NNW Bureau

Washington, DC­: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review under the PCI arrangement and the fourth review under the RSF arrangement.[1] The completion of the …

BEIRUT, January 22, 2026 – Lebanon’s economy registered in 2025 positive growth signaling the start of a modest recovery following years of severe contraction. According to the latest World Bank Lebanon …

WASHINGTON, January 22, 2026—The World Bank Group’s Boards of Executive Directors today approved a financing package to increase the Kingdom of Bhutan’s hydropower generation, facilitate regional clean energy trade, expand …

WASHINGTON, January 22, 2026—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Regional Electricity Market Interconnectivity and Trade (REMIT) Program, which will be implemented over a 10-year period across three phases to boost energy connectivity …

Five leaders in local food production In the Cuban countryside, where growing food is both a necessity and a development strategy, rural women are transforming the agrifood system. With the …

Cameron Scott of Li Ning Star, China, won Stage 3 of the Pune Grand Tour 2026 on Thursday, prevailing in a sprint finish after the cycling race’s most demanding stage through the Western Ghats. Scott, …

Great Britain’s Romell Glave won the men’s 60m final on Thursday (22 January) at the BAUHAUS-galan Indoor 2026, held at Sätra Friidrottshall in Stockholm, Sweden. The 2024 European bronze medallist in the 100 metres …

The Expedition 74 trio aboard the International Space Station checked out ultrasound gear, inspected advanced sample processing hardware, and tested muscle-stimulating electrodes on Thursday. NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams spent the first half of his shift …

The UN on Thursday issued a call for widespread financial reform as the most powerful way to shift global markets towards realising a better world, for people and the planet. …

In a statement issued this week, UNESCO said governments are increasingly cutting internet access during protests, elections and times of crisis, despite the central role online connectivity plays in democratic participation and the exercise …