The Undead Myth of Sex Trafficking At The Super Bowl
Whipping up panic about sex trafficking at the Super Bowl has become as durable a tradition as nachos, Budweiser ads and a milquetoast halftime show....
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The worst is over, but proceed with caution
This is the last of two columns on pandemic policy trends as discussed by former president Gloria M. Arroyo in a webinar on Jan. 29 sponsored...
Somalia’s talks on troubled election fail 2 days before vote
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A meeting on Somalia’s troubled election has ended in failure as the federal government and regional states could not reach agreement...
Top diplomats for US, China discuss key issues, show differences
China and the U.S. have clashed on issues from trade to Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong to increased U.S. support for a self-ruled democratic Taiwan....
S&P affirms Rwanda’s creditworthiness despite pandemic | The New Times
Standard & Poor’s (S&P), an international financial services company, has maintained Rwanda’s rating at “B+” but observed that the outlook remained negative. A sovereign credit...
EU JRC releases Roskill study on demand and supply security of nickel for EV batteries; risk of shortages
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has released a report by Roskill that analyzes the EU’s nickel requirements for EV batteries within the context...
16 Texas farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy in 2020, six less from 2019
WACO, TX — There were 16 Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in the state of Texas during the year 2020, according to recently released caseload statistics...
Ugandan company develops solution for urban agriculture
A Women Smiles vertical farm We speak to Lilian Nakigozi, founder of Women Smiles Uganda, a company that manufactures and sells vertical farms used to...
Covid-19 induced losses increase acquisition risk for Hotels
The covid-19 pandemic has decimated the market value of hotels in Nigeria priming them up as a target for private equity firms looking to acquire...
South Africa’s new nuclear power plan is a high-regret…
Pelindaba Nuclear Research Centre, west of Pretoria, South Africa, photographed on July 10, 2012. The centre was used by the apartheid government to research and...