[ad_1] SATURDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is plumb insane with a projected five-day global opening of $368M. That gives the bros bragging rights to the biggest-ever worldwide debut for an animated title. Currently, the international box office portion of that is estimated at $173M from 70 markets. This is the biggest animated opening of all time globally, ahead of Frozen 2 and clearly best for this year so far…
"‘Super Mario Bros Movie’ Global Box OfficeBow To Hit $368M Through Sunday – Deadline"Tag: Global
[ad_1] Attacks on the elderly are increasing in Malawi, often under the pretext that witchcraft is at play. Survivor Christian Mphande lived to tell her story, but there is a worrying increase in elder abuse. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (blantyre) Friday, March 17, 2023 Inter Press Service BLANTYRE, Mar 17 (IPS) – In December last year, a video clip went viral of two elderly women surrounded by a charged-up crowd and engulfed in a…
"Belief in Witchcraft Costing Lives of Elderly Women in Malawi — Global Issues"
[ad_1] Opinion by Ian Richards, Amy Shelver (geneva, switzerland) Tuesday, February 07, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb 07 (IPS) – New UNCTAD software does to digital government what IKEA did to furniture, allowing Bhutan’s government employees to create their own user-friendly services for citizens online. Tedious government procedures aren’t just a pain for users, they’re a bore for the civil servants who administer them. Sitting behind a counter and stamping forms isn’t exactly a…
"Bhutans Civil Servants are Building a Digital Government System — Heres How — Global Issues"
[ad_1] February saw a furious round of diplomacy at the UN, as it became increasingly clear that Russia was intent on invading Ukraine, a crisis which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said was testing the “entire international system”. “We need restraint and reason. We need de-escalation now,” spelled out the UN chief, urging all sides to “refrain from actions and statements that would take this dangerous situation over the brink”. These calls were in vain, however,…
"As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace — Global Issues"
[ad_1] Opinion by Matti Kohonen (london) Friday, November 18, 2022 Inter Press Service The G20 summit motto was “Recovering Together, Recovering Stronger” yet the Joint Declaration failed to deliver any alternatives to the wave of austerity engulfing the world. It ignored the option of raising enough tax revenues from large corporations, taxing the wealthy and tacking illicit financial flows and tax abuses which alone accounts for over US$200 billion of tax revenue lost per year due…
"G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues"
[ad_1] DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Cannabis Market Outlook to 2030 – A Roadmap to Market Opportunities, Strategies, Trends, Companies, and Forecasts by Type, Application, Companies, Countries” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Global Cannabis market outlook report presents a roadmap of the Cannabis industry with information on key market opportunities, potential market trends, key strategies, and leading companies. It also presents the annual outlook of Cannabis markets across different types and applications across 19 countries…
"Global Cannabis Market Outlook to 2030: Opportunities, Strategies, Trends, Companies, and Forecasts – ResearchAndMarkets.com"
[ad_1] Opinion by Alexander Kozul-Wright, Ruurd Brouwer (geneva) Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Inter Press Service The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank share a common goal of raising living standards in their member countries. This week, the two international institutions will convene in Washington DC (through October 16) for their annual meeting. The strength of the US dollar will be a key talking point. By adjusting their lending practices, these institutions have a unique…
"Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices — Global Issues"
[ad_1] A partial view of the city of Punto Fijo, with the Cardón refinery in the background, on the Paraguaná peninsula, projected as a special economic zone overlooking the Caribbean in northwest Venezuela. CREDIT: Megaconstrucciones by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Saturday, September 03, 2022 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Sep 03 (IPS) – Venezuela is preparing to replicate the experience of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), a mechanism with which more than 60 countries have tried to draw investment…
"A Nod Towards Capitalism in Venezuela — Global Issues"
[ad_1] Opinion by Benoit Thierry (dakar, senegal) Monday, July 25, 2022 Inter Press Service Benoit Thierry, is Sahel Office Director of International Fund for Agriculture Development, Dakar DAKAR, Senegal, Jul 25 (IPS) – The current Ukraine-Russia conflict is dominating the global media to the point of overshadowing longer protracted crisis that no longer make headlines, but are still rife. Such is the case with the on-going Sahel crisis, one of the world’s most neglected ones, where…
"An Integrated Regional Response for the Sahel Crisis — Global Issues" [ad_1] Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, June 13, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jun 13 (IPS) – The writer, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU), taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20 years.I am at a loss for words to express my horror as I watched the first segment of the public hearing of the Congressional committee…
"A Treasonous President and a Nation in Peril — Global Issues"