European natural gas prices plummet: Is the energy crisis finally over?
The Dutch TTF benchmark for European gas prices has seen a significant drop in February 2024, falling below €25/megawatt-hour (MWh), reaching levels last seen during…
UK’s David Cameron preps for battle with Russia’s Lavrov over Ukraine – POLITICO
Optimism Still, some optimism remains inside the British government about the Russia-Ukraine war. Officials expect Ukraine to be able to export its full harvest next…
NYC sues major social media platforms over youth mental health crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (C) announced a lawsuit Wednesday that accuses five major social media platforms of fueling the ongoing national youth mental…
Abandoned Public Hospitals Pushing Nigerian Villages Into Deadly Health Crisis
On the outskirts of Borno, North East Nigeria, Malamari village grapples with a dreadful healthcare system, causing distress for about 5,000 residents. Three years ago,…
UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C | Climate Crisis News
Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United Arab Emirates,…
The Ignored Mental Health Crisis Among Men And Why It’s Dangerous
As a child growing up in Adamawa state, North East Nigeria, Jeremiah Garvin* was sexually assaulted many times. He hung out with older boys in…
About 15% of German companies are affected by the crisis
About 15% of German companies are troubled, A&M say sans exposure to US commercial real estate is an additional worry, notes Bloomberg. Economic stagnation, real…
Australians spending $7 billion a year on lotteries during cost of living crisis
Australians are spending more on lotto tickets and scratchies than ever before, despite cost of living pressures biting into household budgets.According to the most recently…
US aid ‘indispensable’ for defense of Ukraine, Scholz says – POLITICO
Citing the EU's decision to allocate more funding for Ukraine at the extraordinary European Council summit last week, the German chancellor urged the U.S. Congress…
Senegal’s Political Crisis: a test for West Africa’s pillar of democracy
In a surprising turn of events that has sent shockwaves through West Africa, Senegal, long celebrated as a pillar of stability and democratic governance in…
Pakistan’s Unprecedented Economic Crisis and Calls for Restructuring Debt
Pakistan is on the brink of collapse as its import dependent economy has run out of Foreign Exchange causing food and energy shortages and the…
Photos: Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis, in Renk and Maban | Refugees News
For the last 10 months, thousands of people have fled the civil war in Sudan to Renk, a town just over the border in South…
First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period | Climate Crisis News
EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. For the first time on record, global warming…
A Crisis of Opportunity: Addressing the Root Causes of Emigration in the Western Balkans
Authors: Dr. Albana Shehaj and Dr. Valbona Zeneli The Western Balkans (WB) have faced significant population losses due to emigration over the past decades. Countries…
Who should step in to end the humanitarian crisis in Sudan? | Conflict
War has forced millions from their homes and to the brink of starvation. The war in Sudan has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian…
EU mum as solar industry time bomb ticks – POLITICO
Not only does the bloc need Chinese imports, but any trade measures against China’s solar industry could prompt retaliation. Europe has a “crucial dilemma when…
Kamala Harris was tapped to fix the immigration crisis. Then the problem shifted
WASHINGTON — President Biden, facing a political crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in the early days of his administration, tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead…
Biden challenges House GOP to solve border crisis — or ‘keep playing politics’
The president said the agreement released Sunday includes some of the “toughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades,” and ones that he “strongly”…
Ontario workers rally against Ford’s corruption, closures and cost-of-living crisis
Article contentNIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hundreds of trade union and community members, including health care and education workers, joined a…
In Northern Ireland, ‘a Protestant state’ finally has a Catholic leader – POLITICO
Demands and priorities Britain is providing the executive an extra £3.3 billion to start patching holes in services and pay long-delayed wage hikes that just triggered the biggest…