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Interventions to curb lead pollution yield significant health and economic benefits
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Lead exposure continues to be a major global health issue, particularly impacting children.
Global lead pollution imposes lasting health and economic burdens on vulnerable populations
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Lead exposure continues to pose a significant health and economic challenge globally, with millions affected, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
World Bank skills training programs expand opportunities for African youth
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
From a young age, Leah Francis Basu was interested in how airplanes work.
Warburg Pincus partners with Madison International Realty for $300 million real estate investment
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Warburg Pincus and Madison International Realty have announced a $300 million strategic partnership aimed at capitalizing on opportunities in the real estate secondaries market.
Everest sells retail commercial insurance renewal rights to AIG in strategic shift
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Everest Group, Ltd. announced it has entered into definitive agreements to sell the renewal rights for its Global Retail Commercial Insurance business to American International Group, Inc. (AIG).
Johnson & Johnson reports positive mid-stage trial results for icotrokinra in ulcerative colitis
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Johnson & Johnson has released new results from its Phase 2b ANTHEM-UC study, showing that icotrokinra, an investigational oral peptide targeting the IL-23 receptor, maintained both therapeutic benefit and a favorable safety profile through 28...
World Bank outlines five strategies to reduce poverty and regional gaps in Colombia
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Colombia continues to face significant territorial disparities, with regions such as Tumaco experiencing high levels of poverty despite the efforts of local communities and authorities.
ASEAN launches initiative for $800 billion regional renewable energy grid
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
The ASEAN Power Grid Financing (APGF) Initiative has been launched as a regional strategy to develop an integrated electricity transmission network across Southeast Asia.
World Bank report highlights Congo Basin forest value and need for strategic investment
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
The World Bank has released a new report showing that the Congo Basin’s forests, which stretch across six countries in Central Africa, have seen their ecosystem service value nearly double over the past two decades.
Jobs remain key to reducing poverty in Central America and the Dominican Republic
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Poverty continues to affect a significant portion of the population in Central America and the Dominican Republic, despite some progress in recent years.
World Bank report warns of rising urban heat risks in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, according to a new report from the World Bank.
Dominican Republic sees continued decline in poverty rates driven by job creation
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17 serves as a time to reflect on global and national efforts to reduce inequality.
World Bank report highlights challenges facing Pakistan's efforts against poverty
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Pakistan has made notable progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, but recent setbacks have slowed this momentum and exposed enduring challenges.
Paraguay unveils detailed poverty map with World Bank support
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Paraguay has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, with poverty rates dropping by more than 30 percentage points between 2003 and 2024.
Africa’s mineral resources highlighted as key to clean energy transition
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Africa is becoming increasingly important in the global shift toward clean energy and advanced technologies due to its wealth of mineral resources.
Johnson & Johnson study highlights unmet needs in psoriasis care and preference for oral treatments
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Johnson & Johnson has announced new findings from the U.S. segment of the global ENCOMPASS study, which evaluated both patient and healthcare provider perspectives on challenges and unmet needs in psoriasis care.
IDA supports job creation and skills development for Africa's growing youth population
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
Africa is facing a significant demographic shift, with almost 500 million people expected to join the workforce by 2035.
Trump brokers peace accord between Thailand-Cambodia; signs major deals with Malaysia
By Globe Banner | Oct 27, 2025
President Donald J. Trump participated in a series of diplomatic and economic initiatives during his visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 26, 2025.
U.S. Embassy issues weather alert ahead of Hurricane Melissa in Turks & Caicos, Bahamas
By Globe Banner | Oct 26, 2025
A Category 4 hurricane named Melissa is expected to intensify rapidly and impact the Turks and Caicos Islands as well as the southeast and central Bahamas on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a weather alert issued by the U.S. Embassy in Nassau,...
IMF managing director calls for deeper integration policies across ASEAN
By Globe Banner | Oct 26, 2025
ASEAN has become the world’s fourth largest economy, with a combined GDP exceeding $4 trillion and growing at a rate 25 percent higher than the global average.