737 MAX crisis: Boeing in talks to borrow $10bn or more – source
Boeing Co is in talks with banks about borrowing $10 billion or more amid rising costs for the U.S. plane maker after two crashes involving its 737 MAX jetliner, a source…
Global unemployment rate stabilises after 9 year decline – ILO
The global unemployment rate has stabilised after declining for nine years since the crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday, and it could edge up next year as…
World risks ‘disaster’ as annual consumption of natural resources rose to 100bn tonnes for the first time
The proportion of raw materials the world is reusing has fallen, researchers said on Tuesday, warning of a “global disaster” as annual consumption of natural resources rose to 100 billion…
UN expresses shock over militants attack on aid workers’ hub in northern Nigeria
Militants attacked a facility housing several aid groups in northeast Nigeria over the weekend in what the U.N. warned on Monday is an escalation in attacks specifically targeting aid workers….
New study shows that women, girls add more to the global economy than tech industry
Unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday. The Nairobi-headquartered charity said…
Gambia’s TRRC to resume investigation into alleged abuses during Jammeh’s years in power
Yahya Jammeh Former dictator Yahya Jammeh would face immediate arrest if he returned home, Gambia’s justice minister warned Sunday, days after his supporters called for his return from exile….
World’s richest people controlled more money than poorest 4.6 billion in 2019 – Oxfam
The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to…
EU industry chief to dismiss fears strict security rules could delay 5G
European industrial policy chief Thierry Breton is set to dismiss claims that relying on European companies to build a 5G network would delay its rollout, weighing in on an increasingly…
In every scene, you are my star; Barack tells Michelle at 56th birthday
Former U.S. President Barack Obama sent birthday wishes loaded with heart-warming praises to his wife Michelle Obama on her 56th birthday. This was in a love note he shared both…
UK-Africa Investment Summit will Create New Partnerships – UK Minister
UK International Development Minister, Andrew Murrison The United Kingdom’s (UK) International Development Minister, Andrew Murrison has said that the UK-Africa Investment Summit will help forge closer trading partnerships to…