insert_link Sport Netball Australia CEO resigns Netball Australia's chief executive resigned on Tuesday in the wake of a protracted contract dispute that allegedly left unpaid players sleeping in their cars. Australia are netball world champions but the sport in the country is in financial turmoil after struggling to lure major sponsors and losing government funding. Union officials in November said players in the domestic Super Netball competition had not been paid for two months, […] todayDecember 12, 2023 4
insert_link 5 Environment Dubai climate talks a “COP of Hope” Climate mitigation talks in Dubai last week were a “COP of hope”, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said Thursday (Dec. 7) in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of journalists, policymakers, bankers and civil society organizations are gathered there for the UN’s 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC. https://youtu.be/tRZPACmuBm0 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attended the meeting, aimed at engaging governments around the world to curb climate change. […] todayDecember 12, 2023 10 5
insert_link Entertainment adidas arrives on Roblox adidas has launched the iconic three-stripes brand on Roblox, a global, immersive platform for communication and connection. The experience kicks off with pop-up stores, carrying officially licensed digital clothing and bespoke outfits for the platform (UGC). These digital wearables and accessories will begin appearing across a range of Roblox experiences, fusing physical and virtual realms to bring adidas’ famous designs to a new generation of digital trendsetters and innovators. Roblox […] todayDecember 12, 2023 14
insert_link Videos IMF Ukraine Zelenskiy Statements IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva offered words of support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during his first visit to the Fund Monday (Dec. 11) in Washington, DC. “I’m incredibly happy to host President Zelenskiy here at the IMF. Especially given the exceptionally strong performance of the Ukrainian economy despite the war still going on in the country. We have worked very closely with the economic team of Ukraine over the last […] todayDecember 12, 2023 5
insert_link Business / Economics Market Watch – 11 December In this week's Market Watch Theo Klein from Oxford Economics Africa take a look at some of the key macroeconomic figures from the past year. https://iono.fm/e/1389244 todayDecember 12, 2023 61
insert_link Africa COP28 must answer the call for a fossil fuel phase out As COP28 resumes for a second week, negotiators will be faced with answering the call for a commitment to a Fossil Fuel Phase Out in Dubai. Never before have we heard so many voices, coming from so many directions to seize the moment and commit to phasing out oil, coal and gas. And never before have alternative formulations on fossil fuel phase out made it this far into a draft […] todayDecember 12, 2023 13
insert_link Africa European Investment Bank partners with Central Bank of Kenya to unlock climate finance New partnership to enhance climate action by Kenyan financial institutions. Climate best practice scheme to enhance climate risk understanding and impact of climate finance across Kenya. The European Investment Bank and the Central Bank of Kenya today launched a new climate finance best practice initiative to strengthen engagement by Kenyan financial institutions to finance climate related […] todayDecember 12, 2023 4
insert_link Business / Economics Jose Kahuna on personal finance – Part 17 Find out more about managing your finances with the final part of our series of personal finance talks by business consultant, entrepreneur, trainer, and co-author of "Entrepreneurship Made Easy", Jose Kahuna. https://iono.fm/e/1389242 todayDecember 12, 2023 11
insert_link Environment Is prenatal ultrasound causing fetal damage? researcher documents the link In her compelling book, The Dark Side of Prenatal Ultrasound, researcher and birth advocate Jeanice Barcelo offers “a ground-breaking analysis of the documented facts concerning the dangers of prenatal ultrasound.” She states, “Despite the medical establishment repeating the mantra that ultrasound is ‘just sound waves’ and therefore ‘perfectly safe’ during pregnancy, in truth, ultrasound is based on non-ionizing radiation, and many thousands of studies have confirmed that this type of radiation […] todayDecember 12, 2023 7
