday night, to send a message to Vice President Kamala Harris that Democrats are funding the “genocide” of Palestinians and not doing enough to secure a ceasefire agreement. Among the throng of anti-Israel agitators, most of whom […]
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 […]
Plastic manufacturers push back after Biden administration agrees to support global goal to cap production
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry reacts to the latest climate change push on “The Bottom Line.” Industry groups are reacting negatively to reports that the United States has announced its support for an international treaty calling for the reduction of new plastic production. In a statementMatt Seehold, president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, […]
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 […]