Giorno: 6 Ottobre 2022

‘Woke’ Corporations More Bark Than Bite: Australian Senator

Read More Nationals Senator Matt Canavan is calling on political leaders to stand up to investment firms using their influence to pressure corporations to pursue “woke” objectives. “The problem with the corporate method of political decision-making is it concentrates decision-making in the hands of the few and wealthy. The beauty of democracy is that everybody, […]

Black and minority ethnic people in UK twice as likely to be in ‘deep poverty’

Read More Black and minority ethnic people in the UK are more than twice as likely as white people to experience “deep poverty” – extreme levels of hardship meaning they struggle to afford everyday basics such as food and energy, analysis has found. It says they are more exposed to the cost of living crisis […]

IFS: Millions in Britain ‘face stealth tax raid’ under Liz Truss’s plans

Read More Millions of households are facing a “stealth” tax raid under Liz Truss’s government despite her promise to support workers through the cost-of-living crisis by lowering their tax bills, Britain’s leading economic thinktank said on Wednesday. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has calculated that for every ?1 given to workers by cutting headline […]

The age of podcasters as thought leaders is upon us

Read More There is a running joke on Twitter about how easily a man with a smattering of opinions feels compelled to start a podcast. For those who have observed men from close and afar building their own virtual talkshops, this journey is often treated like a divine calling, a moral duty similar to the […]

Load-shedding is causing water-shedding in parts of Johannesburg

Read More Rand Water has imposed stage two restrictions to allow Johannesburg Water’s reservoirs to fill up Stage two water restrictions are in force after Rand Water told customers that its storage capacity has dwindled from 52% to 38% because of high water consumption over the past two weeks. Related stories WELCOME TO YOUR […]

Covid bereavement in UK has affected prospects of tens of thousands – report

Read More Covid-19 has left tens of thousands of bereaved people in the UK facing serious consequences for their health, education and economic prospects because they missed out on formal support, a nationwide study of bereavement in the pandemic has found. The virus left about 750,000 more people bereaved than would usually have been the […]

Pakistani PM says he should not have to beg for help after catastrophic floods

Read More Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, has said Pakistan should not be forced to go out with a “begging bowl” to rich polluting nations after the floods that have devastated the country and said he would be seeking “climate justice” from the international community. Speaking from his home in Lahore, Sharif warned that Pakistan […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine retakes more settlements in Kherson, Zelenskiy says; UN nuclear chief heads to Kyiv – live

Read More Ukraine’s forces are pushing their advance in the east and south, forcing Russian troops to retreat under pressure on both fronts. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s military had made major, rapid advances against Russian forces in the past week, taking back dozens of towns in regions in the south and east that Russia […]

Antarctic Blast Hits New Zealand, Brings Spring Snow Across the Country

Read More An Antarctic blast across New Zealand (NZ) has brought snow flurries across large areas of the country in spring, including in Christchurch and Wellington. The south of the country woke up to temperatures at near zero degrees Celsius, the coldest place being Te Anau at negative six degrees celsius. Christchurch experienced its first […]

Biden administration angered by Opec+ oil output cut

Read More The Biden administration and its supporters have reacted angrily to the Opec+ decision to cut oil production, seeing it as a rebuff to the US president’s efforts to improve relations with Saudi Arabia. The White House made clear that it viewed the decision by the oil production cartel, in which the plus sign […]