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☆ Pakistan to start importing Russian oil after March
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Asif Shahzad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Pakistan has been battling a balance of payment crisis with foreign exchange reserves falling to $4.6 billion, barely enough to cover three weeks of imports - mostly for oil. It said in October it was considering buying discounted Russian crude, citing neighbouring India which has been purchasing from Moscow. Pakistan officials and Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov, who is in Islamabad for an annual inter-governmental commission on trade and economy, did not specify the size of the planned purchases. Pakistan junior oil minister Musadik Malik told local Geo News TV separately that Islamabad wanted to import 35% of its total crude oil requirement. Shulginov said Russian gas companies might not be in a position at present to extend any supplies to Pakistan.

☆ Netflix set for slowest revenue growth as ad plan struggles to gain traction
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Eva Mathews | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Bing GuanJan 17 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is expected to report its slowest quarterly revenue growth on Thursday as its ad-supported plan struggles to attract customers in the saturating U.S. market, which could pressure the company to pull back on content spending this year. "Given current interest rates, Netflix will have to be very selective about green-lighting content and how they would finance it." It returned to subscriber growth in the third quarter, but its stock, an investor favorite during its years of rapid growth, still ended the year with a drop of more than 50%. "As overall streaming growth flattens out, most of the more mature streaming platforms have leveled off as well," MoffettNathanson said, adding that Netflix's reach fell by 200 basis points in the quarter. Reuters GraphicsStill, some analysts believe that the ad-supported plan will pay off in the long run, especially in developing markets, where spending power is weaker.

☆ How WWE’s Vince McMahon ruthlessly got his job back despite allegations of sexual assault and misuse of company funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

WWE has always been a family business – Vince McMahon, Sr., handed over the reins to his son in the 1980s – and it seemed set to continue that way. Why was Vince McMahon stepping aside such a big deal? Vince McMahon was more akin to a king than a business executive in the world of WWE, his fingerprints on everything. Once considered a wrestling genius, critics have more recently come to consider Vince McMahon a creative liability. McMahon,” Vince McMahon’s devious on-screen character, who served as wrestling’s greatest heel for years in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

☆ WWE's smaller rival AEW interested in merger, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

All Elite Wrestling, a professional wrestling league owned by the Khan family, is interested in merging with World Wrestling Entertainment , according to people familiar with the matter. The idea that Vince McMahon, the controlling shareholder of WWE, would merge his company with the much smaller AEW is a long shot. AEW hasn't had talks with McMahon or Nick Khan, the company's chief executive, said the people. It's unclear what type of job McMahon would want with WWE after a sale, but WWE is a much larger and more established organization than AEW. McMahon, who was worth more than $3 billion as of July, is also known as the primary creative force behind WWE's storylines.

☆ Nancy Pelosi's Democratic primary challenger says 'outrage towards Pelosi remains thoroughly appropriate' even after an assailant beat the House speaker's husband with a hammer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An assailant broke into Nancy Pelosi's home early Friday morning and "violently assaulted" her husband, Paul Pelosi. Shahid Buttar, Pelosi's Democratic primary challenger, rejected violence but said on Twitter: "Outrage towards Nancy Pelosi remains thoroughly appropriate." Paul Pelosi pumped millions in stock trades at a time when Congress is considering banning lawmakers and their spouses from trading stocks. Paul Pelosi was taken to an area hospital and underwent surgery, according to NBC Bay Area. Nancy Pelosi's congressional office said Paul Pelosi is expected to make a full recovery.

Dozens of measles cases have cropped up in Gambia this year, a spike over previous years. The measles campaign was rescheduled for 2021, but in July of that year polio was detected in a water sample. Over the years, the success of the measles vaccine has numbed many to these risks, health experts say. At the time, 86% of children had at least the first dose of the measles vaccine worldwide, according to WHO estimates. FUNDS REJECTEDThe U.S. CDC has identified 12 African countries as having no clear plans or secured resources for their next measles vaccination drive.

☆ Doctors are linking some medical problems to the cost-of-living crisis as patients struggle to afford food and bills
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Doctors in England are seeing patients whose health issues seem linked to the cost-of-living crisis. Some people are ignoring health issues as putting food on the table takes priority, one doctor said. Health brushed under the carpetIn some cases, the stress triggered by the cost-of-living crisis has diverted people's attention away from their health. Therapists aren't cheapFrances Trussell, a therapist in the UK, told Insider she hadn't had a surge in clients with cost-of-living concerns. She suspects the reason is that the people most strained by financial problems wouldn't be able to afford therapist services.

☆ Saudi MBC Group signs deals with Turkish production companies as diplomatic ties thaw
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MBC, which in March 2018 scrapped Turkish programmes including soap operas popular with Arab audiences, said in a statement that the deal would allow it to exclusively host content from Medyapim and Ay Yapim production houses, and produce original Arabic-language content in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and Turkey were at loggerheads during the 2011 "Arab Spring" over Ankara's support for political Islamist groups deemed a threat to the region's system of rule. MBC said Medyapim and Ay Yapim's content would be available to MBC channels and its online Shahid platform on their airing dates in Turkey. MBC will work with Medyapim and Ay Yapim to co-develop and commission a number of Arabic-language productions, scheduled to begin filming in Saudi Arabia and in the region in the coming years, it added. Medyapim and Ay Yapim dominate the TV industry in Turkey and beyond with prime-time shows that conquered Turkic countries, the Middle East and Latin America.

☆ Zelenskyy will address an emergency G-7 meeting after deadly Russian missile strikes rock Ukrainian cities
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dozens of missiles, Iranian 'Shahids'," Zelenskyy wrote on his Telegram official account, referencing the Iranian-made Shahid drones increasingly used by Russian forces. Cars are seen on fire after Russian missile strikes, as Russia's attack continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. So far, the U.N. estimates that Russia's war in Ukraine has claimed more than 6,200 civilian lives and led to more than 9,300 injuries. Monday's strikes were an apparent tit-for-tat retaliation for an explosion over the weekend on the Kerch bridge, which links Russia to the Crimean Peninsula. Destroy our people who are sleeping at home in Zaporizhzhia, kill people who go to work in Dnipro and Kyiv," Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app as the missile strikes across Ukraine became apparent.

☆ Young Black activists are done waiting their turn for political office. They're taking on the 'John Lewis generation' of elder lawmakers who they say are out of touch.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Elvina Nawaguna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

Most members of the Congressional Black Caucus are twice as old as the median Black person living in the US. The Congressional Black Caucus, a powerful voice for Black Americans, is significantly older than those it speaks for. Clay had replaced his father, William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil-rights icon and founding Congressional Black Caucus member who had represented the area since 1969. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesThe Congressional Black Caucus is reckoning with a leftward shift it's struggled to embrace. A spokesperson for the Congressional Black Caucus did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ This Y Combinator-backed fintech provides loans to small businesses in Africa. Check out the 10-slide pitch deck Numida used to raise $12.3 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Numida, a Ugandan fintech that offers credit to small businesses, has raised $12.3 million in new funding. The startup, which was founded by three Canadian Y Combinator graduates in 2015, wants to expand access to working capital for businesses across Africa. Numida believes there are 20 million small and micro businesses lacking working capital, an opportunity it values at around $5 billion. "Our initial process was simple: How do we provide the best form of working capital to excluded people?" Serena Williams' fund Serena Ventures is leading a $7.3 million portion of equity funding alongside Breega, 4Di Capital, Launch Africa, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, and MFS Africa.

☆ Ebrahim Raisi Fast Facts
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-05 | by ( Cnn Editorial Research | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Here’s a look at the life of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi. 1989-1994 - Prosecutor general of Tehran. 2006 - Raisi is elected to the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body that appoints the supreme leader. 2012 - Becomes prosecutor general of the Special Court for the Clergy. March 12, 2019 - Elected deputy chief of the Assembly of Experts.

☆ Record de decese în India din cauza COVID-19. Bilanţul total a depăşit 250.000
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Bilanţul zilnic al deceselor asociate COVID-19 din India a ajuns miercuri la 4.205, numărul total al cazurilor letale de infectare cu noul coronavirus depăşind pragul de 250.000, relatează DPA.Un total de 348.421 noi contagieri a fost raportat de marţi, conform unui buletin federal al Ministerului Sănătăţii, scrie agerpres.ro Bilanţul cazurilor din India a depăşit 23 de milioane, în timp ce ţara se luptă cu un al doilea val virulent şi mortal al pandemiei.Un număr de 533 dintre cele peste 700 de districte administrative din India au raportat o rată de pozitivitate la testul pentru coronavirus de peste 10%, au declarat marţi oficialii guvernamentali în cadrul unei informări săptămânale.Numărul zilnic de noi infecţii a scăzut sub 350.000 pentru a doua zi consecutivă, însă părerile experţilor nu convin asupra faptului că India, o ţară cu o populaţie 1,3 miliarde de locuitori, ar fi atins vârful celui de-al doilea val. ''Este încă prea devreme pentru a spune dacă am atins vârful. Există un oarecare indiciu al atingerii unui platou al cazurilor. Însă, nu trebuie să uităm că acesta este un platou foarte înalt'', a declarat virologul Shahid Jameel, citat de ziarul Indian Express.Specialiştii au subliniat necesitatea intensificării vaccinărilor pentru a lupta împotriva cazurilor în creştere, însă mai multe state, inclusiv Delhi, Karnataka şi Maharashtra, au raportat o penurie a dozelor de vaccin.Cea mai recentă creştere semnificativă a numărului de cazuri de COVID-19 din India a fost asociată cu o variantă a virusului - B.1.617 - a cărei prezenţă a fost identificată în 44 de ţări, conform Organizaţiei Mondiale a Sănătăţii (OMS), care a descris-o drept ''îngrijorare''.

Organizations: Express.Specialiştii, OMS Locations: India, Delhi, Karnataka şi Maharashtra

☆ Guvernul Indiei a ignorat avertismentele legate de iminența dezastrului: „Noua variantă Covid a fost ca o bombă cu ceas”
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +7 min

Ministerul nu a acționat, însă, ci a așteptat două săptămâni înainte de a face publice descoperirile, însă a eliminat cuvintele „extrem de îngrijorătoare” din comunicatul final. „Dovezile științifice nu au fost luate în considerare atunci când au fost elaborate politici publice. Noi, cercetătorii suntem aici să furnizăm dovezi științifice, stabilirea politicilor publice este treaba guvernului”, a spus șeful INSACOG, Shahid Jameel. Guvernul a permis, de asemenea, organizarea de festivale religioase la care au aprticipat milioane de hinduși. „Noua variantă a fost ca o bombă cu ceas, mai ales că potențialul ei de răspândire este imens”, a spus directorul unui institute de genetică care a studiat eșantioane de virus din regiunea Punjab.

Persons: Narendra, Reuters, INSACOG, V . K . Paul Organizations: Indiei, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății Locations: India, New Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab, sfâșietoare

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