Category: World News

By Staff Reporter The US homeowners are grappling with soaring insurance premiums, now the highest among surveyed nations, as rising rebuild costs compound financial pressure. The recent tariffs on imported construction materials—especially from China—threaten to further inflate costs, prompting insurers to reassess pricing strategies. With affordability and coverage adequacy at risk, the industry faces a…

By Staff Reporter The global economy faces rising threats of recession as tariffs escalate and trade tensions deepen between major economies, warns Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group. “World trade volumes are shrinking at the fastest pace since the 2008 financial crisis. Investors, businesses and policymakers should be under no illusions –…

By Staff Reporter Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, former Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, assumed office as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth yesterday, pledging to advance the values of the Commonwealth Charter at a time of growing global tensions and shifting alliances. Botchwey succeeds Patricia Scotland, whose nine-year term ended in March. She is…

By Staff Reporter THE World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan is deeply concerned that funding shortages could force the closure of 80% of WHO-supported essential health care services. Millions, including vulnerable populations such as women, children, the elderly, the displaced and returnees, will be left without access to critical medical care. As of 4 March…

By Michael Casey BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training, finding that cuts are already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun sided with the eight states that had requested…

By Staff Reporter Abidjan —African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina has called on young university graduates to be instruments of change in a world beset by increasing socio-economic challenges. Delivering the keynote speech at America’s Calvin University Commencement ceremony, Dr. Adesina told the audience, including 700 graduates, “The world faces many simultaneous challenges, promising…