World Bank: sharp, long-lasting slowdown to hit developing countries hard
Globally, growth continues to slow sharply due to rising inflation and interest rates, reduced investment,…
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COVID-19 turned global supply chains upside down – 3 ways the pandemic forced companies to rethink and transform how they source their products
This is the sixth and final installment in our series on where the global economy…
Hochul Calls MTA ‘Lifeblood’ of New York, But Transit Plans Lack Meat
As the MTA nears the so-called fiscal cliff, Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged Tuesday during her…
Hochul Endorses Proposed NY Ban on Fossil Fuels in New Building Construction
A climate action coalition applauded New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement Tuesday in support of…
Peru: UN rights office calls for probe into protestor deaths
“We are very concerned at the rising violence in Peru, which on Monday 9 January…
In State of State Speech, Hochul Backs Adams Housing Agenda
Mayor Eric Adams’ ambitious plan to build half a million homes in New York City…
After Bolsonaro supporters’ siege in Brasilia, Lula must reunite society – and his approach could not be more different than his predecessor’s
On 8 January, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the…
House GOP Says Pentagon Budget Is Safe—But Social Security and Medicare Aren’t
Republicans who have pledged to use their narrow majority in the House to pursue steep…
‘Unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, Security Council hears
In her briefing, Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the…
Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands of people…