Photo: Pixabay/sergeitokmakov  Trillions upon trillions of pieces of plastic, large and small, pollute our oceans, posing a grave threat to marine ecosystems. Worse still, up to 13 million metric tons of plastic waste continues to end up in the oceans each year: anything from large floating debris to microplastics. Some […]

Russia-Ukraine conflict renders food supply precarious in Africa (Eco-Finance Agency)  Jun 12, 2022 May 31, 2022 pfowlkes Sun, 06/12/2022 – 14:40 Russia-Ukraine conflict renders food supply precarious in Africa (Eco-Finance Agency)  Russia-Ukraine conflict renders food supply precarious in Africa (Eco-Finance Agency)  Global In the News Markets Eco-Finance Agency published an […]

Country: Ethiopia Source: Médecins Sans Frontières MSF teams are witnessing shockingly high levels of mortality among malnourished children admitted to Dupti Hospital, with many children dying within 48 hours of arrival.

Will sanctions against Russia leads to a global food disaster? (LA Progressive)  Jun 11, 2022 May 28, 2022 pfowlkes Sat, 06/11/2022 – 10:33 Will sanctions against Russia leads to a global food disaster? (LA Progressive)  Will sanctions against Russia leads to a global food disaster? (LA Progressive)  Global Russian Federation […]

Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis — but tough penalties will still apply to those who use the drug to get high, according to the minister who spearheaded the change.

On 17 May 2022 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) made an appeal for people to report to it regarding firms on the Financial Services Register or other FCA registers, or companies with UK listed securities that have been evading sanctions or have poor sanction controls. What to report The […]

Hunger, protests, conflict: global effects of Ukraine – Mauricio Meschoulam / El Universal (El Diaro)  Jun 10, 2022 May 14, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 06/10/2022 – 15:03 Hunger, protests, conflict: global effects of Ukraine – Mauricio Meschoulam / El Universal (El Diaro)  Hunger, protests, conflict: global effects of Ukraine – Mauricio […]

Country: World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, often on flimsy boats piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than years before.

Photo: Pixabay/stevepb The cloud has emerged as the go-to data storage solution for businesses that want to cut costs while improving scalability and flexibility. In addition to these benefits, cloud storage can also help make businesses greener. A company can reduce the overall amount of energy needed for data storage […]