The celebration of my parents’ 50th anniversary gave me a wonderful opportunity to meet many of my uncles, aunts and cousins. During the family get-together, I realised that a lot of my elderly relatives were...
The IMF has said global economic growth is on track to increase somewhat more than expected. However, overall growth in 2023 remains stunted in advanced economies, and Germany’s growth is expected to contract. The International Monetary...
Elon Musk has replaced Twitter’s blue bird logo with a white X and launched a major rebranding of the social media giant. Musk has said tweets will now be called “x’s.” Social media giant Twitter received a...
With Israel recognizing Western Sahara as part of the Moroccan kingdom and a contentious fishing agreement between Morocco and the EU expiring, tensions are intensifying between the Polisario Front, Morocco and Algeria. Characterized by vast...
Industry 5.0 is the next generation of Industry 4.0, which is characterized by the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and other advanced technologies. This has led to a demand for workers...
EU, Latin American and Caribbean leaders are meeting for the first time in eight years. Free trade and climate change are on EU-CELAC summit agenda. The two-day EU-CELAC summit on July 17 and 18 in Brussels...
African currencies have lost ground against the US dollar this year, further driving inflation in the import-reliant region. Depleting dollar reserves have left policymakers with limited options to arrest the decline. Sub-Saharan African currencies are...
My maid came early this morning and told me she wouldn’t be coming for the next three days. I was astonished that there was no festival or significant event. Then I questioned her regarding her...
Brussels says the bloc’s trade with New Zealand could now grow by 80%. In a first for an EU trade pact, there is a section that commits both sides to targets to tackle climate change....
Modern consumers need speed, are ready to pay extra and are happy once the purchase is in their hands within minutes. Urbanization, congested roads, nuclear family, busy lifestyle, and the smartphone in hand all acted...
The world’s richest man has made public statements that deny basic science about the role of agriculture in heating the planet, say experts. Elon Musk, the wealthy owner of Twitter, has falsely claimed that farming has...
The agreement should be viewed as a stopgap measure that gives Pakistan time and some resources needed to pull its economy back from the verge of default, say experts. Irfan Ali, a 22-year-old resident of...