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How world's largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia has been reborn
Penny Watson of the South China Morning Post, Published on 19/12/2023
» YOGYAKARTA - I'm tiptoeing reverentially around the Candi Borobudur temple, stopping to take in ancient stone panels and beautiful bell-shaped stupas, and to ponder the Buddha statues sitting in meditative repose.
King Charles' blue tie speaks volumes to Greeks
Howard Chua-Eoan of Bloomberg Opinion, Published on 05/12/2023
» NEW YORK - Can a tie really bind you to an opinion? Greek and British journalists traded flurries of speculation last week after King Charles III wore a bright blue cravat (and matching pocket square) as he addressed the COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
Planning for a future beyond 1.5C
Oped, Simon Zadek, Published on 22/11/2023
» The negotiators and activists preparing to attend the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai are grimly aware that there is no realistic chance of limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels. But what has become an open secret in climate circles must be shared more widely. Paradoxically, it may be the only way to muster the political will needed to eschew incrementalism in favour of disruptive action that is commensurate with the scale of the challenge.
New members bring industry experience to BoT rate policy panel
Suttinee Yuvejwattana of Bloomberg News, Published on 08/11/2023
» The addition of two new members to the Bank of Thailand’s interest-rate-setting panel promises to bring a fresh perspective to the central bank, traditionally known for its unanimous decisions.
Meta bars political advertisers from using generative AI ads tools
Katie Paul of Reuters, Published on 07/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Facebook owner Meta is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company spokesperson said on Monday, denying access to tools that lawmakers have warned could turbo-charge the spread of election misinformation.
What's really killing historical UK pubs
Business, Helen Chandler-Wilde of Bloomberg, Published on 28/08/2023
» When the Crown and Anchor pub in Llanidloes in mid-Wales was built, there was a different Charles on the throne, America was a British colony and France still had a king.
Aid cuts hurt equality spending
News, Lin Taylor, Published on 24/08/2023
» Aid cuts could put more women and girls at risk of domestic violence, unsafe abortions and dropping out of school as rich nations' spending to fight gender inequality stagnates for the first time in a decade, charities and policy experts say.
New playbook to preserve nature
News, Sandrine Dixson-Declève & Simon Zadek, Published on 14/08/2023
» The global economy is addicted to the relentless extraction of natural resources. Yet despite our complete dependence on nature, its contribution -- for example, the water used to make your clothes or the soil in which your food is grown -- is implicit and largely invisible. Building an equitable, nature-positive future thus requires a new generation of principles-based and well-governed markets for ecosystem assets and services.
DR Congo's 'voodoo wrestling' is spellbinding fun
Emmet Livingstone of AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» KINSHASA: There has been a power cut, and under moonlight in a poor quarter of DR Congo's capital, wrestler Maitresse Libondans explains how she invokes her ancestors to cast spells that rout her opponents.
New playbook to preserve nature
Oped, Sandrine Dixson-Declève & Simon Zadek, Published on 09/08/2023
» The global economy is addicted to the relentless -- and unsustainable -- extraction of natural resources. Yet despite our complete dependence on nature, its contribution -- for example, the water used to make your clothes or the soil in which your food is grown -- is implicit and largely invisible. Building an equitable, nature-positive future thus requires a new generation of principles-based and well-governed markets for ecosystem assets and services.