To safeguard the Caribbean’s future, Branson says politics and business-as-usual will have to change.
In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020. Participants are expected to announce various commitments to advance
China, already an economic power in East Asia, is poised for another great leap forward after Beijing announced plans this week to liberalize trade of its currency, the yuan. The decision could, in the long term, spell the demise of the U.S. dollar as the preferred reserve currency of international commerce and trade, a favored […]
China, already an economic power in East Asia, is poised for another great leap forward after Beijing announced plans this week to liberalize trade of its currency, the yuan. The decision could, in the long term, spell the demise of the U.S. dollar as the preferred reserve currency of international commerce and trade, a favored position enjoyed by
President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House for talks on subjects ranging from Syria’s civil war to preparations for a coming summit of the world’s leading industrial nations in Northern Ireland. Iran, the Mideast peace process, counterterrorism and trade are other likely topics for Monday’s meeting. The U.S. […]
President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House for talks on subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit of the world's leading industrial nations in Northern Ireland. Iran, the Mideast peace process, counterterrorism and trade are other likely topics for Monday's
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have surpassed a worrisome milestone for the first time in, oh, three to five million years.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have surpassed a worrisome milestone for the first time in, oh, three to five million years. Atmospheric CO2 — one of the main manmade gases responsible for global warming — topped 400 parts per million, a symbolic marker that hasn't been seen since before modern human beings walked the earth. The
The City of London’s secrecy is entrenched like medieval walls, protecting the wealth of its barons.
Secrecy is crucial for tax havens and corporate tax evasion. Without it fraud can be prosecuted, money laundering revealed, corruption calculated and justice applied. The City of London’s secrecy is entrenched like medieval walls, protecting the wealth of its barons. Information about how corporations dominate government and public bodies,
The U.S. can keep nine bases in Afghanistan after the scheduled 2014 NATO combat troop pullout, the country’s president said Thursday, the first time he has made such an offer in public. Hamid Karzai insisted on “security and economic guarantees” first. Talks over a deal that would outline the American presence in Afghanistan after next […]
The U.S. can keep nine bases in Afghanistan after the scheduled 2014 NATO combat troop pullout, the country's president said Thursday, the first time he has made such an offer in public. Hamid Karzai insisted on "security and economic guarantees" first. Talks over a deal that would outline the American presence in Afghanistan after next year
