Why superrich Britons beg to be taxed: ‘I see it as a problem if you’ve so much money that you no longer need a functioning society’
On both sides of the Atlantic, the Patriotic Millionaires are notable for being unusually public and unusually frank – US chair Morris Pearl, a former MD at investment firm BlackRock, has described how the Covid-19 pandemic made him personally wealthier, and how he doesn’t check his bank balance because he doesn’t need to.
Over 22,533 lactating Tigrayan women part of 20 million Ethiopians hit by USAID/WFP food aid pause
Samre is a farming community, but the war between the federal government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) not only forced more than 1.8 million people from their homes, but upturned years of investment in agricultural development, the mainstay of the Tigray economy.
Russian propaganda finds fertile ground in Africa as Wanger mercenaries battle to upstage France
Russian propaganda has found fertile ground in Africa among grievances over France’s decades-old track record of military intervention and heavy-handed diplomacy, officials said. Reuters spoke to more than a dozen French officials who described France’s increasingly urgent efforts to counter Moscow’s influence, which Paris believes undermines a long-term diplomatic effort aimed at overcoming the past and how it is perceived in Africa.
How clothe makers pre-pollute unborn babies with toxic chemicals used to add better smell on textiles
The chemical cocktails in fragrances are often toxic as they are derived from petroleum and coal tar, and not made from the essential oils of flowers or sweet-smelling plants. As soon as you smell an air freshener, scented candle or laundry detergent, you have already absorbed the chemicals into your body as they enter through your lungs.
New investigation lays bare how textile firms add dangerous chemicals to clothing for fragrance to boost profits
Although Europe practices precautionary principles, the US assumes chemicals are safe until proven otherwise. Unfortunately, it may take many years before science can prove a toxin triggers negative health effects, unnecessarily exposing you to danger. Laundry detergent, fabric softener and dryer sheets also add fragrance to your clothing, much of which may be vented to your neighbourhood through your dryer, contributing to declining air quality.
Scientists: Increased drilling of underground water between1993 and 2010 has tilted Earth’s axis of rotation
Gravitational surveys have measured the depletion of underground reservoirs, which is caused in large part by irrigation, especially in northwestern India and western North America. These surveys show that groundwater pumping shifted enough mass into the oceans to cause 6.24 millimetres of global sea-level rise between 1993 and 2010
How Florida-based tech-savvy young woman Marissa Kearny is matching Black-owned businesses with big stores in US
In 2018, Census Bureau data found about 3,115,000 Black-owned businesses had no employees, compared to 134,567 with employees. Yet, Black companies only make up about three per cent of all US businesses.
Fear rises planned affirmative action and student loan cancellation by US Supreme Court will roll back racial progress in higher education
Now, both affirmative action and the student loan cancellation plan – policies that disproportionately help Black students – could soon be dismantled by the US Supreme Court. To Green and many other people of colour, the efforts to roll them back reflect a larger backlash to racial progress in higher education.
Saudi Arabia is out to disrupt world football and Europe will cede its glamour if the emirate pulls it off
There are real fears that investing in the top four clubs will lead to a two-tier league. However, organisers are confident there will be a trickle-down effect, with players previously at the ‘big four’ moving to mid-tier sides as global superstars arrive. Plans for the 2023-24 season will see each of the four PIF-owned teams target a minimum of three world-renowned names per club. A smaller number of world-renowned players are expected to be distributed among the other sides in the league.
Doctors tell of how governments and Big Pharma reduced medics to bystanders as drugs makers raked in ‘insane’ profits
As the names of pharmaceutical giants such as Novartis, Merck, Pfizer, GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others flashed across the screen, Lafay said: “It’s really tough because we’re all owned at this point. It’s easier for me to come on camera maybe and say some things like this because I am an independent practitioner now. If you don’t have your [own] practice, then you really can’t help people. And I think that is where a lot of [practitioners’] fear comes from, the fear of not being employed.”
