Crimped by COVID-19 restrictions for two years, News Decoder is connecting in person again with donors, correspondents and schools. News Decoder donors, correspondents and staff join trustee Faith Abiodun at luncheon in London. With COVID-19 restrictions on the wane...
To combat loneliness, many people have bought pets during the COVID-19 pandemic. That has meant more abandoned pets and a surge in illicit trade. In the veterinary clinic in the Zürcher Tierschutz animal shelter (Photo courtesy of Zürcher Tierschutz) Sales of pets in...
Fewer than four decades ago, an emerging China joined its first Olympic Games. Like today, geopolitics loomed large at the Los Angeles event. Members of the Chinese Olympic team line up before the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 28 July...
Companies are paying greater heed to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters — their social credit score. Does it make a difference? Business investment concept (Elnur/Canva) In 1970, prominent American economist Milton Friedman argued that the social...
Shunning the traditional tool of aid, investors are focusing on innovative technology and entrepreneurship to ensure healthier development in Africa. (Photo courtesy of Business for Health Solutions) As Africa slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, public and...