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UK watchdog will pay for energy savings for the second winter in a row - 09/01/2023

According to a National Grid survey, 86% of families who previously participated in the program are open to signing up again for the upcoming winter season. Due to the anticipated heavy demand on the system this winter, National Grid, which runs Britain's integrated energy system, will award homeowners with cash for reducing their electricity usage, reports Reuters. It claims that approximately...

UK calls for re-vaccination due to new COVID-19 strain - 08/31/2023

Health authorities in the UK have suggested a new coronavirus re-vaccination program due to the new strain BA.2.86 of the coronavirus. According to the Financial Times, UK health authorities have suggested a new coronavirus re-vaccination program to combat the new BA.2.86 sub-variant. In particular, the UK's Health Safety Agency has suggested accelerating the fall vaccination campaign to begin...

FT: El Niño phenomenon will cause food inflation to rise in developing countries - 08/30/2023

The newspaper warned that it might also cause crucial interest rates to spike and then stay high for a while. Food and other items will cost significantly more in poor nations as a result of the El Niño natural phenomenon. According to analysts quoted in the Financial Times, this might lead to an increase in expectations of inflation and the long-term maintenance of high key rates. The...

Foxconn founder: I am ready to give my property to China to prevent war with Taiwan - 08/29/2023

According to Terry Gou, a million of the company's shareholders would also suffer if the company was seized. Terry Gou, the millionaire creator of one of the greatest electronics manufacturers in the world and the Taiwanese corporation Foxconn, stated that he is willing to turn over all of his property to the Chinese government if it is necessary to avoid war with Taiwan. He said this during a...

NYT: Group of investors sets to build a new city in California - 08/28/2023

Investment firm Flannery Associates is buying land in Solano County, northeast of San Francisco, and has already invested approximately $800 million there, writes the New York Times. According to The New York Times, investment firm Flannery Associates is planning to create a new city in the state of California. The corporation has already invested over $800 million and is currently buying large...

U.S. and India intend to settle WTO trade dispute soon - 08/28/2023

Trade representative for the United States Katherine Tai expressed hope that the dispute would be resolved soon. US Trade Negotiations Representative Katherine Tai and India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal directed to resolve the dispute over agricultural supplies with the World Trade Organization (WTO) as soon as possible, reads s statement from Tai’s office. The letter states...

UN asks for urgent financial support for humanitarian operation in Congo - 08/23/2023

The initiative requires $728 million, according to Peter Musoko, head of the WFP office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urged governments, donors, and partner organizations to provide immediate support for its humanitarian operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to Peter Musoko, the head of WFP's office in the DRC, the...

Bloomberg: Indonesia to relax solar energy rules up to 2025 - 08/22/2023

The government will do away with the mandate that solar power projects utilize materials that are mostly made in the United States, according to the agency. Indonesia will temporarily loosen its regulations for the use of solar energy to encourage more investment in the green economy, Bloomberg writes. The government intends to remove the mandate for solar energy projects to primarily utilize...

German Minister: EU supports ECOWAS sanctions against Niger - 08/22/2023

The EU intends to implement restrictions as well, according to the German Foreign Minister. The European Union backs the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) attempts to end the Niger conflict, including the sanctions imposed by the group on the rebels. The German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, stated that the EU intends to implement comparable limitations. "We express our...

Japanese exports fall for the first time since 2021 - 08/21/2023

Japan's export exports decreased by 0.3% in yearly terms in July. This is the first decline since 2021. Reuters surveyed economists who predicted an even larger decline of 0.8%. Japanese exports increased by 1.5% in June. The fall coincided with a drop in demand for Japan's exported chip manufacturing machinery and light petroleum products. Future macroeconomic volatility and erratic growth in...
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