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Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite
Sarah McFarlane of Reuters, Published on 11/07/2022
» LONDON: If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower.
The global methane imperative
News, Sarah Vogel and Marcelo Mena, Published on 29/04/2022
» One of the most important achievements of last year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was the Global Methane Pledge, a commitment by more than 100 countries to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Reducing methane emissions is not only among the quickest and most effective ways to stem climate change; it would also go a long way towards improving public health.
Giving kids a fair chance to learn
Oped, Sarah Dubreuil and Somxay Inthasone, Published on 27/04/2022
» Last Saturday marked World Book Day, a day that celebrates reading -- one of the most effective tools of learning for young children during their formative years. Yet many children in Thailand, particularly those coming from poor and marginalised groups, are not given the tools and support they need to read and learn effectively.
La paix est féminine. Peace is feminine
News, Helene Budliger Artieda & Sarah Taylor & Sibille de Cartier & Ulpiana Lama, Published on 19/03/2022
» March is the month of Francophonie. We also just celebrated International Women's Day. This year, these two celebrations are related by one thread -- the call for Peace. La Paix, the French word for Peace, is feminine. This month, we pay tribute to the tremendous contribution of women towards global peace. We also renew our commitment to peace and cooperation.
Human traffickers keep capitalising on Covid-19
Oped, Panudda Boonpala, Sarah Knibbs and Julien Garsany, Published on 18/12/2021
» Migrant workers have made huge changes to their lives and work to adapt to Covid-19. So too have the human traffickers that prey on them.
India's Tata Sons to Buy Air India for $2.4 Billion
Business, Shan Li, Published on 11/10/2021
» India's Tata Sons is buying the country's national carrier Air India, returning the airline to its founders and ending a decades-long struggle by the government to unload the money-losing venture.
Red-Hot U.S. Economy Expected to Cool From Here
Business, Sarah Chaney Cambon & David Harrison, Published on 20/07/2021
» The U.S. economy's 2021 growth surge likely peaked in the spring, but a strong expansion is expected to continue into next year, say economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.
Lipstick query shows gender aspect to Covid-19
Oped, Sarah Hawkes and Kent Buse, Published on 14/07/2021
» 'Is my lipstick protecting me against Covid-19?" ranks as one of the more intriguing email queries we have received from a member of the public since we began coordinating the world's largest tracker of sex-disaggregated data on the pandemic. In fact, the question points to an important universal truth regarding public health.
Tackling Asia's plastic pollution
Asia focus, By Jed Alegado, Clemens Kunze and Kevin Li, Published on 07/06/2021
» Less than a century ago, most products in Asia were made mainly from natural materials, and were built to last or to biodegrade easily. People wrapped food in leaves or paper and carried it in reusable containers, returned glass milk bottles so that they could be sterilised and used again, and ate in restaurants using ceramic plates and stainless-steel cutlery.
Slow Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout, New Variants Shift Some Business Plans
Business, Sarah Krouse, Published on 09/02/2021
» The slow start of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, along with the arrival of new virus variants, has dashed some business leaders' hopes for getting back to normal in 2021.