Category: World

Around the world, cards and apps are the default way to pay – but nowhere is the transition away from cash more obvious than in Sweden. The Bank of Sweden notes that the amount of cash in circulation in the country has halved since 2007. Part of this is due to a unique Swedish law […]

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst has awarded a $40 million grant to Deep Sky, a Canadian startup that is developing a pioneering facility for Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies in Alberta. This funding is set to fast-track the development of scalable carbon removal solutions, aligning with global efforts to address climate change by removing CO₂ […]

The highlighted projects cover the full spectrum of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) activities, from arts and humanities to engineering and astrophysics, from universities and businesses of all sizes, across the UK and beyond. They demonstrate the power of research and innovation to improve lives and livelihoods and to capture the public imagination. UKRI Chief […]

In recent years, private nuclear bunkers have become an increasingly popular investment for individuals concerned about global security threats. From basic underground shelters to luxurious, self-sustaining facilities, the market for these disaster preparedness structures is growing rapidly. Despite the surge in bunker sales, experts caution that these shelters may offer a false sense of security […]

Remarks Council on Foreign Relations New York, New York December 18, 2024 MR FROMAN:  Mr. Secretary, we are meeting at this historic moment where there have been tectonic shifts around the world.  We’ve got wars in Europe, in the Middle East, in Africa.  We have this unprecedented competition with China.  We have the rise of […]

When one woman answered a phone call from the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), we gave her the good news she would never forget – we recovered $31,000 that her husband’s retirement plan owed him. She said it was a “miracle” because they had been struggling to pay his health expenses.  But this wasn’t just […]

A former Alabama sergeant was sentenced today to 16 months in prison and two years of supervised release for assaulting an arrestee. Ryan Phillips, 42, a former sergeant with the Daleville, Alabama, Police Department (DPD), previously pleaded guilty to one count of depriving an arrestee of his civil rights. During his plea, Phillips admitted that, […]

In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, stressed that attacks on civilian infrastructure have not stopped, “particularly in North Gaza, where the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reports appalling conditions at Kamal Adwan Hospital – and where 61 out of 95 attacks on school buildings since 6 October 2024 took place”. Flooding has […]

The surge in aid follows a large-scale effort launched by WFP to address the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict that erupted in April 2023. October marked a record month, with WFP reaching 2.8 million people across Sudan with food, cash, and nutrition assistance – the highest monthly total since the start of the […]

(JTA) — For decades, Americans United for Separation of Church and State called its adversaries “religious extremists.” Today, the group has a more specific target: fighting Christian nationalism. The decision to sharpen the language was made by Rachel Laser, the group’s president for the last six years. A Jew and the first religious minority to […]