CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said Thursday he was committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country, even as fighting continues and there has been no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and Sudan military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan. Dagalo, leader … Read more
Scientists are running low on words to adequately describe the world’s climate chaos. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could already say earlier this month that there was more than a 99 percent chance that 2023 was the hottest year on record. That followed September’s sky-high temperatures—an average of 0.5 degrees Celsius above the previous … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — In a renewed push for respect for democracy in coup-hit West Africa, leaders from across the region kicked off a crucial meeting in Nigeria on Sunday and acknowledged for the first time that their efforts to stem the tide of coups have so far met with little success. The 15-nation regional bloc, … Read more
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said his group is close to reaching a “truce agreement” in talks with Qatar and Israel, rare public comments that suggest discussions over freeing some hostages held by the militant group are progressing. Read More: The Families of Israelis Held Hostage by Hamas Speak Out “The movement delivered its response to … Read more
Craig Douglas Contributor Craig Douglas is a partner at World Fund and an adviser to the EU Commission on Energy policy. World Fund invests in climate technologies with significant climate performance potential (CPP). Today, deep tech companies — companies creating cutting-edge, transformative technologies based on scientific breakthroughs and R&D, and bringing them to market — … Read more
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks during the Mobileye Global Inc. initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Oct. 26, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel stock jumped 10% on Friday after the company beat Wall Street expectations for profit and sales. On Thursday, the chipmaker reported earnings per share … Read more
Blue Cross Blue Defend workers present their assist to members of the United Auto Employees (UAW) union as they march by means of the streets of downtown Detroit following a rally on the primary day of the UAW strike in Detroit, Michigan, on September 15, 2023. Matthew Hatcher | AFP | Getty Photographs DETROIT – … Read more
Zainab Salbi is aware of what it means to be a lady in a conflict zone. As a baby rising up in Iraq within the ‘80s in the course of the Iran-Iraq Battle, Salbi witnessed firsthand the resilience of the ladies round her. “Ladies fought again. Not with weapons, they fought again by holding the … Read more
Up to date September 7, 2023 at 6:37 a.m. EDT|Revealed September 7, 2023 at 3:34 a.m. EDT U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken excursions a State Border Guard web site in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sept. 7. (Brendan Smialowski/AP) NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg stated Thursday that Kyiv’s counteroffensive was “regularly gaining floor” as Ukrainian troops combat … Read more