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UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged restraint and dialogue after deadly protests in Madagascar left 22 dead, as youth-led demonstrations over power cuts spread nationwide.
Six years after the fire, Notre-Dame Cathedral’s spire will reopen on Sept. 20, allowing visitors to ascend 420 steps and view Paris from above.
German Chancellor Merz warns the EU may retaliate against U.S. tech firms if trade talks fail, signaling deepening tensions with Trump’s tariff threats.
Elon Musk launches the “American Party” to challenge Trump, but experts warn of six key obstacles to his third-party gamble in U.S. politics.
FedEx founder Fred Smith, hailed as a logistics visionary, passed away at 80. He transformed global delivery with his revolutionary hub-and-spoke model and enduring leadership.
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 […]
Cerro Matoso mine, operated by Australian company South 32, has been in operation for 40 years and has been accused of destroying the ancestral land of the Zenú Indians, as well as the surrounding biodiversity and the health of the local population.
Women and girls are often among the most vulnerable groups in areas affected by conflict or violence. They face a wide range of challenges, from displacement and lack of access to basic needs to sexual and gender-based violence. It is imperative that we take urgent action to protect the lives and security of women in these situations.
According to the report, low-carbon sources will cover more than 100% of the growth in electricity demand by the end of 2023, marking a turning point when global fossil fuel electricity generation peaked and began to fall.
In a new paper, researchers examine the potential long-run welfare effects of worldwide school closures and find that the loss of learning may significantly reduce intergenerational mobility in many countries, particularly those in the upper-middle-income category.
The European Central Bank president, Christine Lagarde, has cautioned that the fragmented state of the global economy is likely to persist, and this sentiment echoes the discussions held at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings last week.
The latest World Economic Outlook indicates that economies are facing high levels of uncertainty with a considerable downside risk. Our economic forecasts project a decline in growth from 3.4 percent last year to 2.8 percent this year, followed by a modest acceleration to 3 percent next year.
