Francisco Pichón cited growing risks to healthcare, water services and food distribution as the country’s energy reserves continue to fall. The UN’s top official in Cuba told a press briefing in …
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Global Affairs
IMF Staff Completes 2026 Article IV Mission to the Federated States of Micronesia
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWashington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Dinar Prihardini conducted discussions for the 2026 Article IV consultation with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) from January 15 to …
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In the wake of a winter storm that blanketed numerous U.S. states with snow and ice, unusually low temperatures continued to grip a large swath of the nation east of the Rockies …
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Education & Innovation
NASA Welcomes Oman as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Sultanate of Oman signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Muscat attended by NASA on Monday, becoming the 61st nation to commit to responsible space exploration for the …
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Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency’s Artemis II Moon rocket stands poised for the next step in its journey. Engineers are targeting …
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The rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence worldwide is putting electrical grids under huge pressure and many believe that, to meet that need without contributing to the climate crisis, a …
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This paper investigates the external drivers of Cambodia’s credit cycles using a dynamic factor model. Results indicate that common global and regional factors explain over 60 percent of credit growth …
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Global Affairs
Maduro seized, norms tested: Security Council divided as Venezuela crisis deepens
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe UN Security Council met on Monday against a sharply altered diplomatic backdrop, following US strikes on the Venezuelan capital and seizure of President Nicolás Maduro. Why it matters: Council …
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Global Affairs
US actions in Venezuela ‘constitute a dangerous precedent’: Guterres
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff between the United States and Venezuela in recent months, which culminated on Saturday morning in the capture of President Nicolás …
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When Israel recognized Somaliland, it wasn’t adapting to a changing security environment; it was enacting what Marx predicted a century and a half ago: the phase in which accumulation is …