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Investment in Clean Energy Is Booming

(click to enlarge) The International Energy Agency expects $2.8 trillion of investment in energy this year, with roughly 60 percent of that going toward clean...

Weak Outlook for US Wheat

(click to enlarge) Just over one-third of the U.S. winter wheat crop is in good to excellent condition, while another third is set to be...

Growing Nuclear Arsenals

(click to enlarge) Amid the war in Ukraine and intensifying geopolitical competition, the worldā€™s nuclear powers are scaling up and modernizing their arsenals. The countries...

Europe’s Economy at a Standstill

(click to enlarge) The European Union as a whole achieved slight economic growth in the first quarter of the year, but weaknesses abound. Germany, the...

Food Insecurity: Outlook for 2023

(click to enlarge) Over the course of 2022, global food prices gradually began to ease. However, this wasnā€™t necessarily reflected in prices at local markets...

Turkey Holds Presidential Runoff

(click to enlarge) Turkish voters are heading to the polls on Sunday for a runoff election. It comes after no presidential candidate managed to win...

Fallout From Western Canada’s Wildfires

(click to enlarge) Wildfires spread across many regions of Western Canada this week. The provinces of Alberta and British Colombia were most affected, but smoke...

South America’s Lithium Triangle

(click to enlarge) South America has some of the largest lithium deposits in the world. Chile, Argentina and Bolivia collectively account for 53 percent of...

Russia Sanctions Hit Their Limit

(click to enlarge) Kyiv wants more Western sanctions against Russia, but there are signs that the effectiveness of the sanctions campaign is nearing its limits....

Global Economic Growth Challenges

(click to enlarge) According to the World Bank, global potential GDP growth will decrease by one-third in the coming years compared with 2000-2010, a trend...

Zimbabwe’s Crisis Is Set to Worsen

(click to enlarge) A South African court this week ruled that the government could cancel a visa exemption policy for Zimbabweans that has been in...

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