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JPMorgan, Chase and HSBC reportedly unwittingly processed payments for Wagner warlord Prigozhin

bne IntelliNews September 25, 2024

Leading western banks JPMorgan Chase and HSBC reportedly unwittingly processed payments for companies linked to Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late leader of the Wagner Group Private Military Company.

Serbian weapons found in Sudan, violating UN arms embargo

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade July 25, 2024

Serbia claims military neutrality and appears to be indiscriminate about where its arms end up.

10 African countries to experience world’s fastest population growth to 2100

bne IntelliNews July 17, 2024

Countries and areas in sub-Saharan Africa are projected to see their populations increase by 79% over the next 30 years, reaching 2.2bn people by 2054, according to the UN.

“Silent demise” of world’s vast rangelands threatens food supply of billions, warns UNCCD report

bne IntelliNews May 21, 2024

Sixty-plus experts examine degradation caused by land overuse and misuse, climate change and biodiversity loss.

Rain, rain go away

Ben Aris in Berlin March 27, 2024

The hotter the world gets, the more water the air can hold and the more it will rain.

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