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Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

By Maya Gebeily and Aziz Taher HOULA, Lebanon (Reuters) – In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to..

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain published plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trad..

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday in a session of volatile trade, as tight global supplies outwe..

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks and government bonds extended a bruising sell-off on Monday and the dollar..

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out its first national food strategy on Monday, focused on increasing domestic output of some produce to..

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

PARIS (Reuters) -French sugar and ethanol maker Cristal Union promised farmers high prices for their 2023 sugar beet harvest in a bid ..

Kaloscope’s Metaverse Guarantees Green With NFTrees

Kaloscope’s Metaverse Guarantees Green With NFTrees

  By Magnus Meretric Thirty-five percent of graduates are ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ fearful of the climate crisis today due to record..

WHO OWNS YOUR PRIVACY? 

WHO OWNS YOUR PRIVACY? 

  It’s Internet Safety Month and Aloha Is Reminding You to Own Your Privacy Rights  London 10th June 2022 – Aloha Browser are tak..

Business

The Six Benefits of Adopting ESG When You’re A Startup

The Six Benefits of Adopting ESG When You’re A Startup

  By Luma Saqqaf As the clock ticks down in the race to netzero,  so the business world steps up its pace to align itself towards sustainable pr..

Snowflake Launches New Cybersecurity Workload to Detect and Respond to Threats with the Data Cloud 

Snowflake Launches New Cybersecurity Workload to Detect and Respond to Threats with the Data Cloud 

  Snowflake’s new Cybersecurity workload provides a unified, secure, and scalable data platform for helping security teams elimin..

Healthy Eating Week 2022 – Supporting healthy eating in your workplace

Healthy Eating Week 2022 – Supporting healthy eating in your workplace

  By Elizabeth Simon, BABCP Accredited Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer Deputy Clinical Lead at Onebright  Between the 13th and ..

Genesys Unveils Customer Journeys for the Experience Era

Genesys Unveils Customer Journeys for the Experience Era

  In-depth customer journey analytics enables businesses to visualise insights and action empathy for improved experience orchest..

The Cybersecurity Consolidation Conundrum: Why Less is Sometimes More

The Cybersecurity Consolidation Conundrum: Why Less is Sometimes More

  While employees and organizations are busy settling into remote or hybrid working, cybersecurity professionals continue to grap..

Fellowes launches first ever B2B retail app for its Benelux market

Fellowes launches first ever B2B retail app for its Benelux market

  Global workplace solutions innovator, Fellowes, has launched a new sales app for its Benelux market following the successful ro..

The 7Rs of Modernisation – The key to bringing your app portfolio up to date

The 7Rs of Modernisation – The key to bringing your app portfolio up to date

  Marc Zottner and Michael Coté at VMware Businesses everywhere are digitally accelerating their app portfolios to keep up with t..

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Leading credit insurer formerly known as Euler Hermes wins award for sixth consecutive year Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade c..

Zoom Hires Matthew Saxon as Chief People Officer

Zoom Hires Matthew Saxon as Chief People Officer

  SAN JOSE, Calif., June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced that Matt..

Volvo CE first in the world to deliver construction machine built using fossil-free steel to customer

Volvo CE first in the world to deliver construction machine built using fossil-free steel to customer

In the latest step on its path toward carbon neutrality, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) becomes the first manufacturer to del..

18,000 voices, 41 countries, and 72 microfinance institutions: 60 Decibels unveils definitive assessment of microfinance’s social impact

18,000 voices, 41 countries, and 72 microfinance institutions: 60 Decibels unveils definitive assessment of microfinance’s social impact

88% of microfinance borrowers agree their quality of life has improved. 34% say quality of life is “very much improved” 73% of borrow..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

News

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs of a tight labo..

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs..

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai residents’ relief over the easing of a two-month COVID-19 lockdo..

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Palm oil producers profiting from a global price boom should use t..

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingha..

Chalmers University of Technology Selects Lenovo and NVIDIA Technology  for Swedish National Supercomputer

Chalmers University of Technology Selects Lenovo and NVIDIA Technology for Swedish National Supercomputer

  Using national computer resource Alvis, the university is powering innovative research using Artificial Intelligence and Machin..

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

• Mobile money helps Africa’s poor access financial services • Continent accounts for 70% of transactions by value • Taxes seen ..

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

• Floods leave more than 6,000 people homeless • Many victims traumatised, unable to look for work • Counselling vital to recovery eff..

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

• Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods • Homes outside federal floods zones deluged • Local officials create their own f..

Securing identities as digital transforms organisations

Securing identities as digital transforms organisations

  Rich Turner, SVP EMEA, CyberArk The accelerated rate of digital transformation that accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic shows no ..

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

By Jeff Mason and Lucy Craymer WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met U.S. President J..

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed and worrie..

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 c..

ALGORITHMIC DISCRIMINATION: AVOIDING CLAIMS WHEN ADVERTISING JOBS

ALGORITHMIC DISCRIMINATION: AVOIDING CLAIMS WHEN ADVERTISING JOBS

AS ‘The Great Resignation’ continues to cause high levels of mobility in the job market, employers should take care to avoid potential..

Boohoo enables dynamic growth through improved and centralised product data with a PIM solution from Akeneo

Boohoo enables dynamic growth through improved and centralised product data with a PIM solution from Akeneo

  Akeneo’s PIM solution underpins the fast-fashion pureplay’s commerce ambitions as it consolidates growth of its brand portfolio..

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables toget..