Category: Business

The NHS was hit hard by COVID. And no amount of appreciative clapping or painted rainbows could distract from the vulnerabilities which were exposed by the pandemic – or the challenges it created. Some of those challenges – like the staggering backlog in patient care, or the huge mental and physical toll experienced by staff […]

March 2025 – Gold prices have hit a new record high, reaching $2,989.31 per ounce, driven by growing geopolitical and economic uncertainties. Spot gold has surged nearly 14% in 2025, following a 27% increase in 2024, as investors seek safe-haven assets amid concerns over U.S. tariffs and potential recession risks. Macquarie Bank analysts have raised […]

Brussels, March 2025 – In response to the U.S. imposing a 25% tariff on European steel, the European Commission has announced a series of retaliatory tariffs targeting U.S. agricultural exports. Effective immediately, a 25% duty will be placed on U.S. corn and soybeans, a move designed to counteract Washington’s trade measures. The European Union is […]

Over 850,000 civilians have been displaced in South Kivu province, nearly half of them children, according to the agency. Many are living in precarious conditions, sheltering in schools, churches or in the open, lacking clean water and sanitation, healthcare and education. Grave violations against children have also sharply risen, including sexual violence, killings, maiming and […]

This past January the new administration issued an executive order on Artificial Intelligence (AI), taking the place of the now rescinded Biden-era order, calling for a new AI Action Plan tasked with “unburdening” the current AI industry to stoke innovation and remove “engineered social agendas” from the industry. This new action plan for the president […]

While Britain has for the most part had a strong commitment to free trade, it’s a very different story in the US, which has a long history of protectionism. This means that President Donald Trump’s tariff wars are playing out very differently politically on his side of the Atlantic. And there is no certainty that […]

EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. Mark didn’t set out to change the world. For 22 years, he was a telecommunications technician for […]

The car industry is rarely out of the news, often under gloomy headlines related to tariffs, falling sales, low uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and workers’ strikes. While the crisis in the sector affects all global brands, German companies have been especially badly hit. Volkswagen has been reducing its production capacity, Mercedes-Benz has issued a […]

During two-days in Johannesburg, Ms. Mohammed attended the G20 Finance Ministers meeting and the ‘Finance in Common’ Summit of National Development Banks. She also spent a day in Cape Town at a meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. She represented Secretary-General António Guterres at both stops and in her remarks in […]

On April 1, 2025, the European Union (EU) will begin imposing countermeasures in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. This action follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to apply tariffs worth $28 billion on these imports. The European Commission, led by President Ursula von der Leyen, announced that the EU will retaliate […]