Posts Tagged ‘Delayed’
UN Security Council Due To Vote On Delayed Gaza Resolution
The United Nations Security Council was due to vote Wednesday on a much-delayed resolution calling for a pause to the Israel-Hamas war after members wrangled over wording while aid efforts in the Gaza Strip neared collapse. The humanitarian situation in Gaza was rapidly deteriorating, with a senior UN official saying Israel’s steps to allow in…
Read MoreEcuador’s Oil Ban Presents Fraught Opportunity For President-Elect, Likely To Be Delayed
In a binding referendum held in August, Ecuadorian voters decided to ban the future extraction of oil in a large section of the Yasuní National Park, the country’s most ecologically diverse region home to an estimated 20% of the country’s fossil fuel reserves. The national referendum was held in conjunction with the first round of…
Read MoreComeback King Lula Gets Delayed Honeymoon In Brazil
Economic growth is up, Amazon deforestation is down and he’s scored some key wins in Congress: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva finally appears to be getting a delayed honeymoon in his third-term comeback. Once called “the most popular politician on Earth” by no less than Barack Obama, veteran leftist Lula got off to…
Read MoreWho Is Tiffany Gomas? American Airlines Passenger Behind ‘Not Real’ Rant That Delayed Flight for Hours Identified as Wealthy Marketing Executive from Dallas
The woman who quickly turned into a meme after she exclaimed, “that motherf***er back there is not real” as she stormed off an American Airlines flight last month, has been identified as a 38-year-old marketing executive from Texas. Tiffany Gomas reportedly got agitated due to a dispute with her relatives, according to statements she provided…
Read MoreWhy Deep-sea Mining Regulations Were Delayed
Deep sea mining will have to wait. AFP KEY POINTS The International Seabed Authority announced a plan to adopt regulations of deep-sea mining in 2025 The seabed is home to vast reserves of minerals needed for a low-carbon future MIT is leading research on the consequences of deep-sea mining on the ocean and ocean life…
Read MoreUK, EU Sign Delayed Financial Services Pact
Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt and EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness signed an EU-UK financial services agreement AFP Britain and the European Union signed a long-awaited cooperation pact on financial services regulation on Tuesday in a new sign of improving post-Brexit relations between the two sides. A memorandum of understanding was initially struck in March 2021…
Read MoreIndonesia’s Delayed China-funded Rail Project Beset By Fresh Problems
An electric Multiple Unit high-speed train is seen during Hot Sliding Test in Tegalluar, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, May 19, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/via REUTERS Reuters Indonesia’s transport ministry and three consultants have pushed back on a China-funded consortium’s plan to start full commercial operations of the…
Read MoreVietnam EV Maker VinFast Gets $2.5 Billion in New Funding; US Listing Could be Delayed
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Wednesday it had received a fresh round of funding pledges worth $2.5 billion for its future development, in a move that may signal a new delay to its planned listing in the United States. Two people familiar with the matter had previously told Reuters that VinFast’s planned U.S.…
Read MoreThailand’s China-built High-speed Rail, On Track But Delayed
One of Thailand’s oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line AFP One of Thailand’s oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing. Concrete piers…
Read MoreRahm Lurks As Delayed Masters Second Round Resumes
Course officials look over fallen trees on the 17th hole during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday AFP After a rainy night Georgia, the delayed second round of the 87th Masters got under way on Saturday with Spaniard Jon Rahm aiming to cut back the three-stroke advantage of…
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