The world is failing to meet its commitments to limit environmental damage, and needs drastic changes, warned a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report on Thursday.The "Making peace with
In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2020, protests and demonstrations broke out across the U.S. and much of the world, focusing on issues that impacted blac
The billionaire philanthropist made the demand while advertising his new book on how to avoid a climate disaster.
Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway, May 31, 2017. /Reuters Norway's sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's biggest investors, wants to see more diversity, especia
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge is both the longest sea crossing and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world. /CFP A memorandum of understanding (MOU) over the Wealth Management Connect
HSBC Holdings PLC said on Monday it had set up a new private banking business in Thailand, the Asia-focused lender’s second onshore expansion in Southeast Asia, as it s
The Virunga National Park hopes to extend an electric fence to prevent elephants straying into farmland. /AFP Two stray elephants from the famed Virunga wildlife reserve in northeastern Democr
With Reddit’s interest in sending some stocks soaring showing no sign of slowing down, the trading app Robinhood started restricting some transactions Thursday morning.Reddit wasn’t happy
Goalsetter, a platform that helps parents teach their kids financial literacy, announced the raise of a $3.9 million seed round this morning, led by Astia.PNC Bank, Mastercard, US. Bank, Northwestern
China'sState Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday hailed the four important consensuses China has just reached with Tanzania during a joint press conference
Consumer financial services startup SoFi is closing in on a deal to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company, Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp V, the latest blank check
What a whirlwind holiday for Jack Ma and his fintech empire. The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, summoned Ant Group for regulatory talks on December 26th, announcing a
E-commerce mammoth Alibaba's affiliated fintech company Ant Group defied regulations and used its market-leading power to squeeze competition and hurt consumers, China's authorities said in a stat
From November until now, the army has conducted nine joint drills. /AP The Egyptian army has intensified the military exercises and drills recently as a "deterrent message" to some regional po
02:23 Argentina’s Senate is debating a one-off wealth tax that affects roughly 10,000 of the country’s richest citizens.It is aimed at raising over $3 billion for social spending to h
The scale of China's mutual funds reached 18.31 trillion yuan (about $2.78 trillion) by the end of October this year, data from the Asset Management Association of Chin
The scale of China's mutual funds reached 18.31 trillion yuan (about $2.78 trillion) by the end of October this year, data from the Asset Management Association of China showed.The total assets manag