China’s relationship with Africa is set to deepen. At a summit in Beijing in early September, China’s president, Xi Jinping, pledged to deliver US$51 billion (£39 billion) in loans, investment and aid to the continent…
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A global rise in autism diagnoses is putting the spotlight on this relatively common neurodevelopmental difference. A recent study identified autism in 1.3% of four- to five-year-olds in Aotearoa New Zealand. This matches estimates overseas…
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Investing.com — With the Federal Reserve likely to initiate rate cuts in the upcoming meeting on September 17-18, investors are increasingly focused on the potential impacts of U.S. monetary easing on industrial metals, particularly and…
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The idea of a “right to disconnect” from work is gaining traction worldwide, with countries like France and Spain enacting laws to protect workers from the demands of the digital age. The UK government has…
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The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the distant universe. This pair of particle beams launched by a supermassive black hole is over a hundred times larger…
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By Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett (Reuters) – Countries could use next week’s U.N. meetings in New York to resolve big differences over boosting the world’s annual goal for climate finance, but uncertainty over the…
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In Brussels, the talk of the town is a report on the future of European competitiveness, calling for fundamental economic reforms to avoid a “slow agony” for the European economy. The report, by former president…
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When central bank are designing digital currencies they should make it as easy as possible for consumers to adopt them, research from the European Central Bank (ECB) says. The paper, published on September 18, argues…
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By Erwin Seba and Nicole Jao PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -At a meeting of United Steelworkers union officials this week, presidential politics was off the agenda, a departure from past election-year gatherings and a sign of the…
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A group of economists has publicly urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse her stance on public investment, and relax the Treasury rules that constrain it. They argue in a letter to the Financial Times that…
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