Business
Debt Bailouts, Commodities Fuel Wagers on Africa’s Frontier Debt
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Month: November 2024
Economy
How Timberland, Vans, VF Corp. are making sure their cotton isn’t ‘greenwashed’
Smallholder Farmers Alliance purchase of organic cotton from farmer member.Norielle Thomas, Smallholder Farmers AllianceAs the harvest season finished at the end of January in Haiti, retail giant VF Corp. made a notable purchase: what is believed to be the first-ever verified regenerative cotton crop grown in the country. For the holding company behind brands like Timberland,… […]
Business
Maincard: A Web3 Fantasy Sports Management Platform
Maincard is a blockchain project focused on offering Fantasy Sports enthusiasts a new way to interact with their favorite sports. By bringing cryptocurrencies and NFTs to the table, not only will Maincard users get to truly own the assets they acquire during their journey but also to further increase their profits.Sports have been an important… […]
Business
Royal Fans Give London Tourism a Bump Amid UK Economic Woes
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Health
Remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic: 3 solutions
Jean-Nicolas Reyt, McGill University As part of the fight against COVID-19, Canada is urging “employees at all work sites to work remotely whenever and wherever possible.” Although we might find comfort in thinking switching between […]
Health
Canada’s coronavirus aid package guards against drug shortages with compulsory licensing
Joel Lexchin, University of Toronto Canada’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, which provides emergency assistance to cope with the expected dramatic economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic, contains an important clause that may get overlooked. […]
Business
Coronavirus: Can Canada fiscally handle ‘black swan’ events?
Jerome Gessaroli, British Columbia Institute of Technology The federal and provincial governments have announced massive emergency spending measures to ease the financial hardships many Canadians are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quick and significant […]
Business
Put your trust in taxes during the coronavirus pandemic recovery
Andrew Bauer, University of Waterloo Facing an unprecedented global crisis, it’s natural to turn to taxes for comfort. As strange or unwanted a claim as this seems, our tax system reflects our societal wants and […]
World
Pope warns of social media perils: Relationships reduced to algorithms, propaganda…
FILE – Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Pope Francis in a speech to Catholic lawmakers has warned against social media reducing human relationships to “mere algorithms” and urged lawmakers to be vigilant against “partisan” propaganda and divisiveness on social media.… […]
World
Supermodel Bella Hadid Criticized Israel’s Far-Right Security Minister. Now He’s Lashing Out At Her
By ISABEL DEBRE Updated [hour]: [minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.In an interview earlier this week with Israel’s Channel 12 following two deadly… […]