6 h. ago Global firms ‘profiting from genocide’ in Gaza, says UN rapporteur

Report by Francesca Albanese singles out companies such as Palantir and calls for prosecutionsThe UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has called for sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel and for global corporations to be held accountable for “profiting from genocide” in Gaza.A report by Francesca Albanese to the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday points to the deep involvement of companies from around the world in supporting Israel during its 21-month onslaught in Gaza. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Ayrshire packaging workers earnings boosted after pay deal agreed

Workers at global packaging firm Amcor in Ardeer will benefit from a pay deal agreed between the firm and Unite the Union

Economics

7 d. ago Trade strategy will protect UK firms from ‘harm’ amid global shift – ministers

The Department for Business and Trade said it was the UK’s first Trade Strategy to be published since Brexit.

Politics

9 d. ago Invesco latest financial services firm to be hit by Palestine Action

Invesco's Westminster office was attacked by Palestine Action activists on Monday, as red paint was plastered on the walls of the global investment firm's building

Economics

2 w. ago Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert

UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and SudanUN peacekeepers should be routinely deployed to protect aid convoys from attack in places such as Gaza and Sudan, a senior United Nations expert has proposed.With starvation increasingly used as a weapon of war, Michael Fakhri said armed UN troops were now required to ensure that food reached vulnerable populations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Crypto Settlement Firm Tap Global to List on London’s AIM Market as Eyes Record Results

Crypto Settlement Firm Tap Global to List on London’s AIM Market as Eyes Record Results  CCN.com

Economics

3 w. ago Progress unravelled, and millions left vulnerable: how British aid cuts threaten British health too | Sarah Champion

The UK faces a critical choice: follow the global trend of disengagement or stand firm in backing health securityRight now, aid reductions across the globe are jeopardising decades of progress against preventable diseases, leaving millions of people vulnerable. This retreat from global health threatens to unravel hard-won advances against diseases we have nearly conquered.Polio, which paralysed hundreds of thousands of children annually just 40 years ago, has been eliminated in most parts of the world. Meanwhile, there has been a resurgence of diseases such as measles and cholera in populations besieged by conflict and climate emergencies.Sarah Champion is the Labour MP for Rotherham Continue reading...

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last month UK firms taking early action as they brace for hits from tariffs – survey

The latest Barclays business prosperity report found 79% of firms are concerned about the global trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump.

Economics