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☆ Opinion: India is on the climate crisis frontline. So why isn’t that an election issue?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Opinion Aditya Valiathan Pillai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

This is because climate politics looks different in the developing world; it will shape Indian elections in definitive but under-the-radar ways. Similarly, stump speeches throughout this campaign season have not featured climate change as a central issue. The headwinds of climate change are absorbed by the electoral machine and emerge as end-of-tailpipe policies rather than grand climate strategy. This pattern of climate politics is reinforced by seemingly low recognition in India of climate change as a problem. The climate impacts buffeting the most populous nation on earth aren’t just a domestic issue — they’re an international one.

Persons: Aditya Valiathan Pillai Nadeem Z, Aditya Valiathan Pillai, Read, New Delhi CNN —, Amarjeet Kumar Singh, Kabir Jhangiani, Narendra Modi, Stump, Pawan Sharma, Tamanna Dalal Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP Locations: New Delhi, India, Bangalore, Silicon, Karnataka, Mumbai, Delhi, sunburnt, Uttar Pradesh, China, Australia, Agra, Maharashtra, North Bengal, Bengal

☆ Hollywood’s New Fantasy: A Magical, Colorblind Past
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Kabir Chibber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Across the arts, we now see so many worlds that never existed. The hit Netflix series “Bridgerton” depicts a version of Regency England ruled by a Black queen and an anachronistically multiracial royal court. When you see these examples gathered, they’re often followed by some complaint of a world gone mad with inclusion. In Britain, for instance, there was some outrage when the protagonist of an otherwise faithful Agatha Christie adaptation was revised to be a Nigerian immigrant. But the problem, for viewers, isn’t wokeness run amok; it’s the incoherence of the world we are watching.

Persons: David Copperfield, Dev Patel, they’re, Agatha Christie, isn’t Organizations: Netflix Locations: England, Britain, Nigerian

☆ Libyan leaders agree to form new unified government
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections. The leaders are the president of the Presidential Council (PC) Mohamed Menfi, the head of High State Council (HSC) Mohamed Takala, who are both based in Tripoli, and Aguila Saleh, speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Benghazi. In a joint statement, the three leaders also called on the UN Mission in Libya and the international community to support their proposals. Dbeibah has vowed not to cede power to a new government without national elections. Last week, Central Bank governor Sadiq Kabir wrote to parliament asking it to approve a new unified government and a national budget over GNU extent spending.

Persons: Mohamed Menfi, Mohamed Takala, Aguila Saleh, ”, General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, ” Menfi, Menfi, Abdulhamid, Dbeibah, Sadiq Kabir Organizations: Reuters, Presidential Council, High State, UN, Arab League, Government of National Unity, GNU, Central Bank Locations: Libya, Tripoli, Benghazi, Cairo, UN, NATO

☆ Lenovo bets its Motorola smartphone brand will be the third-biggest globally in 3 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article 992-HK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA Motorola Razr Flip Smartphone kept at dispay at the launch event of the new Motorola Flip Smartphones, Motorola Razr 40 and Motorola Razr 40 Ultra, in New Delhi, India. Kabir Jhangiani | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDAVOS, Switzerland — Motorola will likely be the third-biggest smartphone player in the world in three years, according to a top executive at Chinese tech firm Lenovo , the owner of the brand. In 2020, Lenovo rebooted the iconic Motorola Razr as a foldable smartphone. Motorola and Lenovo combined had around a 4% market share in the third quarter 2023, making it the eighth-largest player globally, according to Counterpoint Research. The executive said Motorola is looking to grow "stably" in the markets it is in until it reaches 10% market share in those places which will uplift its market share globally.

Persons: Kabir Jhangiani, Matthew Zielinski, Zielinski Organizations: HK, Motorola, Nurphoto, Getty, Lenovo, Google, Samsung, Apple, CNBC, Economic, Research Locations: dispay, New Delhi, India, DAVOS, Switzerland, Davos, U.S, America

☆ Bangladesh opposition vows to continue protests despite 'autocratic' crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) join in a rally at Naya Paltan area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDHAKA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Bangladesh’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it would continue its anti-government protests despite what a rights group called an "autocratic crackdown" ahead of a general election in January. At least four people, including a policeman, have been killed and hundreds injured in violent protests across the country in the past few weeks, police said. In order to end this misrule and lawlessness, the ongoing movement must be accelerated and the victory of the people must be ensured,” senior BNP official Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said. “Diplomatic partners should make clear that the government’s autocratic crackdown will jeopardise future economic cooperation,” the rights group said in a statement quoting Bleckner.

Persons: Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Sheikh Hasina, ” Abdul Moyeen Khan, ”, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Hasina, “, League’s, Julia Bleckner, Khaleda Zia, Ruma Paul, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP, REUTERS, Rights DHAKA, Reuters, Police, Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch, “, Thomson Locations: Naya Paltan, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

☆ Two killed in anti-government protest in Bangladesh
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called for the blockade of roads for three days in response to clashes between party supporters and police on Sunday in which one policeman was killed and more than 100 people were injured. The party has been calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign to allow elections scheduled for January to be held under a neutral caretaker government. A police official in the central district of Kishoreganj, where the clashes took place, said two protesters were killed and dozens of people, including 15 policemen, were injured. “Clashes erupted when they attacked us," said the police official, who declined to be identified, adding it was not clear how the two were killed. Accusations of vote-rigging and the suppression of the opposition, denied by the government, marred elections in 2014 and 2018.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, “, General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Hasina, Ruma Paul, Robert Birsel Organizations: Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP, United, Thomson Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, DHAKA, Kishoreganj, United States

☆ 'The tablet is staring into my soul': Workers, customers and etiquette experts debate tipping at the counter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"It's just going to ask you a few questions," you're told. "I just feel like the tablet is staring into my soul," he says. "And I feel so bad because there's a line of people behind me, and I'm like, f---, I don't do this." The thinking here is that over-the-counter workers earn a wage, and therefore rely less on tips than servers or delivery people. And on top of that, you're being asked, every time you turn around, 'How much would you like to tip?'"

Persons: It's, Saad Kabir, Kabir, Elaine Swann, Bella Biagio, Biagio, —, Thomas Farley, Manners, Farley, We've, Shannon Tanski Cornelius Organizations: New, CNBC, Swann School of Locations: scone, New York City, Seattle, Duluth , Minnesota

☆ 3 places people say they never tip amid 'tipflation': ‘It’s out of control’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Many also feel added pressure to tip amid the rise of automatic tipping prompts on self-service kiosks and apps, NerdWallet's consumer budgeting report found. Amid the "tipflation" debate, where are consumers tipping the least, or skipping gratuity altogether? To find out, CNBC Make It asked three New Yorkers which services they never tip on — and what etiquette experts recommend in each scenario. If it's fast food or you're grabbing a pre-packaged item from a shelf, Farley says you don't need to tip. An etiquette expert's take: When you're paying for a taxi or rideshare, you're paying the price of convenience, and your tip should reflect that, says Farley.

Persons: Saad Kabir, Thomas Farley, Mister Manners, Farley, Haley Truchan Organizations: CNBC, New York City Public Schools Locations: U.S, New York, Manhattan

☆ Etiquette expert: The No. 1 place people still tip 20%—even though they don't have to
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Tipflation" could be blamed on tablets or the post-pandemic economy — but consumers seem to be giving in to the pressure and leaving more cash behind. Sure, most Americans report feeling negative about tipping, but service workers are earning exponentially more in gratuity than before the pandemic, according to payroll provider Gusto. From March 2020 to May 2023, hourly wages only rose 18%, compared with a 42% increase in tip earnings, the company found. Of the 300,000 small and medium-sized businesses included in the analysis, bar workers made more in tips than employees in other service industries. Kabir agreed, saying he tips upwards of 40% for particularly good bar service.

Persons: Saad Kabir, Haley Truchan, Kabir, Yonas Haile Organizations: New York City Public Schools, CNBC, Bar, Fidelity Investments Locations: Manhattan

☆ 4 self-care practices for people living with ADHD, from a psychiatrist who has it
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"You may also struggle with feelings of shame and guilt, as you have limited control over your responses to emotionally demanding situations," writes Hamdani, who has ADHD herself. Living with ADHD can make it difficult to regulate your mental and emotional health. Often, "due to emotional dysregulation, you struggle with feelings that seem bigger, more intense, and harder to control," writes psychiatrist Dr. Sasha Hamdani in her book, " Self-Care for People with ADHD ." Hamdani's book has over 100 suggestions for people with ADHD to re-charge and manage stress. Focus on gratitudeAppreciating what you have is "a foolproof way to become more connected with positive emotions, to handle adversity, and to cultivate healthy relationships," Hamdani writes.

Persons: Dr, Sasha Hamdani, Barack Obama, Hamdani, Morgan Schafler, Journaling, Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, New York Times

☆ Four dead as boat sinks in Bangladesh's Buriganga river
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

July 16 (Reuters) - At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh's Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service official said. Most of the passengers were believed to have swum ashore as the water bus sank close to the bank, according to fire service official Anwarul Islam. Four bodies have been recovered and the rescue operation is ongoing, police official Sahabuddin Kabir told Reuters. Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the site as rescuers in multiple boats scanned the river with flashlights, according to a Reuters witness. Reporting by Ruma Paul in Dhaka; Writing by Shubhendu Deshmukh; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sahabuddin Kabir, Ruma Paul, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Andrew Cawthorne, Emelia Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Bangladesh's Buriganga, Dhaka

☆ Powerful cyclone barrels towards Myanmar, Bangladesh; 400,000 evacuated
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Ruma Paul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But many more could suffer as the storm moves inland from the Bay of Bengal, the United Nations Satellite Centre has warned. "People at risk are in the process of being transferred to safe shelters and we are also arranging relief packages," said Farah Kabir of ActionAid Bangladesh. Most refugees live in makeshift dwellings in the densely packed camps after having fled a military-led crackdown in Myanmar in 2017. "We have arranged for meals in co-operation with local residents but if this becomes long-term, there will be more problems." About 6 million people are already in need of humanitarian assistance and 1.2 million are displaced in Rakhine and the northwest, OCHA says.

☆ Nightmare in Sudan: African expats struggle to find way out
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Macdonald Dzirutwe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Thousands piled into buses and trucks for the 800 km (500 miles) journey by road from Khartoum to Port Sudan on the Red Sea to board ships. He had to wait four more days for transport to Port Sudan, an overnight trip. After a week, word reached them that there would be transport leaving from their embassy for Port Sudan. RSF fighters stopped the family along the way but let them pass when he said he was looking for food for his son. From Port Sudan, they travelled via cargo ship to Saudi Arabia.

☆ A Grim Anniversary for Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Elizabeth Paton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kabir Mollah said he was inspecting garments when a friend called his cellphone, screaming that the building was on a perilous tilt. On the morning of April 24, 2013, more than 1,100 people were killed when Rana Plaza, an eight-story building that housed five garment factories on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed in about 90 seconds. It is considered the deadliest accident in the history of the modern garment industry, and one of the worst industrial accidents ever. Many major retailers used the factories to produce their clothes, and the disaster led to a reckoning around workplace safety for garment workers and the responsibility of brands selling low-priced clothes to Western consumers. And for current garment industry workers, where has progress been made?

☆ The coming commercial real estate crash that may never happen
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

"There's a lot of headaches about calamity in commercial real estate," said Kevin Fagan, director of commercial real estate analysis at Moody's Analytics. But credit in commercial real estate has performed well until now, and it's far from clear that U.S. credit issues spreading outward from real estate is likely. Analysts raised concerns that developers might default on a big chunk of $3.1 trillion of U.S. commercial real estate loans Goldman Sachs says are outstanding. "We're well aware of the concentrations people have in commercial real estate," Powell said at a March22 press conference. But there are reasons to believe lending issues in commercial real estate will be contained, Fagan said.

☆ Analysts raise one main concern with regional bank stocks: deposit flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The events of the past few days have shown that regional banks with large amounts of uninsured deposits, like SVB, and New York's Signature Bank, which was closed Sunday, are at risk of deposit flight. KRE 5D mountain Regional bank stocks were under pressure again on Monday after sliding last week. In the case of SVB, the bank had mostly large deposits from companies and wealthy individuals. That can make a bank run worse because smaller retail deposits are seen as more "sticky" than big uninsured accounts. "Unfortunately, one of the first consequences of SIVB's collapse is probably that it will cause a flight of uninsured deposits from smaller, less diverse banks to larger, more diverse ones.

☆ Silicon Valley Bank blowup highlights deposit risks vs Treasurys
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dramatic decline of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has caused concerns about contagion risk. The bank is a major lender to Silicon Valley venture capital funds and startups. Startup firms have seen a dramatic slowdown in growth as higher rates have hurt their ability to grow and raise funds. Those startups have been burning through cash at a rapid clip, which means they have also been reducing the size of their bank accounts. This has created some serious collateral damage in regional banks such as Zions, M & T Bank and Keycorp, but how much contagion risk is there?

☆ I built a 6-figure company designing sets for photoshoots and events. Here's how I turned my college hobby into a business.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Skylar Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dotun Abeshinbioke is a set designer and the owner of Ábiké Studio in New York. She got into set design as a student and started making sets for friends, leading to paying clients. I initially started doing design work for T-shirts and flyers, then I started designing sets to showcase my photography. Ábiké Studio was inspired by my traditional Yoruba name, which means "born to treasure." As a creative studio, we do branding, web design, and experiential design for clients across creative fields.

☆ U.S. Sanctions Nine Companies for Moving Iranian Oil Products
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Richard Vanderford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned nine companies for allegedly helping move Iranian petroleum products and petrochemicals valued at hundreds of millions of dollars to buyers in Asia via a previously sanctioned Hong Kong company. Three companies in Malaysia and Singapore are among those facing sanctions, Treasury said Thursday. The companies were allegedly involved in the sale and shipment of products on behalf of Triliance Petrochemical Co., a Hong Kong-based broker that was added to the sanctions list in 2020. “Iran [is] increasingly turning to buyers in East Asia to sell its petrochemical and petroleum products, in violation of U.S. sanctions,” said Brian E. Nelson, a Treasury undersecretary. Officials are considering new sanctions on Chinese surveillance companies over sales to Iran’s security forces.

☆ Depression treatments haven't changed much in decades. Here are the promising new drugs that could be more precise, work faster, and help more people.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advances in depression treatment have been rare over the past few decades. But treatments for mental-health illnesses, like depression, haven't changed much over the past few decades. Insider put together a roundup of the most promising depression treatments today, both those that have won approval and those that are in the later stages of the research process. Unlike most depression treatments on the market, Auvelity is rapid-acting, which means it offers faster relief for patients. MDD is also known as clinical depression and is defined by persistent depressive symptoms.

☆ James Dolan defends use of facial recognition technology to ban entry into Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

MSG Entertainment is facing criticism for its use of facial recognition to enforce bans at its venues. Dolan doubled down on the tech in a recent interview and made a vague threat to stop selling alcohol at MSG. MSG's use of facial recognition technology to enforce bans has garnered increased scrutiny in recent months. "MSG Entertainment cannot fight their legal battles in their own arenas," Attorney General James wrote in her statement. "Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall are world-renowned venues and should treat all patrons who purchased tickets with fairness and respect."

☆ Sister of Iran's leader condemns his rule, urges Guards to disarm - letter
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2022. Badri Hosseini Khamenei, who lives in Iran and is the sister of Ayatollah Khamenei, criticised the clerical establishment starting from the time of the Islamic Republic's late founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to her brother's rule, the letter, dated "December 2022", said. "Ali Khamenei's Revolutionary Guards and mercenaries should lay down their weapons as soon as possible and join the people before it is too late," the letter said. The Revolutionary Guards are Iran's elite force which has helped the country's establish proxies across the Middle East, and runs a vast business empire. President Ebrahim Raisi meanwhile gave a speech at the University of Tehran to mark Student Day.

☆ Compass Pathways' new CEO says data from his firm's upcoming clinical trial could finally persuade Big Pharma to jump into the psychedelics industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Compass Pathways is set to start its biggest clinical trial yet by the end of this year. But that may soon change as more data around the effectiveness of psychedelics as treatments emerges, according to Kabir Nath, the new CEO of the psychedelics company Compass Pathways. He joined Compass Pathways from the Japanese pharmaceutical company Otsuka in August and led Otsuka's investment into Compass Pathways during the company's $80 million Series B round in 2019. At the time of Otsuka's initial investment into Compass Pathways, the psychedelics industry was relatively new and the potential around such treatments was still not well known. In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration approved a ketamine-based treatment called Spravato for treatment-resistant depression that was developed by Johnson & Johnson's Janssen.

☆ Cyclone lashes Bangladesh killing nine, flooding low-lying areas
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Ruma Paul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DHAKA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least 9 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of the casualties and damage would only be known after communications are restored, they said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPower and telephone links have been largely cut and coastal areas plunged into darkness, officials said. Environmentalists warn that climate change could lead to more disasters, especially in places like densely populated Bangladesh. "When extreme weather events like Cyclone Sitrang strike, communities are left devastated.

☆ Captură impresionantă de droguri, descoperite în bagaje nerevendicate pe un aeroport din Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Captură impresionantă de droguri, descoperite în bagaje nerevendicate pe un aeroport din NigeriaAgenţia nigeriană antidrog a anunţat luni că a confiscat 21,9 kilograme de cocaină pe Aeroportul Internaţional Nnamdi Azikiwe din capitala Abuja, relatează Xinhua, citată de Agerpres. Două valize neînsoţite şi nerevendicate au fost descoperite după sosirea în Abuja a unei curse operate de Ethiopian Airline din Addis Abeba, a indicat Achema. Comandantul unităţii NDLEA din aeroport, Kabir Tsakuwa, a declarat că agenţii săi au devenit suspicioşi după ce au observat cele două geamantane abandonate pe banda rulantă. „La efectuarea percheziţiei în prima valiză au fost găsite trei pături dintre care două conţineau pachete din nailon transparent în care se aflau substanţe de culoare albă, suspectate a fi droguri tari", a spus Tsakuwa. Substanţa a fost testată pe teren şi s-a confirmat că era cocaină, a spus Tsakuwa adăugând că autorităţile încearcă să identifice persoanele implicate.

Persons: nigeriană antidrog Organizations: nigeriană, Agerpres Locations: Nigeria, Abuja, Addis Abeba

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