Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization — Global Issues

Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization — Global Issues

First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He was the sole candidate. The vote was the culmination of an election process that began in April 2021 when Member States were invited to submit proposals for candidates for the post of Director-General….

Employee-run Companies, Part of the Landscape of an Argentina in Crisis — Global Issues

Employee-run Companies, Part of the Landscape of an Argentina in Crisis — Global Issues

A group of Farmacoop workers stand in the courtyard of their plant in Buenos Aires. Members of the Argentine cooperative proudly say that theirs is the first laboratory in the world to be recovered by its workers. CREDIT: Courtesy of Pedro Pérez/Tiempo Argentino. by Daniel Gutman (buenos aires) Tuesday, May 24,…

Trust and clarity are missing in discussions of carbon emissions and crypto

Trust and clarity are missing in discussions of carbon emissions and crypto

The need for a clear, balanced concept of the issue was a constant theme at the panel discussion of crypto’s carbon footprint at the 2022 World Economic Forum. There was general agreement that there has been a rush to judgment on the consensus mechanisms of crypto mining and education, and…

Alleged moped driver in Kyhara Tay’s killing held without bail
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Alleged moped driver in Kyhara Tay’s killing held without bail

The alleged moped driver in the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Kyhara Tay was jailed Tuesday afternoon, Bronx officials said. Omar Bojang, 18, who turned himself in on Monday, appeared in Bronx Supreme Court just after 12 p.m. and was held without bail by the judge during his arraignment, Bronx DA Darcel Clark…

Former Child Labourer Free Quality Education Key to Ending Child Labour — Global Issues

Former Child Labourer Free Quality Education Key to Ending Child Labour — Global Issues

Lucky Agbavor survived child labour in Ghana and put himself through school by selling ice cream. The Pentecostal Church pays for his tuition during his nursing studies, but he still sells juice to put food on the table. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by Fawzia Moodley (durban) Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Inter Press…