European businesses and homebuyers are finding it more difficult to get loans as banks pull back access to credit, the ECB reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Canada is hoping to join the US-led AUKUS military alliance alongside Australia and the UK, the Globe and Mail reported Read Full Article at RT.com
Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat, declaring him ‘persona non grata’ after accusing the official of “interference” in Ottawa’s affairs Read Full Article at RT.com
TOLEDO, Brazil, May 08 (IPS) - It is the “best energy,” according to its producers, but biogas from livestock waste still lacks an organized market that would allow it to take off and realize its potential in Brazil, the world's largest meat exporter.
The sustainable management of the world’s forests takes centre stage at the UN Forum on Forests , which opened on Monday at UN Headquarters in New York. Stakeholders from across the world, from Member States to civil society partners, will gather to discuss this critical planetary resource. Here are 5 key things you need to know:
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The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the looting of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) main offices in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, over the weekend, describing it as “violation” of humanitarian facilities.
Syria needs almost $15 billion to recover following the devastating February earthquakes, according to a new UN assessment report launched on Monday in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Trade in Russian gold bullion has reportedly been rerouted to new destinations including the UAE, Hong Kong and Türkiye Read Full Article at RT.com
ROME, May 08 (IPS) - Less than a decade ago, Africa was home to 60-65% of the world’s uncultivated arable land and 10% of renewable freshwater resources, as reported by the African Union in 2016, while concluding that African farmers could feed the world.
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NAIROBI, May 08 (IPS) - ‘Urban’ Kenya has been alerted because new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, threatens to derail decades of effort made in the fight against malaria.
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