Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) memprakirakan sejumlah kawasan di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur mengalami hujan lebat yang dapat disertai petir dan angin kencang berdurasi singkat pada Kamis-Jumat …

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to compound Sudan’s existing food security problems Apr 6, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 04/06/2022 – 09:00 The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to compound Sudan’s existing food security problems Clemens Breisinger Oliver Kirui Paul Dorosh Joseph Glauber David Laborde Chronic economic disruptions meet the market impacts of […]

Photo: Pixabay/Michelle_Raponi The recent “absurd” temperature record in the Earth’s polar regions – with temperatures up to 40°C above seasonal norms in Antarctica, and between 20°C and 30°C above normal in Arctic locales—shows that climate change is gathering pace. Such extreme weather events are expected to continue increasing in frequency, […]

Sri Lanka, an island nation of 22 million, is facing an economic and political crisis, with protesters taking to the streets in defiance of curfews and government ministers stepping down en masse.

An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the death penalty after he had initially received a sentence of life in prison.

Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Ukraine Sources: Norwegian Refugee Council, Tearfund, CARE, Mercy Corps, Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion, Action Contre la Faim France, Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, World Vision, ALIMA This number could rise to […]

Executive Summary As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) attempted to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on consumers and the market, enforcement investigations and action slowed.  2021 saw a pledge from the FCA to become more “forward-looking” and “proactive,” coupled with a resurgence in enforcement capacity and activity.  In 2022, firms […]

Photo: Pixabay/adriankirby Satellite images show the Arctic has been getting greener as temperatures in the far northern region rise three times faster than the global average. Some theories suggest that this “Arctic greening” will help counteract climate change. The idea is that since plants take up carbon dioxide as they grow, rising […]

Cargill dodges Russian missiles but vows to keep feeding both sides of the Ukraine war (Forbes)  Apr 4, 2022 Mar 29, 2022 pfowlkes Mon, 04/04/2022 – 15:03 Cargill dodges Russian missiles but vows to keep feeding both sides of the Ukraine war (Forbes)  Cargill dodges Russian missiles but vows to […]