Business Barbados wins first loan deal from IMF climate change fund Washington – Barbados on Tuesday became the first country to secure agreement on a financing package under a new... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
World Lebanon MPs meet to elect new president amid economic crisis Beirut – The Lebanese parliament met on Thursday to elect a new president, with no consensus on a successor... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
World Catalan separatists in crisis 5 years after referendum Arenys De Mint – Josep Lluis Rodriguez has not given up hope of an independent Catalonia. But five years... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
World Sri Lanka imposes social media ban after child hunger posts Colombo – Sri Lanka ordered civil servants on Wednesday not to express opinions on social media after some officials... Read more 28 Sep, 2022
World Australian state announces world’s biggest pumped hydro scheme Sydney – Australia’s eastern state of Queensland unveiled plans Wednesday to build the world’s largest pumped hydroelectric energy storage... Read more 28 Sep, 2022
World UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers Geneva – Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said on... Read more 28 Sep, 2022
Business Ireland to unveil budget to tackle cost of living and energy crises Dublin – The Irish government will on Tuesday unveil its budget for the upcoming year and its plans to deal... Read more 27 Sep, 2022
World Japan honours assassinated Abe at controversial funeral Tokyo – Japanese and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe at a controversial state... Read more 27 Sep, 2022
World Same-sex marriage and surrogacy: where is it legal? Paris – Cubans have voted overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage, making the country the 33rd to stop defining marriage... Read more 27 Sep, 2022
World Australian Indigenous activists hail UN climate decision Sydney – Indigenous campaigners from Australia’s northern Torres Strait Islands said on Monday their fight is just beginning after... Read more 26 Sep, 2022