Bussiness
Banana giant must compensate victims of Colombian paramilitary: US court
Surviving family members awarded $38.3m after Chiquita found liable for funding armed group that killed their relatives.A court in the United States has ordered
Apple unveils long-awaited AI strategy, partnership with OpenAI
CEO Tim Cook says new AI features are the ‘next big step for Apple’.Apple has revealed a slew of new artificial intelligence-powered features backed by a pa
Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released
Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention.An activist with an environmental gro
South Africa legalises cannabis use. Will the rest of Africa…
On the eve of the May 27 general elections, which saw the ruling African National Congress lose its majority for the first time in 30 years of South African dem
Onion exports: How Pakistan briefly won at India’s cost in…
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani onion farmers and exporters are celebrating a windfall due to an unprecedented surge in exports over the past few months, an u
India’s Modi urged to set ‘ambitious’ economic agenda after poll…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigned on India’s sizeable economic expansion in the lead-up to the country’s r
Gaza unemployment since start of Israel’s war soars to nearly…
International Labour Organization says joblessness in occupied West Bank stands at almost 32 percent, resulting in a combined total of more than 50 percent.Unem
Samsung workers in South Korea take industrial action for first…
National Samsung Electronics Union, which represents tens of thousands of people, is pushing for better wages.Staff at Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s
Rahul Gandhi seeks probe into stock market moves during India…
Exit poll projections of big wins by Modi’s alliance sent stock markets surging a day before votes were counted.Opposition Indian National Congress leader Rah
In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business
Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of the diabetes drug in the count
Bank of Canada cuts rates for first time in four…
After keeping rates at a more than two-decade high of five percent, the BoC said indicators for underlying inflation improved.The Bank of Canada has trimmed its
What’s next for the European Green Deal?
The makeup of the EU’s next parliament could affect the future of the bloc’s climate policies.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled th
