Columbia Threadneedle names senior research director
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the asset management arm of Ameriprise Financial Inc, on Monday named Stuart Jarvis senior research director, to strengthen its global investments solutions...
“Be the best”, Naomi Campbell tells Senegal’s female basketball stars
British model Naomi Campbell has been visiting a basketball academy in Dakar to promote women empowerment through sport. Nneka Chile reports....
Plastic polluter Senegal seeks to clean up its act
The West African nation of Senegal is one of the world’s biggest contributors to plastic in the ocean. The government is now set to crack...
Sterling tumbles on hard Brexit worries; stocks slip
The British pound on Monday touched its lowest against the dollar since early 2017 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said it now assumed there...
Ethiopia plants 350m trees in a day to help tackle climate crisis – The Guardian
Ethiopia plants 350m trees in a day to help tackle climate crisis The Guardian National ‘green legacy’ initiative aims to reduce environmental degradation. View full coverage...
U.N. rights boss urges Brazil to preserve Amazon from mining
U.N. human rights chief Michele Bachelet called on Monday for an investigation into the murder of an indigenous leader in Brazil last week and urged...
UK record-high temperature of 38.7C reached on July 25 – weather service
Britain recorded its highest-ever temperature of 38.7 Celsius (101.7 Fahrenheit) in Cambridge on July 25, the country’s national weather service said on Monday, confirming an...
U.S. EPA set to rule on refinery biofuel waivers requests in coming weeks
The Environmental Protection Agency hopes to rule in the next few weeks on 2018 petitions to obtain small refinery waivers from the nation’s biofuel laws,...
U.N. calls for Eid truce in Libya, warns foreign support fueling conflict
A United Nations envoy called on Monday for a truce to be declared in Libya around Aug. 10, and warned that an influx of weapons...
U.S. EPA says to make decisions on 2018 small refinery waivers in next few weeks
The Environmental Protection Agency hopes to rule in the next few weeks on 2018 petitions to obtain a small refinery waiver from the nation’s biofuel...