US slaps 5.41% anti-dumping tariff on S. Korean, Vietnam wind towers
Aug 05, 2020 09:08 am UTC| Economy
The US slapped a 5.41 percent anti-dumping tariff on imported wind towers from South Korea and Vietnam for being sold at less than fair value. The US Department of Commerce is set to make an official order imposing the...
France to utilize 'railway highways' in achieving greener economy
Aug 04, 2020 23:48 pm UTC| Economy
France will develop railway highways to carry food and other goods to minimize the delivery by trucks to reduce the countrys carbon footprint. According to French Prime Minister Jean Castex, a fresh food train linking...
The IMF's $4bn loan for South Africa: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls
Aug 01, 2020 16:28 pm UTC| Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a R70 billion (US$4.3 billion) loan for South Africa to help the country manage the immediate consequences of the fallout from COVID-19. The Conversation Africas editor,...
S. Korea to deliver $5.15-M assistance to 6 countries
Aug 01, 2020 15:25 pm UTC| Economy
South Korea will provide over $5 million to assist the emerging economies of Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Colombia, and Haiti in helping deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and pursue digital and green development...
The Australian government has just sold $15 billion of 31-year bonds. But what actually is a bond?
Aug 01, 2020 15:11 pm UTC| Economy
There are the Boxing Day sales, and there was this weeks rush of extremely cashed-up investors desperate to get a slice of this weeks rare 31-year government bond auction. Whats a bond? Whats a bond auction? Well get to...
The COVID-19 crisis in aged care shows elimination is the only effective strategy
Aug 01, 2020 14:48 pm UTC| Economy
As Victoria struggles to get its hotel-quarantine-debacle-driven COVID-19 outbreak under control, there has been renewed focus on the plight of those in aged-care facilities. The facts are these. Between March 26 and...
Portugal to speed up renewable hydrogen projects in polluting sectors
Aug 01, 2020 14:44 pm UTC| Economy
The Portuguese government has selected 37 consortiums interested in building production units of green energy in the country. Portugal is preparing an application to Europes Important Project of Common European Interest...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects