Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. Wider wealth gaps may also impact monetary policy transmission and financial stability.
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The Future of Humanity Discussed at the “Creating the Future” International Symposium
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – PARTICIPANTS of the opening plenary discussion at the “Creating the Future” International Symposium, held on November 4 at the National Center “Russia,” discussed advanced technologies, the future of a multipolar world, and future civilizations.
Israel Attacks Iran, Sound of Explosions Heard Near Tehran
The Israeli army says it is conducting strikes on military targets in Iran in response to what it said were attacks by Iran and its proxies in the region. There has been no immediate comment from Iran.
New Global Data From 108 Countries Reveals Increasing Tenure Insecurity
The latest global assessment of land and housing tenure security reveals alarming trends. According to the 2024 Prindex Report, approximately 1.1 billion adults worldwide— 23% of the global population—feel insecure about their rights to property or land, with the number rising significantly over the past four years.
UNHCR: Decade of Action Against Statelessness Brings Big Gains But Further Action Needed
More than half a million people around the world who were living in the shadows, deprived of their right to nationality, have now acquired citizenship since the inception a decade ago of the #IBelong campaign, according to a new report on statelessness released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
BBC World Service Investigation Tracks Down British Man Accused of Trying to Traffic More than a Tonne of Cocaine to Europe
In 2017, three innocent Brazilian sailors were arrested for drug trafficking on a foreign island nearly 2,000 miles from home in a shocking miscarriage of justice. Meanwhile, the British man suspected of plotting and executing the crime disappeared from the police’s radar.
Does Hezbollah Represent Lebanon? And What Impact Will the Death of Longtime Leader Hassan Nasrallah have?
A picture of the secretary-general of Hezbollah H,assan Nasrallah i,s seen among the rubble following an Israeli air strike. Str-/picture alliance via Getty Images Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College Israel has killed the leader of the militant group Hezbollah in a ainnrstrike in Beirut, marking a further escalation of hostilities in the region. The death of […]
Donald Trump Safe After Gunshots ‘in His Vicinity’ – Campaign
Former President Donald Trump is safe following gunshots “in his vicinity” on Sunday, according to his campaign.
India’s New Mega-dam Will Roil Lives Downstream With Wild Swings in Water Flow Every Day
The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY Parag Jyoti Saikia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Hey Rupam, open the door. Take this fish,” a woman yelled from outside. I was sitting in the kitchen at my friend Rupam’s house in […]
Pro-Putin Movement Expands Across the Former Soviet Bloc – Here’s Why
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham As Russia keeps pounding Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and advances along the frontline in Donbas, regional elections in two states in eastern Germany have seen a surge of support for parties on the extreme right and extreme left.