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Measles makes a comeback as jab rates fall
Megan Specia, The New York Times, Published on 05/03/2024
» LONDON - The 5-year-old looked nervously at her older brothers, scanning their faces for any sign of distress as needles were swiftly stuck into their upper arms, the syringe plungers pushed in and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine administered. Whether it was for her benefit or not, they barely flinched.
Central banking must go green
Oped, Megan Greene, Published on 20/09/2022
» Just as there is no question that climate change brings enormous economic and financial risks, there should be no question that central banks can and must play a role in addressing this mother of all market failures. As central banks in the United States and Europe tighten credit to regain control of inflation, they should also use their supervisory and monetary-policy tools to catalyse and incentivise the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. Inaction is not an option, even if most central banks have not officially incorporated climate-risk management into their mandates.
Closing the global childcare gap
Oped, Megan O'Donnell, Published on 11/03/2022
» When Covid-19 lockdowns began, the importance of affordable childcare suddenly became a lot clearer to many more people, especially working women. Last year, women worldwide spent three times as many hours as men providing additional unpaid childcare, losing an estimated US$800 billion (26 trillion baht) in income as a result. The gender gap in childcare provision is even wider in low- and middle-income countries. In India, for example, women provided ten times as much unpaid childcare as men.
See you in court, citizens tell governments on climate change
News, Megan Rowling, Published on 19/01/2019
» Environmentalists in France and Ireland are pushing forward with legal cases aimed at forcing their governments to step up action on climate change, motivated by a 2018 flagship ruling that the Netherlands must cut emissions faster to keep its people safe.
Societies must seek to take care of those 'menaced' by costs of green shift
News, Megan Rowling, Published on 09/12/2018
» BARCELONA: Renting a pair of jeans, working on an abandoned houseboat renovated as an office, or living in a portable home made from a shipping container -- these are just a few ways residents of the Dutch capital Amsterdam can play their part in helping save the planet.
ING penalty puts Europe's laundering controls on spot
News, Toby Sterling & John O'Donnell, Published on 06/09/2018
» When Dutch prosecutors trawled through ING's books they found a "women's underwear trader" had been able to launder €150 million (5.7 billion baht) through the bank's accounts without ringing alarm bells.