DUBLIN, Oct. 17 — The Department of Education and Youth has announced the expansion of its Physical Activity Pilot Programme, with 41 schools — including six post-primary and 35 primary institutions — chosen to take part in the initiative’s second phase. Each school has received grant funding to support projects designed to integrate movement into […]
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SANTIAGO, Oct. 17 — The world’s largest copper producer, Codelco, has announced a 2026 premium of $325 per tonne for shipments to European customers, marking the highest surcharge ever imposed on top of the London Metal Exchange (LME) benchmark price. The increase represents a 40% jump from 2025 levels, underscoring mounting concerns over global supply […]
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DUBLIN, Oct. 17 — The Department of Housing has confirmed that €200.047 million has been disbursed through the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, returning 3,672 homes to active residential use since the scheme’s launch in July 2022. The latest figures show Q3 2025 recorded the highest-ever quarterly payments, with 760 grants issued, representing a 126% year-on-year […]
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NEW YORK, Oct. 17 — Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is aiming to raise $5.5 billion for its latest Tactical Opportunities Fund V, according to documents prepared for the Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System PitchBook. The vehicle represents a modest step-up from its predecessor and underscores the firm’s confidence in demand for opportunistic capital […]
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Business & Macro 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — Chinese battery metals giant Huayou Cobalt will begin producing lithium sulphate in early 2026 from its new $400 million plant at the Arcadia mine near Harare. The facility, with an annual capacity exceeding 50,000 metric tons, marks a significant step in Zimbabwe’s push to move up the global battery […]
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — The Pentagon press corps staged a mass walkout on Wednesday after refusing to comply with new Department of Defense reporting requirements introduced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The rules, unveiled earlier this week, require journalists to seek prior authorization before publishing any Pentagon-related information, including unclassified material. Hegseth defended the policy […]
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 — The Trump administration is finalizing plans for a second $20 billion aid package to Argentina, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The new facility, expected to be financed through a mix of private banks and sovereign wealth funds, would come on top of a $20 billion currency swap line already agreed […]
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ISTANBUL, Oct. 17 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Türkiye to thoroughly investigate the recent armed attack on Nafiz Koca, a prominent journalist and publisher in the eastern city of Elazığ. Koca, who owns the local newspapers Günışığı Gazetesi and Yeni Ufuk Gazetesi, was shot in the leg with a shotgun […]
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LONDON, Oct. 17 — A new analysis by S&P Global warns that the latest wave of global tariffs, spearheaded by U.S. trade measures, will impose costs exceeding $1.2 trillion on businesses worldwide in 2025. The report highlights that while companies will absorb part of the impact, two-thirds of the financial burden is expected to be […]
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ABIDJAN, Oct. 17 — Human rights group Amnesty International has called on Ivorian authorities to halt the repression of peaceful demonstrations in the run-up to the country’s presidential elections, after security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Abidjan on October 11 and arrested 255 people. Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty’s regional director for West and […]
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