RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third month Friday. The United Nations warned that its aid operation is “in tatters” because no place in the besieged enclave is safe. Israel’s ferocious military assault on Gaza, … Read more
MEXICO CITY — The administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has rushed to create more protected natural areas at the end of his presidency, but environmentalists accuse it of trying to “greenwash” an image of favoring petroleum in a time of climate change. They note the administration is entering its final year after … Read more
Ten years ago, Pear VC, then a tiny new venture firm, operated out of a nondescript office in Palo Alto that was enlivened by bright, computer-themed art. Last week, the outfit — which closed its largest fund to date in May — quietly inked a deal to sublease 30,000 square feet of “Class A” office … Read more
Blackstone, the biggest owner of commercial real estate in the world, is placing its bets on the student housing rental market as demand surges worldwide. “Student housing is, I think where the opportunity is most specifically generating a lot of strong cash for us and our investors,” as universities seek more accommodations to satisfy growing … Read more
ATHENS, Greece — Extreme rainstorms eased however floodwaters have been nonetheless rising in elements of central Greece Friday, whereas fireplace division and army helicopters have been plucking individuals from villages inundated by tons of water and dirt which have left not less than six useless, six lacking and many individuals clinging to the roofs of … Read more
Folks residing in distant elements of the US could quickly discover it a bit of simpler to get entry to broadband. Greater than $667 million in grants and loans will likely be given to 22 states and the Marshall Islands to attach rural residents and companies with high-speed web, the US Division of Agriculture mentioned … Read more
Behind the entrance traces of the conflict, Russian forces try to make sure that the territory they’ve captured can by no means be built-in into Ukraine once more, in line with European intelligence officers. In additional than a 12 months because the invasion, Moscow has entrenched its management of huge elements of southern and japanese … Read more