Plan to expand Ruaha national park has been beset by allegations of abuse, leading bank to withhold final $50m of $150m budgetThe World Bank has suspended financing intended to develop tourism in southern Tanzania after allegations of killings, rape and forced evictions.The bank began investigating last year after being accused of enabling abuses around Ruaha national park, which was due to double in size as part of a World Bank-supported programme. Continue reading
In recent years, the rightful rejection of the policies promoted by the traditional imperialist powers (North America, Western Europe and Japan), followed by the announcements made by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), have aroused great interest and expectations of major changes, including the creation of a common currency to challenge the More
As Tax-Season Ebbs, Money-Market Funds See Return Of Inflows; Fed's Bank Bailout Fund Remains At $126BN After the prior week's almost unprecedented outflows, total money market fund assets rose last week (admittedly by a modest $9.1BN), but remain below the $6TN level ($5.97TN) as tax-season draws roll off Source: Bloomberg The flows into money-market fund assets through April 24 mainly on the back of inflows by institutional investors, which had led the tax-related decline the...
League is in unique position to help with climate crisis, setting ambitious goal for a 50% drop in its carbon footprint by 2030From a climate perspective, the world is in peril. It’s undeniable at this point. Today, though, there are organizations working to find solutions. But when it comes to the universe of pro sports, which has long been a source of pollution like other big businesses, where can answers be found? That’s the question those within leagues like the National Basketball...
A fire last week forced the hotel to be evacuated, but, just a few days later, it opened its doors to guests once again.
Nearly a dozen local fire departments in Mahoning County got much-needed help from the State of Ohio.
Firefighters spent hours tackling a large blaze at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stratford
Organisers announce a new venue for its events following a fire at The Crowne Plaza hotel on Monday.
The World Bank has announced that it will provide $84 million to Afghanistan to combat the economic crisis and support livelihood projects. The assistance, as stated by the World Bank on Tuesday, will be channeled through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) and the International Development Association (IDA). Additionally, Melinda Good, the World Bank’s official […]
Conservation Funding Helps Keep Family Farms Viable Authored by Tom Croner via RealClear Wire, I’m an 81-year-old, seventh-generation farmer working with my son T. Richard on a multigenerational grain and hay farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. We grow corn, soybeans, wheat, rye, and hay. I'm proud to see him out there by himself at night, and regret that I can’t always join him. As the Bible says in John 3:16: “That God so loved the world, he gave his only son.” I don’t know...
ALLEN (KSNT) - Several farm animals died after a barn in northeast Kansas became engulfed in flames near the town of Allen Monday. KSNT 27 News spoke with local Fire Chief Tharon Mott about the situation. He said a brush fire started by a farm owner in the area on Saturday, April 20 spread to []
LGBTQ+ people are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, according to a Williams Institute report released in time for Earth Day. The study’s authors looked at U.S. Census […]