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Widely dubbed the “finance COP”, COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11-22 November, 2024. At this COP, a new climate finance target must amount to at least 1 trillion dollars in public finance, be based on grants, as well as on the financial, climate and social needs of developing nations in the Global South. Rich […]

The Great Finger Shortage of 2024: French consumers are (unsurprisingly) angry after the British chocolate biscuits vanish from supermarket shelves. ADVERTISEMENT The French don’t like to admit it, but no one does chocolate treats like the British. Consider the evidence: Maltesers; Bourbon biscuits; Terry’s Chocolate Orange; McVitie’s Penguin bars; everything Cadbury ever released. Case closed.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month. The rally in Belgrade blamed the collapse on rampant corruption and sloppy renovation work on the

Johannesburg — Ahead of World Children’s Day 2024, data from multiple countries reveal children’s awareness of their rights, but significant barriers to education persist A new survey, conducted by UNICEF in collaboration with national governments and partners, reveals both encouraging awareness and pressing challenges faced by children across Eastern and Southern Africa. Collected from over

French pilots are calling for a strike over rising taxes. But what do air passenger taxes mean for your wallet? ADVERTISEMENT In France this week, the national union of airline pilots (‘Syndicat national des pilotes de ligne’ or ‘SNPL’) is calling a strike to protest the rise in air taxes. Concerns have been voiced that

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Russia had completed the ratification of the treaty last

Fifteen service categories, comprising a total of 110 interventions, have been identified in Africa as priorities for delivery through Community Health Workers. Now, health economists are analyzing the cost of each package to determine how it can transform health outcomes across the continent. The Health Economics and Financing Division, along with the Division of Community

The US is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter and by far the highest historical emitter in the world. ADVERTISEMENT Just days before COP29 began in Baku, Donald Trump won the US election.  Trump is a known climate change denier having repeatedly called global warming a hoax and pledged to once again withdraw the US

President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The nod came despite simmering concerns on Capitol Hill about Trump tapping members of the House, where the final tally is still uncertain

Nearly five years into the pandemic, COVID is feeling less central to our daily lives. But the virus, SARS-CoV-2, is still around, and for many people the effects of an infection can be long-lasting. When symptoms persist for more than three months after the initial COVID infection, this is generally referred to as long COVID.