‘Twas the night before Christmas (or Hanukkah, or Thanksgiving), and all through the house … not a single decoration was hung, not even that one from Rouses. Sound familiar? The holidays often are a blur of cooking, entertaining, shopping and attending parties. Especially in New Orleans, where the holidays don’t ... Read More »
Here at Goats and Soda, we’re trying something new: We’d like to know what you want us to investigate. Our first call-out was about girls in the developing world. And last week, we asked you to submit questions on global diseases. Now we’re moving to our next issue: charitable giving. ... Read More »
No one knows what the Trump administration has planned for U.S. foreign aid programs and other global initiatives that fight poverty and disease. There are some topics that Donald Trump has not addressed. Global advocacy groups such as the ONE Campaign have tried to get Trump to share his ideas ... Read More »
People and leprosy go way back. Way, way back. “It’s been around for at least 5,000 years and probably longer,” says Stewart Cole, who directs the Global Health Institute at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The disease, which causes nerve damage and skin ulcers, likely originated in Africa — ... Read More »
Education unions at the 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have insisted that this conference be the “action COP”, enabling the implementation process of last year’s formally adopted Paris Agreement. The 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention ... Read More »
Leaders of tertiary education and research are coming together in Accra, Ghana, to tackle the increasingly changing and challenging conditions facing the further, higher education and research sectors around the world. The 10th International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference running from 14-16 November, organised by Education International, ... Read More »
The election of Donald Trump has stunned the American education unions NEA and AFT. Both unions have actively campaigned for the election of Hillary Clinton who had promised to give quality public education for all a prominent place on her political agenda. “We poured our hopes, our energy and our ... Read More »
BEIJING: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Singles’ Day sales surged past last year’s 91.2 billion yuan ($13.36 billion) total with nearly nine hours left on the clock, but growth was markedly slower than in 2015 as shoppers sought even bigger price cuts. Amid fanfare and celebrity razzmatazz, sales on Alibaba’s platforms ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: With the government extending use of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, among other things, to buy airline tickets from airport counters till Monday midnight, airlines have come out with stringent norms to check misuse of this relaxation. India’s largest domestic airline IndiGo, for instance, tweeted: “Tickets ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Confusion over the facility for exchanging old high-denomination notes, subject to a limit of Rs 4,000, at banks and post offices by providing valid identity cards has led to some people misusing the system to legalise their unaccounted wealth. At present, the exchange facility is a one-time window ... Read More »
NWE YORK: The Dow Jonesindustrial average ended at a record closing high on Friday, capping off its best week since 2011 after Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the US presidential election. Since his triumph on Tuesday, investors have been betting on Trump’s campaign promises to simplify regulation in the health ... Read More »
