Etiket: Global
Half of the Canadian economy is vulnerable to global supply chains
The manufacturing industry is the most vulnerable to global supply chain issues in Canada. But it is not the only one: animal feed producers, electric companies or even provincial governments…
“Planet in boiling”: green, young and feminine global counter-power
“A million quiet revolutions. The statement, which the French philosopher Laurence Hansen-Løve borrows from her fellow journalist Bénédicte Manier, will make Quebecers smile. The first explains that it “evokes a…
WSP Global Exceeds Expectations with New Projects
(Montreal) WSP Global saw its profits and revenues grow in its most recent quarter, and exceeded expectations by winning contracts for new projects on three continents. Updated yesterday at 5:29…
pollens “more and more aggressive due to global warming”, according to an allergist
The sunny weather and summer temperatures of the past few days have not only made people happy: this weather favors the emission and dispersion of high concentrations of grass pollen…
why global warming impacts their severity and duration
It scratches the throat, it stings the eyes, it makes you sneeze… After the pollens of trees, like birch, the pollens of grasses, like wheat, are spreading over the whole…
why global warming impacts their severity and duration
It scratches the throat, it stings the eyes, it makes you sneeze… After the pollens of trees, like birch, the pollens of grasses, like wheat, are spreading over the whole…
the UN estimates at 50% the risk that global warming will exceed the threshold of 1.5°C in the next five years
Towards a disaster scenario? There is a one in two chance that the average annual global temperature will temporarily be 1.5°C above pre-industrial values for at least one of the…
on tour in West Africa, Antonio Guterres recalled the urgency of facing “a global threat”
The Sahelian crisis was the common thread of the recent visit of the Secretary General of the United Nations to West Africa. “As terrorist attacks continue to increase in the…
Global assessment of COVID-19 | Pandemic has killed nearly 15 million people, WHO says
(Geneva) The COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for the death of 13 to 17 million people at the end of 2021, much more than the number of officially recorded deaths, according…
Zelensky launches global crowdfunding campaign to help Ukraine
KYIV | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday announced the launch of an online crowdfunding platform designed to help Kyiv win the war against Russia and rebuild the country’s infrastructure.…
Global markets on the lookout for the Fed
(Paris) The financial markets were cautiously awaiting the decisions of the Fed on Wednesday, a feeling reinforced in Europe with the tensions in Ukraine and the new sanctions against Russia…
In Switzerland, parliamentarians asked to undergo training on global warming
A day like no other is coming to the Swiss Parliament. Monday, May 2, the elected officials will become students again and take a course on global warming and biodiversity…
In Switzerland, parliamentarians asked to undergo training on global warming
A day like no other is coming to the Swiss Parliament. Monday, May 2, the elected officials will become students again and take a course on global warming and biodiversity…
the mangrove, a natural method to fight against global warming
Posted on 04/28/2022 12:33 Update on 04/28/2022 14:03 FRANCEINFO Article written by In Kenya, planting mangroves could be a solution to regenerate the soil. Its advantageous cost makes it the…
the mangrove, a natural method to fight against global warming
Published on 04/28/2022 12:33 Update on 04/28/2022 14:03 FRANCEINFO Article written by In Kenya, planting mangroves could be a solution to regenerate the soil. Its advantageous cost makes it the…
global military spending has almost doubled in 20 years
Published on 26/04/2022 22:30 Update on 26/04/2022 23:17 Article written by Tuesday, April 26, journalist Jean-Paul Chapel, present on the set of 20 Hours, shows how countries, faced with war…
global military spending hits a new high in 2021
In 2021, global military spending increased for the seventh consecutive year to reach a record $2.113 billion. This is the highest figure ever recorded by the International Peace Research Institute…
global military spending hits a new high in 2021
In 2021, global military spending increased for the seventh consecutive year to reach a record $2.113 billion. This is the highest figure ever recorded by the International Peace Research Institute…
COVID-19 is catching up with global stock markets
(Paris) The fear of confinement in Beijing brought down world stock markets on Monday, already weighed down by the monetary tightening in the United States, a cocktail that could threaten…
[Opinion] Global warming is a silent killer
“They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it” — Mark Twain I am a cardiologist specialist who has worked with seriously ill patients for 30 years. For me,…