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EU ministers meet to align climate goals ahead of UN climate talks
BRUSSELS – The European Union is attempting to forge new climate goals on Tuesday before the U.N. climate talks in Brazil. Ministers from across the 27-nation bloc met in Brussels to try to get at least 15 to align their nationally determined...
Africon partners with African Union to advance financial innovation through AI
Africon AI, a Ghana-based Artificial Intelligence training and innovation company, has partnered with the African Union Commission (AUC) to deliver a groundbreaking AI Masterclass on Financial Management, Budgeting and Reporting, aimed at building...
EU urges inclusion of Airbus in Biman's fleet plan
EU urges inclusion of Airbus in Biman's fleet plan European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller. File Photo DHAKA, Nov 4, 2025 (BSS) - The European Union (EU) today urged Bangladesh to ensure transparency and fair competition in major...
UN Women and ACWA Power Partner to Advance Gender Equality in Uzbekistan
UN Women and ACWA Power Uzbekistan have signed a landmark agreement to promote women’s empowerment, marking the first-ever collaboration between a United Nations agency and a private company in Uzbekistan. As part of the 12-month partnership, ACWA...
ASEAN SOAR Together Empowers MSMEs with Digital Boost at ABIS 2025
On 31 October, the ASEAN Foundation, in partnership with TikTok Shop and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia, showcased the success of the ASEAN SOAR Together program at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2025 in...
UN: Nations well off-track of Paris climate agreement goals
“The bottom line is that nations have had three attempts to hit the mark with their Paris Agreement pledges, and each time they have landed off target,” the report said. “We still need unprecedented cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, in an...
ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund launches Green Finance pillar
The UK Mission to ASEAN has launched the Green Finance pillar of the ASEAN–UK Green Transition Fund at an event in Kuala Lumpur. Palladium is acting as the lead delivery partner of the fund. The ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund (GTF) is a UK...
Economic mission to Brussels: the CCI of the Republic of Moldova strengthens partnerships with the European business community
From November 3 to 6, 2025, a delegation from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova (CCI RM) is carrying out an economic mission in Brussels, Belgium, to strengthen Moldovan-European economic partnerships and promote...
EU’s frozen-asset funding for Ukraine may need bridging solution, Dombrovskis says
By Balazs Koranyi SOFIA (Reuters) -The European Union may need to come up with a bridging solution to keep Ukraine financed in early 2026 if a deal on an EU loan, based on immobilised Russian assets, continues to be delayed, European Economic...
Washington state is a stressful place to work, but ranks high in economic environment
Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS) Some of the top companies to work for in the U.S. call Washington home. So where does the state land in a ranking of the best and worst states for jobs? Overall, Washington scored No. 16 on the list of the best...
EU’s frozen-asset funding for Ukraine may need bridging solution
The European Union may need to come up with a bridging solution to keep Ukraine financed in early 2026 if a deal on an EU loan, based on immobilised Russian assets, continues to be delayed, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said....
UN climate report shows modest progress but world faces ‘unlivable’ temperature rises
Only modest progress has been made by countries on climate pledges to reduce carbon emissions, “leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages”, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) warns in its latest evaluation....
EU boosts Philippines human capital ties through higher education, research
Maicah Rachel Eugenio - The Philippine Star November 5, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The European Union (EU) has announced plans to deepen academic and research cooperation with the Philippines, viewing education as a key investment in the...
EU Approves 5th Ukraine Facility Payment of €1.8 Billion to Kyiv
The European Council approved a fifth regular payment of more than €1.8 billion ($2.1 billion) to Ukraine under the EU’s €50 billion ($58.3 billion) Ukraine Facility, following Kyiv’s successful completion of nine reform steps and one remaining...
EU sees time and space to find Nexperia solution, with worst-case avoided
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Tuesday it welcomed industry indications that China had engaged with EU companies to restore partial flow of chips, preventing a worst-case scenario and creating time and space to find a lasting...
UN accepts overshooting 1.5C warming limit – at least temporarily – is “inevitable”
The head of the United Nations has conceded that the global average temperature will rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, breaching a key limit set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. In a video message commenting on a new UN...
EU-India Boost Clean Energy And Climate Partnership
New Delhi: The European Union and India are deepening cooperation in clean energy, climate action, and industrial decarbonisation through initiatives like the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA), launched in India ahead of COP30 to help...
EU Report: Albania’s PPP Law Falls Short of European Standards
The European Union has published its Progress Report on Albania, a 102-page document analyzing the country’s performance in key areas such as judicial reform, the fight against corruption, and developments in public administration. In the chapter...
UN Emissions Gap Report: Despite Progress, World Still Far Behind Climate Targets
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science and scientists today. Current emissions trajectories look set to warm the world by as much as 2.8°C (5.04°F) above preindustrial...