On Friday, four of Canada’s largest lenders, along with six major US institutions, announced their withdrawal from a global climate alliance. The departures from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance began with Goldman Sachs’ statement on December 6, and they occur ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House next week.Continue Reading
NAIROBI (Reuters) Three people with firsthand knowledge of the situation told Reuters that the United States will put financial penalties on Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army in Sudan. Only a week after enacting penalties against Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Burhan’s adversaryContinue Reading
US and Qatari officials said Wednesday that negotiators have achieved a gradual agreement to end the war between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of fierce fighting. The agreement calls for a six-week truce and the gradual departure of Israeli soldiers from Gaza in an effort to stop the violenceContinue Reading
According to Reuters, Singapore As traders rein in U.S. rate cuts in 2025 following robust economic data, the dollar hovered close to its best level in over two years on Tuesday. Meanwhile, market concerns over Britain’s fiscal health kept the weak pound in the forefront. The attention has been onContinue Reading
(Reuters) According to Bloomberg News on Monday, if the short-video app fails to evade an upcoming ban, Chinese officials are in early discussions about a possible option to sell TikTok’s business in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk. According to the story, which cited sources, Beijing officials would ratherContinue Reading
Washington (Reuters): In order to target those who attended institutions that misled students, people with permanent impairments, and public servants, President Joe Biden announced that his government will cancel student debts for almost 150,000 debtors. More than 5 million Americans have had their college loans forgiven by his administration, accordingContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Telstra, a leading Australian telecom, said on Thursday that it is cooperating with billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX to offer satellite broadband technology to its remote clients. Telstra has teamed with satellite-based internet provider Starlink to introduce the latter’s Starlink-to-Mobile technology to Australia, allowing the United States company toContinue Reading
President-elect Donald Trump has petitioned the US Supreme Court to block a New York state court from sentencing him on criminal charges resulting from hush money paid to a porn performer.“This court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings in the New York trial court to prevent grave injusticeContinue Reading
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s consumer inflation increased for the fourth consecutive month in December, to 23.8% year on year from 23.0% in November, according to the statistics agency on Wednesday. At a press conference, government statistician Samuel Kobina Annim stated that the most recent increase was caused by rising foodContinue Reading
According to a media source, Bangladesh has published new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing earlier ones that attributed the proclamation to founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Daily Star newspaper said that the new textbooks for elementary and secondary pupils featureContinue Reading
