Amazon, Apple Weigh on Stocks, Rate Hike Hopes Underpin Euro
Read More LONDON—Amazon and Apple earnings took the froth out of U.S. stock futures and world equities on Friday, though the euro held near one-month highs on euro zone rate rise hopes. Amazon.com reported a slump in profit after the bell on Thursday that it expects will continue through the holiday quarter, as higher pay […]
An urgent message from the youth
Read More The Youth for Marine Protected Areas (Youth4MPAs) held the first-ever virtual African Youth Summit in August 2021, which fostered an opportunity for over 500 youth from across the African Continent to come together over two days and unpack ocean protection from an African perspective. The summit was conceived by the youth, for the […]
Social justice must prevail at the most exclusionary COP ever
Read More The 26th summit of the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP), scheduled to commence on 31 October 2021, is the biggest political moment for the climate emergency since the Paris Agreement in 2015, where 195 signatories agreed to avoid temperature increases from exceeding 1.5oC in a bid […]
Understanding the flow of money in crypto
Read More Welcome to part three of our series of articles designed to help you understand the flow of money through crypto investments. We examine historical trends which appear to drive a predictable sequence of investor behaviours following a Bitcoin price rally. In part one of this series, we examined why Bitcoin tends to be […]
Launch of Crown Gardens water tower
Read More This speech was delivered by MMC Tania Oldjohn at the launch of Crown Gardens water tower: Programme Director; MD and Management Councillors, members of the media and ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Water security and water supply are among the greatest challenges we face today, and the situation has never looked more perilous. In […]
Parties vow to root out corruption in Eastern Cape as local government poll nears
Read More Political parties vying for the support of Eastern Cape voters come 1 November say they will put an end to poor financial management and corruption in municipalities if elected, in a province where audit outcomes have revealed repeated service delivery failures. This includes the ANC, a party with a less-than-perfect governance track record […]
Franz Kafka drawings reveal ‘sunny’ side to bleak Bohemian novelist
Read More Franz Kafka Franz Kafka drawings reveal ‘sunny’ side to bleak Bohemian novelist Surreal drawings by author of The Trial – which he demanded be burnt after his death – to be published @philipoltermann Fri 29 Oct 2021 04.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 06.10 EDT Stricken with self-doubt, paranoia and […]
A Ercolano uccisi due giovani incensurati, prima ipotesi: scambiati per ladri o rapinatori
Read More Ercolano. Due giovani di 26 e 27 sono stati uccisi a colpi d’arma da fuoco ad Ercolano, in provincia di Napoli. Si tratta di due incensurati. Il fatto è avvenuto in via Marsiglia. Sulla vicenda indagano i carabinieri. Gli investigatori escludono l’ipotesi di un agguato di camorra. Una delle ipotesi è che un […]
COVID in Israel: Children’s vaccination panel to be open to the public as fourth wave wanes
Read More For the first time, Israel’s pandemic response team will broadcast one of its discussions to the public next week, regarding the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 for COVID, the Health Ministry announced Friday. The team decided to air the discussion following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recommendation of the vaccine […]
Thousands march for climate action in Tel Aviv as Israel vows carbon neutrality by 2050
Read More Thousands are demonstrating in Tel Aviv on Friday and push leaders to take action to fight climate change, ahead of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow next week. Participants in the largest rally in Israel thus far are carrying signs reading “There’s no plant b” […]