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IMF, World Bank urge funds for poverty, climate fights
The heads of the IMF and World Bank urged member nations on Friday to boost the funding firepower of the global lenders to help poorer countries combat poverty and climate change. Banga has pushed for change at the bank since President Joe Biden nominated him to succeed David Malpass, who stepped down early from his five-year term following questions about his stance on climate change.
Disasters cause $3.8 tn in crop loses over 30 years: FAO
Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock loses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday.
Microsoft, 'Call of Duty' maker set to seal tie-up
Xbox-maker Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, whose video games include "Call of Duty" and "Candy Crush", are set to seal one of the biggest technology tie-ups after overcoming final hurdles Friday. Microsoft and Sony, which had previously tried to block the Activision deal, agreed in July to keep releasing "Call of Duty" on the PlayStation.
TSMC applies for 'permanent' permit to export US equipment to China factory
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC said Friday it has applied for -- and expects to receive -- permanent authorisation from Washington to allow the export of US chip-making equipment to its China-based factory. After South Korea announced Monday its chip giants had received the US green light to send equipment to China, attention turned to the Taiwanese firm.
Borrell says trust between EU, China 'eroded'
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Friday that trust between the bloc and China had been eroded, blaming the trade imbalance between the two on "difficulties" faced by European companies in the world's second-largest economy. "Trust is at the core of any human relationship, and... common trust has been eroded," Borrell told an audience at Peking University in the Chinese capital Friday.
'Licence to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar
In a working-class neighbourhood of Myanmar's Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent investigation said is rampant dumping of Western trash. Locals in Shwepyithar told AFP that much of the waste dumped in their neighbourhood came from recycling factories in a nearby industrial zone.
'Swifties' flock to movie theaters for record-breaking 'Eras' film
Taylor Swift fans sporting friendship bracelets and glittery cowboy boots packed into early screenings of the pop megastar's concert film at movie theaters across the United States on Thursday.
Swiftonomics and Beyonce bump: how stars power economies
Three years after the pandemic wiped out the live music scene, fans are flocking again to see their favourite stars on stage, with Taylor Swift and Beyonce raking it in with tours that are giving local economies a boost.
Burp tax causes pre-poll stink with New Zealand farmers
New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock's burps and farts -- and it's causing a stink ahead of Saturday's general elections. To help combat global warming, New Zealand was one of the first countries to announce it will start pricing agricultural emissions -- in effect taxing burps and farts from livestock.
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