International Women’s Day: Celebrity activists who have made a global impact
Fox News International Women’s Day (IWD) is a holiday which serves to both celebrate the achievements of women throughout history and call for accelerating women’s equality today. For centuries, women around the world have struggled to gain financial and political independence in patriarchal societies. The initiative emerged from women’s labor, suffrage and political movements in…
Read MoreTrump, Haley, DeSantis? Here’s everyone running, rumored, or sitting out the GOP 2024 presidential primary
Fox News The 2024 GOP presidential nomination race – at this early point – appears to be a heated battle between former President Donald Trump – the clear front-runner – and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — even though only one of the pair has officially entered the race. Trump is one of five major Republican…
Read MorePope says equal opportunities for women are key to a better world
Jerusalem Post Francis stressed the differences between men and women but called for ‘equality in diversity’ on ‘a playing field open to all players.’ https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-733681
Read MoreIsrael faces ‘long-term economic risk’ due to judicial reform – Moody’s
Jerusalem Post “If implemented in full, the proposed changes could materially weaken the strength of the judiciary and as such be credit negative,” the agency said. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-733655
Read MoreBoy meets voters: Ben Savage is running to replace Adam Schiff
Jerusalem Post Actor Ben Savage, 42, is among at least four Democrats running in the primary to replace Schiff in his Los Angeles-area congressional district. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-733640
Read MoreExclusive Analysis: Biden’s clean energy factory jobs may elude U.S. union workers
Reuters A proprietary Reuters analysis took readers on a deep dive into President Joe Biden’s pledge to fight climate change and his promise to deliver millions of middle-class jobs with good wages to Americans with union membership cards. Still, a large majority of the $50 billion of investments announced so far in domestic manufacturing has…
Read MoreSri Lanka in talks to extend $1B Indian credit line as IMF deal looms
Reuters Sources exclusively revealed to Reuters that Sri Lanka is negotiating with India to extend a $1 billon credit line by a few months as the island nation tries to line up funds for the remainder of the year while the IMF looks prepared to approve a $2.9 billion loan. The extension talks come as…
Read MoreIsraeli credit market is growing, and Magen Credit just raised NIS 117m.
Jerusalem Post As Israel’s credit market grows in the wake of 2019’s implementation of credit scores, some hefty funds are flying into the sprouting sector. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-733607
Read MoreSnapchat kicks few children off app in Britain
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Snapchat (SNAP.N) is kicking dozens of children in Britain off its platform each month, compared with tens of thousands blocked by rival TikTok. Social media platforms, such as Meta’s (META.O) Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snap Inc.’s Snapchat, require users to be at least 13 years old to protect the privacy…
Read MoreRussian crude oil heads to UAE as sanctions divert flows
Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that the United Arab Emirates has been taking more cargoes of Russian crude oil, according to ship tracking data and trading sources, in another example of how Western sanctions on Russia have adjusted traditional energy trade flows. Russia has been selling both crude and refined products at discounted prices after international…
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