Wang Yi’s Africa visit highlights China’s commitment to collaboration, with Dr. Djibril Diallo emphasizing opportunities in energy, security, and economic transformation for shared progress.
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder warned that rising antisemitism threatens Western civilization, speaking at Auschwitz’s 80th liberation anniversary commemoration.
The Ulpiana Forum is set to cement Kosovo’s leadership in diaspora diplomacy and innovation.
U.S. lawmakers urge an investigation into Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, citing potential national security risks and unauthorized access to sensitive federal data, sparking controversy.
The Committee of 100 condemns President Trump’s Executive Order ending birthright citizenship, citing it as unconstitutional, discriminatory, and a threat to equality and immigrant rights.
Bill Gates, the billionaire investor and co-founder of Microsoft, is continuing his pursuit of sustainable innovation with a new venture that could change the trajectory of clean energy. For over 15 years, Gates has been working on a next-generation nuclear power plant called Natrium, which could potentially open by 2030.
A recent study on the fragility of the US banking system has found that 186 more banks are at risk of failure, even if only half of their uninsured depositors decide to withdraw their funds. This report has prompted concerns of a potential cascade of bank failures in the country.
Guterres pledged that the UN “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in Afghanistan. He also stated that the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women working in humanitarian roles is “unacceptable” and is putting millions of lives at risk in the country.
According to a report by CNN, Europe’s economy managed to avoid a recession in the winter, with GDP picking up slightly in the first quarter of 2023 despite Russia’s war in Ukraine and significant interest rate hikes.
A new report by UNICEF reveals that around 90% of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male counterparts are twice as likely to be online.
The 2023 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is set to take place from 25 to 27 April, gathering thousands of young leaders from around the world in person and online. The three-day event focuses on accelerating recovery from COVID-19 and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The recent mid-flight failure of SpaceX’s Starship rocket serves as a reminder of the risks associated with exploration and innovation. While such setbacks can be costly, both in terms of financial losses and reputational damage, they are also an inherent part of progress.
Elon Musk suffered a significant loss in personal fortune amounting to almost $13 billion within 24 hours. The loss came as a result of the explosion of SpaceX’s Starship rocket mid-flight and disappointing earnings report by Tesla.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged warring factions in Sudan to implement an immediate ceasefire for at least three days to enable trapped civilians to access essential supplies and medical care.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that Yemen’s health system is on the brink of collapse due to severe overburdening. Dr. Annette Heinzelmann, the WHO’s leading official for emergency operations in Yemen, emphasized that the country’s health system is fragile, and it is edging closer to collapse, while international donor funding is insufficient to avert further deterioration of the country’s failing health services.
Acupuncture is an ancient form of healing that originated in China over 2,000 years ago. It is based on the principle that there are meridians or pathways in the body through which energy or “qi” flows.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the Health Inequality Data Repository, which is the most comprehensive global collection of disaggregated data and evidence on population health and its determinants.
According to an official with the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has spread to 196 countries and regions around the world and has gained global recognition for its unique strengths in disease prevention and control, as well as rehabilitation.
Nearly 190 countries agreed to halt and reverse nature and biodiversity loss at COP15 in Montreal. However, a new study published in the Royal Society journal, Proceedings B, has revealed that we may be further down the line towards biodiversity loss than previously thought.
Blackstone, the world’s largest commercial real estate owner, has seen a 36% decline in its distributable earnings due to the ongoing slowdown in the industry. The company’s profits have been hit by falling valuations of its real estate investments, with distributable earnings in the real […]
