‘The road to Kabul airport was a one-way street, – We couldn’t go back. Not to pick up clothes, computer or notebooks, says Afghan journalist Seyar Sirat. Credit: Gie Goris/IPS…
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Credit Suisse sheds another 8% as traders digest emergency liquidity
A Credit Suisse Group AG office building at night in Bern, Switzerland, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | GettyImages Credit Suisse Shares fell 8% on Friday,…
China revives ruling party control of financial insight
People pose with the Chinese Communist Party flag during a visit to the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on March 3, 2023, ahead of the opening…
FDA advisors recommend full approval of the Pfizer Covid drug Paxlovid
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment pill Paxlovid is seen in boxes, at Misericordia hospital in Grosseto, Italy, February 8, 2022. Jennifer Lorenzini | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel…
After newest bank rescue, fears are dispelled (again)
First Republic Bank headquarters is seen on March 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California, United States. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | GettyImages This report is from today’s CNBC Daily…
Russia’s Committed War Crimes In Ukraine: UN Report
A 14-year-old boy was killed in a summary execution. Girls as young as 4 and women as old as 82 subjected to sexual violence. A priest brutally beaten, then stripped…
Footballers 50% more likely to develop dementia, study finds | Football
Footballers are 50% more likely to develop dementia than the rest of the population, a study has found, fueling calls to restrict rules around heading the ball in football. Researchers…
Murder, torture and rape but no genocide – the UN’s latest report on Ukraine
A United Nations report found that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, but stopped short of classifying its actions as ‘genocide’. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on…
Health – It’s Time for Women to Lead the Sector
Featured, Gender, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Inequity, Population, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations, Women’s Health Opinion Women in the health and care sector face a larger gender…
Cocaine trading surges following COVID-19-related slowdown
The surge in the global cocaine supply should put all of us on high alert,” UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly said. “The potential for the cocaine market to expand in…
