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  1. Younger Workers Suffer Most as Chinese Economy Struggles Even the best and brightest of China’s new graduates are finding themselves unemployed at record levels as economic projections sag for the year. Read
  2. Green Power Gap: 8,700 Terawatt-Hours of Clean Energy Needed in 72 Countries The Rockefeller Foundation recently released a new report that calculates an 8,700 terawatt-hour (TWh) “Green Power Gap” across 72 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East, which is approximately twice the United States’ annual generation. Read
  3. Brazil’s Lula Steps Up Pressure on Venezuela to Prove Maduro Won or Move On Lula and many other regional leaders now openly reject Maduro’s assertion he won over 51% of the presidential election vote. Will it matter? Read
  4. July Retail Sales Showed Highest Jump in Over Two Years Overall U.S. retail and food services spending rose in July by almost 1% compared to last month, to a new high for the year. Read
  5. Thailand: UN Experts Seriously Concerned About Dissolution Of Main Political Party Independent experts have expressed deep disappointment about the dissolution of the Move Forward Party in Thailand, confirmed recently by a ruling of the Constitutional Court. Read
  6. The Value of Production in Agriculture and Fisheries in the Philippines Declined by 3.3 Percent The value of production in agriculture and fisheries at constant 2018 prices, which amounted to PhP 413.91 billion, declined annually by 3.3 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Read
  7. Local All-Female Team Equipped With Technical Survey Dogs To Clear Ukraine’s Minefields Ukrainian handlers with their highly trained dogs are to be deployed to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance across the country in a project funded with a €2million grant from the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI). Read
  8. SEC Charges NovaTech and its Principals and Promoters with $650 Million Crypto Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against Cynthia and Eddy Petion, along with their company, NovaTech Ltd., for operating a fraudulent scheme that raised more than $650 million in crypto assets from more than 200,000 investors worldwide, including many in the Haitian-American community. Read
  9. World Bank Group Launches High Level Council to Tackle Looming Jobs Crisis The World Bank Group recently announced the launch of the High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs, a new initiative that will identify actionable policies and programs to address the looming jobs crisis in the Global South. Read
  10. FDA Approves First Nasal Spray for Treatment of Anaphylaxis The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (Type I), including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adult and pediatric patients who weigh at least 30 kilograms (about 66 pounds). Read
  11. FTC Approves Final New HISA Oversight Rule The Federal Trade Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register notice announcing a final new oversight rule pertaining to non-budget aspects of the operations of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (Authority). Read
  12. Largest Study Of Its Kind Finds Common Lab Tests Aren’t Reliable For Diagnosing Long COVID A new study found that most routine laboratory tests are not reliable for diagnosing Long COVID, also known as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Read
  13. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on August 12, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on August 12, 2024 Read
  14. Hezbollah Rockets Strike Israeli Regional Military Headquarters Hezbollah forces launched an early morning aerial attack early Monday Middle East time on a key Israeli military installation located in Jaatoun. Read
  15. WFP And Government Of Odisha Partner For Food Security And Launch India's First 24/7 'Grain ATM' WFP and the Government of Odisha recently launched India’s first around the clock grain dispensing machine, the 'Grain ATM,' also known as 'Annapurti' (Hindi for fulfiller of food), in the state capital Bhubaneshwar. Read
  16. Drug Bypasses Suppressive Immune Cells To Unleash Immunotherapy Mouse study addresses problem of immune system self-sabotaging cancer treatments Read
  17. Tanzania Strengthens Energy Efficiency with Energy Management and Audit Training to key Institutions The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), in partnership with the Institute of Energy Professionals Africa (IEPA), launched a comprehensive training program in Certified Energy Managers (CEM) and Certified Energy Auditors (CEA). Read
  18. Low Magnesium Levels Increase Disease Risk, New Study Shows A new Australian study has identified why a diet rich in magnesium is so important for our health, reducing the risk of DNA damage and chronic degenerative disorders. Read
  19. UK Water Bill Compensation To Double For Poor Customer Service The government of the United Kingdom has today (Monday 12 August) set out tough new measures to crack down on water companies failing their customers. Read
  20. EIB Signs €50 Million Green Loan With Matrix Renewables To Deploy 5 New Solar Photovoltaic Plants In Spain The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Matrix Renewables have signed a €50 million green loan to support the design, construction, and operation of 5 solar photovoltaic plants with an installed capacity of 240 MW located in the regions of Castilla y Leon and Extremadura in Spain. Matrix Renewables is an Independent Power Producer (IPP) backed by TPG Rise. Read
  21. Colombia: Experts Urgently Call On Government And Businesses To Intensify Efforts To Protect Human Rights The Working Group on Business and Human Rights commended Colombia’s commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights but declared that Colombia suffers from long-standing structural problems that have led to serious human rights violations and abuses in the context of business operations. Read
  22. Countries Of The Americas Should Strengthen Mpox Surveillance, PAHO Says In an epidemiological alert released on 8 August, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on countries of the Americas to strengthen surveillance, including laboratory detection and genomic sequencing of confirmed cases, following the identification of a new variant of mpox virus, Clade I (Clade Ib), in the sub-Saharan African Region. Read
  23. FAA Announces $636 Million in Grants to Improve Airport Infrastructure The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced more than $636 million for 320 grants in 46 states and American Samoa to improve our nation’s airport infrastructure. Read
  24. Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Could Have Lasting Impacts On Global Economy, Environment As the Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into its third year, international trade has felt the effects as sanctions on Russian exports have expanded. Now researchers have found that the invasion may not only have significant short-term impacts on the global timber markets but may leave lasting effects on the global economy and the environment. Read
  25. World Bank Funds Peru's Digital ID & Surveillance System Peru's increasingly fascist government will spend $55M on a new digital ID and AI surveillance system in the name of combating poverty. Read