by Michelle Jamrisko, Jun 2, 2017 Tariffs on U.S. carbon emitters could overshadow any benefits Trump says pullout spares jobs, ‘draconian’ economic burdens President Donald Trump argued that leaving the Paris climate accord would save jobs at home, yet possible trade wars sparked by his decision could nullify any additional benefit to American workers.
by Paul Muggeridge, Aug 11, 2015 Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster of 2011. The number one reactor at Sendai Nuclear Power Plant was brought back online under stringent new safety guidelines – the cost of these new safety systems exceeded US$100m at Sendai alone.
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by Rachel Cooper, Jun 1, 2017 If you invest in a girl, she becomes a woman and she invests in everyone else.” Melinda Gates delivered this call to action from the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in April 2017. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim echoed her sentiments.
by Rachel Cooper, Jun 1, 2017 If you invest in a girl, she becomes a woman and she invests in everyone else.” Melinda Gates delivered this call to action from the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in April 2017. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim echoed her sentiments.
The Paris agreement China and Europe plan to lead climate efforts Jun 1st 2017 goo.gl/swSG1rcontent_copy IN THE end, not even the pope’s pleas were enough to persuade Donald Trump to go back on his campaign promise to leave the Paris agreement. The arguments of his advisers, such as strategist Steve Bannon and the head of…
by Callum Brodie, Jun 1, 2017 Swiss voters have come out in favour of swapping nuclear power for renewable energy, despite warnings the transition will lead to a hike in household bills.
Hundreds of AI experts predict when their models will beat humans at everything. By Liam Tung | June 1, 2017 Google has hung up its AlphaGo gloves after trouncing the world’s best human Go players, but when will AI beat humans at other tasks, such as writing a best-selling novel or doing surgery?
by Ceri Parker, June 2, 2017 Women work an average of 8 hours and 39 minutes a day – nearly an hour longer than men, when both paid and unpaid tasks are taken into account.
By ANGELA CELIS, Malaya, Jun 1, 2017 Assuming it could be achieved , the Philippines’ revenue collection target of P1.83 trillion — “quite steep” by standards — will still be moderate when compared to those generated by other Southeast Asian economies.
by Anna Felicia Bajo/BAP, GMA News, Jun 1, 2017 Four minors were rescued from an online child pornography syndicate in Iligan City. According to a report by GMA News’ Mariz Umali on “State of the Nation with Jessica Soho” on Thursday, one of the victims is a two-year-old child of one of the suspects.
By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Jun 1, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Strong economic performance has propelled the Philippines to a notch higher or to 41st spot in this year’s World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) rankings of the International Institute of Management Development (IMD).
by FEDERICO CRUZ, MANILA BULLETIN, Jun 1, 2017 Filipino children have seen far worse childhood than their counterparts in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. A global report by child rights advocate Save the Children brought forth this disturbing news.
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