Julius Baer Ireland managing director Keith Ryan dies suddenly – The Irish Times
Keith Ryan, the managing director of Swiss wealth management group Julius Baer’s Irish office for the past 15…
The trade-off between microbial functionality and evolutionary flexibility under urbanization
Oke, C. et al. Cities should respond to the biodiversity extinction crisis. npj Urban Sustain. 1, 11 (2021).…
As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy
World leaders have tried and failed to curb climate change by appealing to nations to act for the…
Migratory bird stopover patterns linked to urbanization and social landscapes
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Key Facts. ESA/P/WP/248 (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population…
‘Visible signs of malnutrition and wasting’
The numbers are staggering. More than 3 million people in Somalia have left their homes following a devastating…
Foreigners flock to China for affordable medical treatment, drawn by free visa policy
The increasing flow of foreign travellers to China in recent years has been given a shot in the…
Stress-testing the cascading economic impacts of urban flooding across 306 Chinese cities
Coumou, D. & Rahmstorf, S. A decade of weather extremes. Nat. Clim. Change 2, 491–496 (2012). Article Google…
Rupee and Dollar: Anticipation and Ambit
Global forex market has daily volume of $10 trillion. Volume of daily trade in goods & services in…
Observed evaporative cooling of urban trees and lawns during heatwaves
Perkins, S. E., Alexander, L. & Nairn, J. Increasing frequency, intensity and duration of observed global heatwaves and…
Urban sprawl is associated with reduced access and increased costs of water and sanitation
Liu, J. et al. Water scarcity assessments in the past, present, and future. Earth’s Futur. 5, 545–559 (2017).…
HPV Milestone, Measles Progress and Worsening Cholera Outbreak (Weekly Health Update)
In this weekly African health update, vaccination campaigns against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) are advancing across the continent.…
“Africa is becoming one of the world’s leading regions on HPV vaccination” – Emily Kobayashi, Head of the HPV Vaccine Program at Gavi
Ecofin Agency spoke with Emily Kobayashi, Head of the HPV vaccine program at Gavi, about progress in HPV…