U.A.E. Talks Peace in Sudan War, but Secretly Backs One Side
From a remote air base in Chad, the Emirates is giving arms and medical treatment to fighters on one side in Sudan’s spiraling war, officials say.Read More
Most National Parks Will Close in Shutdown
The Department of the Interior expects to furlough most of the 20,000 park workers. Some states, including Arizona, plan to use their own funds to keep sites open.Read More
With a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak Hand
The G.O.P. speaker, whose style is to placate his detractors, does not have the Republican votes to keep the government open. He may call the vote anyway.Read More
China Blocks Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll From Leaving the Mainland
A senior executive at American risk advisory firm Kroll has been barred from leaving mainland China.Read More
Transport for Wales: Second Only to TfL to Deploy Contactless EMV Card Payments
Unicard LTD, an established provider of smart ticketing and payment solutions to the public and commercial transport sector, has deployed its Ticketing Hub platform with Transport for Wales (TfW). This enables contactless EMV card payments on selected train routes and services in Wales. This is in addition to processing payments and ensuring passengers pay the […]
Financial Actors Must Choose a Proactive Approach to Sustainability Over Reactive; Normative Urges
While investor expectations remain centred around value creation, growing awareness of climate risk factors has ensured that investors are now willing to pay a 10 per cent premium for companies with positive ESG records, carbon accounting engine Normative reveals in its latest whitepaper. Despite an increasingly positive attitude towards environmentally friendly options, the financial services industry […]
WeLab Celebrates 10th Anniversary and Sets out Plans for Future Innovation Across Hong Kong
Pan-Asian fintech platform, WeLab, is celebrating its 10th-anniversary milestone this year, looking back at how it has championed fintech development across Hong Kong and the rest of Asia, by embracing developing innovative technologies and promoting financial inclusion since its inception. As the fintech industry continues to surge forward, WeLab eagerly embraces the promising changes ahead […]
Republican Group Running Anti-Trump Ads Finds Little Is Working
With over 40 ads and $6 million spent, a group tied to the Club for Growth is no closer to an answer, a memo to donors says. Some ads even gave Donald Trump a boost.Read More
Trump Will Not Seek to Move Georgia Election Case to Federal Court
His decision comes after Mark Meadows, his former chief of staff, tried unsuccessfully to move his own case from state to federal court.Read More
Analyzing Long-Term Negative Responses To Psychedelics: Researchers Release Study
The journal Nature published a new research analysis from Imperial College London (ICL)’s Center for Psychedelic Research and University of California San Francisco (UCSF)’s Psychedelics Division, including renowned David Erritzoe and Robin Carhart-Harris. The study looks at cases where there have been long-term negative psychological responses to psychedelics. The study was motivated by an alleged ongoing research and reporting bias on […]
