YOU WONT BELIEVE: 23 | Mind Blowing Facts

Far-right leader beats Keir Starmer to front of queue for meeting with president-elect Trump

President Javier Milei has been invited to meet the next US President at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida club

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

India’s need to step up solar, wind capacity addition

Another year and another climate conference is upon us, this one in Azerbaijan. It will start off on a positive note for India which recently hit the 200 GW mark in its non-fossil fuels installed capacity, or how much power it can produce from energy sources such as solar and wind. But…

Newslaundry · Nov 11, 2024

How informing shoppers can help fight inequality

Recent elections, G20 summits, and CEO pay scandals have brought inequality to the forefront of the news. Economists often point out that decisions on, say, tax policy in this arena depend on society’s – and individuals’ – attitudes to inequality and fairness. But how you feel about a given inequality…

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2024

Rachel Reeves basks in IMF backing for UK budget rules overhaul

In one session after another, IMF officials repeated backing for principle of increased borrowing to drive growth

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

'Crunch time is here' UN warns as world heads for 3.1C warming

If countries fail to step up their climate policies, the world could warm by a huge 3.1C this century – leading to “catastrophic” increases in extreme weather events including heatwaves and floods, the UN’s environmental agency has warned.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 25, 2024

Mideast war not behind Aussie inflation: opposition

Unlike Australia, inflation and interest rates are falling in the UK, the US, Canada and New Zealand despite conflict in the Middle East, the opposition says.

AAP · Oct 24, 2024

World on track for ‘catastrophic’ 3.1C of global warming this century, UN warns

International goal to limit warming to 1.5C will ‘soon be dead’ without a massive mobilisation to cut climate emissions, UN says.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out

Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024

Report suggests Reeves could announce plans to change Britain’s debt rules

The Chancellor will be looking to raise up to £40 billion from tax hikes and spending cuts in order to avoid a return to austerity.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Rachel Reeves to turn on spending taps with Budget boost for infrastructure and clean energy

The chancellor is planning to change the government’s fiscal rules to free up billions of pounds of borrowing, which she will promise to spend laying ‘the foundations of future growth’

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024