Source link President Xi Jinping has shared four principles to resolve the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev World powers should focus on restoring peace and stability in Ukraine rather than seeking “selfish gains,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday. The chancellor arrived in China on Sunday, […]
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Blackrock boss predicts global ‘retirement crisis’ — RT Business News
Source link Pension savings will run out because people are living longer, Larry Fink has warned Larry Fink, the head of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, has warned that demographics will inevitably strain pension systems and that longer lives are projected to force workers to retire later. In his annual letter to chief […]
Gaza suffers from ‘catastrophic’ hunger – global watchdog — RT World News
Source link A UN-backed report warns that mass death is imminent without an immediate ceasefire and food supplies Northern Gaza has already exceeded famine levels, the global hunger monitor said on Monday. Around 300,000 people remain trapped in the Palestinian enclave amid Israeli bombardment. The UN-backed report also warned that more than 70% of Gaza’s […]
Russia created ‘new global majority’ – Presidential hopeful to RT — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Modern global politics can only be multipolar, Russian presidential hopeful Leonid Slutsky believes Russia is playing a crucial role in the emergence of the new multipolar world and has already become one of its centers of power, presidential hopeful Leonid Slutsky believes. Slutsky spoke to RT on Saturday, with the country going through […]
More kids killed in Gaza than in four years of global conflicts – UN — RT World News
Source link Israel’s war on Hamas is “a war on children,” UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini has declared More children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October than have died in every global conflict between 2019 and 2022 combined, according to figures released by the UN on Tuesday. Over 12,300 children have been […]
Russia’s response to asset seizure could trigger global financial collapse – Reuters — RT Business News
Source link Brussels needs and an “emergency mechanism” in case its plan to fund Kiev with Russia’s money backfires, according to an EU official While Brussels is searching for legal loopholes to send frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, it must keep some of the cash as a “safety buffer,” should its clearing house Euroclear get […]
Global hunger isn’t the worst food-related threat to humanity — RT World News
Source link There are more obese people in the world than hungry ones – which may sound like a good thing, but it really isn’t World Obesity Day was marked this week and, with over a billion people afflicted worldwide, obesity is now considered more dangerous to global health than hunger. The numbers are staggering. […]
Russia a ‘role model’ for Global South – Indonesian delegate — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The World Youth Festival (WYF) in Sochi is bringing together young people from all over the world and shattering false stereotypes about the host country, Billy Mambrasar, a special aide to the president of Indonesia, has told RT. Mambrasar is one of 11 Special Staff to the current Indonesian President Joko Widodo. He […]
Women could ‘turbocharge’ global economy – World Bank — RT Business News
Source link Disparity persists in many areas but gender-equality could be fast-tracked through reforms, a report says Closing the gender gap could boost global GDP by over 20%, doubling the world’s growth rate over the next decade, according to the World Bank. Inequality persists across numerous areas, including education, health, work, wages, and labor participation, […]
Global problems must be solved collectively – Zambian healthcare specialist — RT Africa
Source link Global problems should be solved collectively to build a shared future, Zambian digital healthcare specialist, Isaaс Pomboloka, has told RT in an exclusive interview. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Youth Festival (WYF 2024), Pomboloka said globalization had created “global problems.” He cited the pandemic as an example. “There is no region […]
Games of the Future are a global success – Russian deputy PM — RT Entertainment
Source link The Games of the Future tournament, which has been taking place in the Russian city of Kazan during the past two weeks, has managed to gain traction around the world, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko told RT on Saturday, a day before the closing ceremony. He called the games a big success, […]
Eurozone factory activity nosedives – S&P Global — RT Business News
Source link The key PMI index contracted for a 20th consecutive month in February, the latest data shows Manufacturing activity across the 20 countries that use the euro has continued to decline, largely due to a slowdown in the area’s leading economy Germany, according to a study by S&P Global. The report said the Purchasing […]
Major shifts happening in global economy – Russia’s finance minister — RT Business News
Source link Sanctions are a tool used by the “slowing” West to stall the growth of developing countries, Anton Siluanov has said The global economy is changing as developing countries are now rapidly outpacing the major advanced economies of the West, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti published on […]
German manufacturing hits four-month low – S&P Global — RT Business News
Source link Factory activity has dropped further than expected by economists, signaling a sharp downturn in the economy, data shows German manufacturing activity dropped well below expectations in February, indicating an accelerated rate of economic downturn, the latest data compiled by S&P Global has revealed. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) in the Eurozone’s economic […]
Global LNG demand to surge 50% – Shell — RT Business News
Source link The coal-to-gas pivot by industrial consumers across Asia is gathering pace, according to the energy giant Global demand for liquefied natural gas will increase more than 50% in less than two decades, according to the LNG Outlook 2024 released this week by British energy giant Shell. A surge in demand by 2040 is […]