On a Sunday morning in late August 2024 a nine-year-old girl named Eli-zé du Toit was sitting on her grandparents’ porch near a small town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, when she heard a…
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By Georgina McCartney and Trixie Yap (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up after plunging to multi-month lows previously as major producers may delay an output increase planned for next month and U.S. inventories fell, though the…
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Over the past two decades African leaders have become increasingly drawn to Chinese financing and investment. These investments are made rapidly and with reportedly less stringent conditions than traditional financing sources. Some also suggest that…
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As darkness falls, the nocturnal half of the animal kingdom starts its day. Nocturnal species are perfectly adapted to navigate and survive the dark of night that has existed for countless millions of years. What…
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Brent crude oil prices fell by $1 a barrel to $72.75 on Wednesday because of pessimism about demand in the coming months as crude producers offered mixed signals about supply…
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Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have become increasingly visible in U.S. workplaces, especially over the past five years. However, DEI has recently come under attack, with companies scaling back their DEI plans. As a professor…
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Brazil: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on August 28 nominated Gabriel Galípolo, a political ally, to be the next governor of the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB). Since 2023, Galípolo has been the bank’s deputy…
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has committed to a range of reforms strengthening legal responses to family violence across the state. These reforms follow the alleged murder of 28-year-old Molly Ticehurst by her former…
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – Weather forecasters who produce Colorado State University’s closely watched hurricane outlooks said on Tuesday tropical storm activity in the first week of September would likely be below average. “With the exception of…
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Economist Milton Friedman’s influential maxim, that a company’s sole obligation is to maximize profits, is outdated. Many companies have voluntarily integrated social concerns into their business operations through corporate social responsibility, or CSR, policies for…
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