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The air-taxi market is predicted to grow exponentially by the end of the decade, but experts have warned that its future depends on a well-planned network of vertiports that would …
Air taxi growth demands efficient vertiports and traffic control systems Read More
The Labour Party’s largest-ever donation came from a hedge fund that stood to profit from Israel’s war in Gaza, openDemocracy can reveal. Quadrature Capital held $121m worth of shares in …
Firm behind £4m Labour Party donation invested in weapons for Israel Read More
The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut borrowing costs for the third time this year, lowering its benchmark interest rate from 3.5% to 3.25%. The decision to cut rates by a quarter …
European Central Bank cuts key interest rate to 3.25% Read More
OpenAI is now worth more than people were expecting. Wednesday, the artificial intelligence startup announced it had completed a $6.6 billion funding round, valuing it at $157 billion. The ChatGPT-maker’s raise is the …
OpenAI will fall the hardest when the AI bubble bursts, analyst says Read More
The contract for Russian gas is toxic. The gas is replaceable. Let’s move on. That’s the logic many European officials have adopted as a multibillion dollar deal keeping Russian gas …
Most of Europe is fine without Russian gas Read More
During a recent GB News interview, commentator Jack Rowlett lambasted Keir Starmer’s Government for its apparent “lack of vision”. He told Tom Harwood that the new Government was “all about tax rises…smoking bans, and taking …
The Pro-Trump Money Pushing Libertarian ‘Young Voices’ on British TV Read More
Oil is no longer insulated from the volatile situation in the Middle East. After weeks of stagnation, with crude prices at their lowest point in almost three years, Iran’s involvement in …
The shadow of Hormuz: Why oil prices are finally reacting to Middle East crisis Read More
The UN’s annual biodiversity talks (COP16) will be held in Cali, Colombia between 21 October and 1 November – an opportunity to take stock of the progress in raising funds for …
COP16 global biodiversity talks to focus on financing Read More
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’ s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise …
Argentina’s poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei’s shock therapy Read More
A group of economists has publicly urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse her stance on public investment, and relax the Treasury rules that constrain it. They argue in a letter to the …
Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy Read More