Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating threats to press freedom in Peru, calling it a “major offensive” against journalists in the country. The rights organization has highlighted the role of all three branches of the Peruvian government in undermining press freedom, with actions ranging from judicial harassment to presidential […]
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Islamabad / New York – May 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the ongoing censorship and intimidation of exiled Pakistani investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani, whose YouTube channel and news website have been blocked in Pakistan following his reports critical of the military establishment. In a statement issued Friday, CPJ called […]
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London – May 2025 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €76 million in the green bond programme of VGP, a leading pan-European developer of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate. The investment is aimed at boosting sustainable industrial development and acquisitions across six countries in Central and South-Eastern Europe: Croatia, […]
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Geneva, Switzerland – At a high-level pledging event held on Tuesday during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, global leaders committed at least an additional US$170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO). This significant contribution, directed to WHO’s Investment Round (IR), comes at a time when rising global health challenges make robust multilateral […]
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The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that the “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative has progressed to the implementation phase at a recent presentation to President Trump at the White House, with a finalized system design and leadership in place. President Donald Trump initiated the project in January 2025 through an executive order, directing the […]
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FRESNO, Calif. — May 14, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that Community Health System (CHS), a prominent healthcare provider in Fresno County, and its affiliate, Physician Network Advantage Inc. (PNA), have agreed to pay $31.5 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by offering improper financial incentives to […]
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RXR has acquired the landmark 590 Madison Avenue office tower in Manhattan’s prestigious Plaza District for nearly $1.1 billion, according to Bloomberg and other media reports. The transaction marks the most expensive office building sale in Manhattan since 2022 and underscores renewed confidence in prime commercial real estate. The 42-story tower—often referred to as the […]
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Kraft Heinz, a global leader in the food and beverage sector, has unveiled plans to invest $3 billion into modernizing its U.S. manufacturing operations. This move marks the company’s largest manufacturing investment in over a decade, signaling its commitment to improving efficiency, sustainability, and production capacity. The initiative, spanning multiple years, will focus on upgrading […]
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One in four jobs worldwide is potentially exposed to what’s known as generative artificial intelligence – or Generative AI – according to a new joint study from the UN labour agency (ILO) and Poland’s National Research Institute. The study finds that transforming job descriptions, not widespread job loss, is the more likely result. Generative AI (GenAI) […]
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The European Commission announced an initial humanitarian pledge of over €2.3 billion for 2025 to address urgent global crises at the European Humanitarian Forum concluded today in Brussels. These include the humanitarian impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the humanitarian situation across the Middle East, particularly Gaza, and the escalating crisis in Sudan. The Forum […]
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