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Hurricane Helene continued barreling toward Florida on Thursday, highlighting the impacts of the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency, including difficulties securing insurance coverage in regions most affected by extreme weather. “The …
Helene’s Catastrophic Potential Stokes Fear Amid Florida Insurance Crisis Read More
Pressure is mounting on the publisher of the Economist over its commercial ties with the world’s three biggest tobacco companies, after numerous senior NHS and international health experts pulled out …
Pressure mounts on publisher of Economist over ties to tobacco Read More
Ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, no issue is more central than the economy. With the South Asian country still struggling from its worst financial crisis in decades, Saturday’s ballot …
As Sri Lanka votes, a $2.9bn IMF loan looms large Read More
You may have seen them wielded by prank-loving grandmas in department stores, peeking out from robotic vacuum cleaners, or adorning statues on college campuses. But googly eyes, those cartoon-like eyeballs often found in arts …
Bank of England’s quantitative tightening could cost Treasury over £96bn over next four years Read More
The Labour Party’s largest-ever donation came from a Cayman Islands-registered hedge fund with shares worth hundreds of millions of pounds in fossil fuels, private health firms, arms manufacturers and asset …
Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms Read More
Research from international ratings agency Moody’s shows that the Czech Republic — which boasts just 2.4% of the EU population — is home to over one quarter of the 46,000 or so Russian-linked firms operating in …
Czechia struggles to mitigate risks from Russian firms Read More
You may have seen them wielded by prank-loving grandmas in department stores, peeking out from robotic vacuum cleaners, or adorning statues on college campuses. But googly eyes, those cartoon-like eyeballs often found in arts …
How to sell an ‘ugly’ vegetable? Give it googly eyes. Read More
China is seeking to expand its international markets in the face of growing trade restrictions imposed by the West. Meanwhile, Africa wants investments that will boost its development and increase the …
In Africa, China seeks an outlet for its clean technologies Read More
More than 130 wind, solar and tidal energy projects secured funding in the latest round of the “contracts for difference” (CfD) scheme, amounting to 9.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. This …
Thailand’s slumping economy is new leader Paetongtarn’s focus in her first parliamentary speech Read More
More than one in four parents of children aged 18 or under in Scotland have struggled to provide sufficient food for their children in the past 12 months due to …
Barnardo’s reveals the extent of child poverty while demanding two-child benefit cap is lifted Read More