Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Sunday he is giving $4.5 million to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat to cover a U.S. government funding gap for the …
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World Bank Shareholders Back $13 billion Capital Increase
The World Bank’s shareholders on Saturday endorsed a $13 billion paid-in capital increase that will boost China’s shareholding but bring lending reforms that will raise borrowing costs for higher-middle-income countries, …
your ads here!Scientist Calls for ‘Antimalarials for Mosquitoes’ to Fight Killer Disease
A British scientist is proposing a new approach to fighting the spread of malaria, a treatable mosquito-borne disease that kills hundreds of thousands each year, the vast majority of them …
your ads here!At Wes Anderson Retrospective, an Iconic Auteur’s World on Display
The National Museum of American History recently celebrated one of the most iconic American filmmakers of the past 25 years: Wes Anderson. From life-sized movie-scene backdrops to organized discussions, live …
your ads here!Russia Considers Banning Facebook After Blocking Telegram
Russia says it may block Facebook if the social media company does not put its Russian user database on servers in Russian territory. The warning Wednesday by the head of …
your ads here!Booze, Blessings, and a Bible: South African Church Celebrates Drinking
A new church in South Africa celebrates drinking, and not just the communion wine. Worshippers at the Gabola church attend services in bars and taverns, where a pastor blesses their …
your ads here!EU, Mexico Reach New Free Trade Deal
The European Union and Mexico reached an agreement Saturday on a new free trade deal, a coup for both parties in the face of increased protectionism from the United States …
your ads here!Trump Mulling Full Pardon for Boxing Legend Johnson
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was considering “a Full Pardon!” for boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, more than 100 years after Jack Johnson was convicted by an all-white jury …
your ads here!Earth Day 2018 Focuses on Plastics Pollution
Each year on April 22, many people stop to think about the health of the world environment, as as if it were a New Year’s Day for nature, many make resolutions …
your ads here!IMF Says Trade Tensions, Debt Load Threaten World Economy
The International Monetary Fund’s policymaking committee said Saturday that a strong world economy was threatened by increasing tension over trade and countries’ heavy debt burden. Longer-term prospects are clouded, it …
your ads here!US Treasury Secretary Weighs China Trip for Trade Talk
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that he was contemplating a visit to China for discussions on issues that have global leaders concerned about a potentially damaging trade war. “I …
your ads here!New Lynching Memorial Offers Chance to Remember, Heal
Elmore Bolling defied the odds against black men and built several successful businesses during the harsh era of Jim Crow segregation in the South. He had more money than a …
your ads here!China: No Military Aim of Corridor Project With Pakistan
China has strongly refuted suggestions its multibillion-dollar economic corridor now under construction with Pakistan has “hidden” military designs as well. Beijing has pledged to invest about $63 billion in …
your ads here!Plastic: If It’s Not Keeping Food Fresh, Why Use It?
The food industry uses plastic to wrap its products in many places around the world. Plastic manufacturers say that keeps produce and meat fresh longer, so less goes bad and …
your ads here!France: EU Needs Full Exemption from US Tariffs
The European Union needs to be exempted from steel and aluminum tariffs announced by the United States in order to work with Washington on trade with China, France’s Finance Minister …
your ads here!WHO Urges Everyone: Make Vaccines Priority
The Pan American Health Organization aims to get 70 million people in the Americas and the Caribbean vaccinated this week as part of the U.N.-designated World Immunization Week. Dr. Flavia …
your ads here!DOJ: Did AT&T, Verizon Make it Hard to Switch?
The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into whether AT&T, Verizon and a standards-setting group worked together to stop consumers from easily switching wireless carriers. The companies confirmed …
your ads here!Antitrust Probe Targets AT&T, Verizon, Paper Reports
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an antitrust probe into potential coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, The New York Times reported …
your ads here!Report: Sanctions-Hit Russian Firms Seek $1.6B in Liquidity
Russian companies hit by U.S. sanctions, including aluminum giant Rusal, have asked for 100 billion rubles ($1.6 billion) in liquidity support from the government, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted by the …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 21
We’re firing up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 21, 2018. Things really jump on this week’s lineup …
your ads here!Producer, DJ Avicii Found Dead
The Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in Oman. Publicist Diana Baron said in a statement that the 28-year-old DJ, born Tim Bergling, was …
your ads here!Wells Fargo to Pay $1B to Settle Customer Abuse Charges
American banking giant Wells Fargo has agreed to pay federal regulators $1 billion to settle charges that it failed to identify and avert problems related to its mortgage and auto …
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