What African cities might learn from Hong Kong’s unique land-lease system
Land prices across many African cities are soaring. This is because land is a city’s…
Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
Leonardo Santos Simão, who heads the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS),…
UN rights experts call for an end to post-election repression in Venezuela
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission also urged the authorities to thoroughly investigate a spate of…
World News in Brief: Myanmar’s child victims, disenfranchisement in Thailand, aid breakthrough in Syria
Many were trying to flee the fighting in towns of Maungdaw in Rakhine state and…
Federal court forbids owner of 61 Mega Liquor & Smoke stores from engaging in employee retaliation following Labor Department investigation
Defendants pay $171K in back wages still owed to 156 workers, $50K in department attorney…
Witness to the Nakba: A Palestinian teacher is still waiting for a solution 76 years after becoming a refugee in Lebanon
Before the summer of 1948, Mr. Al-Said’s life was like any other child’s in historical…
A carry crash also kicked off the global financial crisis 17 years ago — here’s why it’s unlikely to get as bad this time
Many casual readers of the financial press will have learned a new term in the…
First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines
Thousands of people across the Southeast Asian country were reportedly killed during the so-called war…
Adidas America faces nearly $400K in penalties for uncorrected, recurring fall hazards found in 2021 at Orange County, New York, warehouse
ALBANY, NY – After receiving citations requiring it to correct existing fall hazards at its Chester warehouse,…
UNICEF warns against escalating violence in the Middle East
“Children in many countries in the Middle East are facing a harsh reality today more…