Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ Director Raoul Peck: ‘There Is a Fight to Be Had About the State of the World’

variety.com Raoul Peck‘s life is as fascinating as his films, filled with unexpected twists and turns. From his early stints as a cab driver and journalist, to a minister of culture…

Peruvian copper mine Antamina sees production steady in 2024

theglobeandmail.com Antamina, Peru’s second-largest copper mine, expects 2024 output to be in line with the 435,378 metric tons it produced last year, while it nears the start of work on a…

The Morning Risk Report: U.S. Blocks Imports From 26 More Chinese Companies Over Forced Labor Concerns

createsend.com Good morning. The U.S. will block imports from 26 Chinese textile companies over their alleged ties to forced labor, a move that follows U.S. industry complaints about…

Futures Flat In Quiet End To Torrid Week

zerohedge.com Futures Flat In Quiet End To Torrid Week US equity futures are flat to end a torrid week which saw all indexes hit a fresh all-time high while the terminally anachronistic…

Warning over deadly mpox variant amid fears disease will cross borders

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Health Policy Watch, The New York Times, Journal of Infectious Diseases The News US health authorities warned Thursday that a…

Copper Breaches $5-Per-Pound Mark Amid Supply Constraints And Speculative Demand

thedeepdive.ca Copper futures soared to a record high of $5.13 per pound before easing to $5.05 on Wednesday, driven by mounting concerns over insufficient supply and heightened…

Blockout2024 Campaign Targets Celebrities Quiet on War in Gaza

hollywoodreporter.com On May 7, many elite, A-list celebrities descended on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the annual Met Gala, the star-studded fashion extravaganza and most…

Market experts share 4 ways to make money on rising gold prices

investing.com Since the start of the year, gold has risen 12.8% in US dollar terms, outperforming the by 2.8%, the by 4.3%, and long-dated US Treasuries by 20.4%. In a recent note, a…

President Biden Has a Chance to Help Women Everywhere. Will He Take It?

newsweek.com International treaties outlaw torture and chemical weapons. They hold nations accountable to legal standards around landmines and mandate disability rights. And yet no…

Nicholas Kristof says press ‘shouldn’t be neutral’ with coverage of Trump’s threats to democracy

aol.com Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.…

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

apnews.com Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence in Sudan, Congo and the Middle East driving…

Lizzo Says She’s Faced ‘Mental Health Crises' Since Dancers Sued Her

thewrap.com Singer Lizzo posted a video statement to Instagram on Monday in which she said she has had “health crises and episodes” since being sued by her former dancers, but that…

Lizzo Speaks Out in Support of Palestine, Sudan, DR Congo & College Protests: ‘We Ain’t Free ‘Til We All Free’

billboard.com More and more celebrities are speaking up amid devastating violence, genocide and famine in Palestine, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lizzo took to Instagram on…

Lizzo Thanks Activists in Palestine, Sudan and the Congo, Offers Support for College Protests

hollywoodreporter.com Lizzo said Monday she wished to extend a “personal thank-you” to activists working against genocides in Palestine, Sudan and the Congo, also saying student protests in the…

Eni looks to draw investors with clean division between projects

euronews.com The aim of the move is to attract more investment by allowing both fossil fuel and renewable energy investors to invest solely in their preferred projects, without any…

RFK Jr. Unleashed: Biden's Israel "Bait And Switch", COVID Censorship, And Backing Treasuries With Gold And Bitcoin

zerohedge.com RFK Jr. Unleashed: Biden's Israel "Bait And Switch", COVID Censorship, And Backing Treasuries With Gold And Bitcoin Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance This weekend I had the…

Congo military releases 2 Kenya Airways staffers held for 2 weeks over cargo dispute

abcnews.go.com Kenya says the Republic of Congo's military has released two Kenya Airways staffers who were detained for two weeks in a cargo dispute NAIROBI, Kenya -- The Republic of…

Will copper unleash a new commodities 'supercycle'? – DW

dw.com Some economists believe recently spiking copper prices are a harbinger of a new so-called supercycle for commodities. The last one ended around 2014 amid faltering China…

American Express Introduces Business Card for Nigerian Users

pymnts.com American Express is rolling out a business credit card in Nigeria, its first such product in the country. The card offers business owners a spending limit of $10,000 and a…

Kim Kardashian's response to protester sparks fierce debate

newsweek.com Kim Kardashian's response to a protester campaigning for a "free Palestine" has caused controversy online. On May 6, the Israel Defense Forces announced that it had begun…

The $10 Billion Oil Pipeline Bet: Barron's

aol.com Lightning forks overhead as rain from the Congo rolls in across Lake Albert. A foreman on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, or EACOP, ushers workers under a corrugated…

The 5 tenets of turning pain into power

ted.com A supportive community is the key to cultivating resilience and unlocking healing. Sharing the story of a transformative recovery program for survivors of sexual violence in…

BioVersys Announces Expansion of Strategic Collaboration With GSK and Extension of Its Series C Round by CHF 12.3 Million

benzinga.com Strategic collaboration with GSK expanded to accelerate clinical development of alpibectir for the treatment of tuberculosis • GSK to participate in Series C Extension with…