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vaping during a parliamentary session focused on healthcare reform. Cathy Juvinao, a member of the Green Alliance Party representing Bogotá, was seen using a vape pen moments before she was scheduled to address the legislative body. The event took place on December 17, as Juvinao prepared to address the legislative body regarding proposed changes to the country's health policy. The footage quickly went viral, prompting significant backlash from the public and media alike.

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced its investment in the US based healthcare BPO -Omega Healthcare Management Services and joins with Goldman Sachs Alternatives as Co-Lead investor. Omega is a leading technology-enabled healthcare management solutions provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, said an Ontario Teachers’ press release. ET first reported on 20th December that Ontario Teachers' is all set to acquire a majority stake in Omega. Ontario Teachers' is looking to invest about $700-800 million to buy out existing investor Everstone Capital, valuing Omega at $1.8 billion, ET reported.

A former TD Bank employee in the U.S. is facing criminal charges for allegedly using their position at the financial institution to facilitate money laundering — the second time this year a former worker has been charged.

The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested and charged another former Toronto-Dominion Bank employee with conspiracy to launder money, the latest in a string of charges tied to the lender’s massive compliance failures at its American retail business.

George Soros' philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, will continue to fund human rights movements around the world

Police in Colombia have arrested a glamourous alleged assassin, known by her nickname “La Muneca,” or “The Doll,” in connection with a string of gang killings, including the recent murder of her ex-boyfriend.

Amid rumours of tension between the couple, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they were at a 'crossroads' in one of their final appearances together before their professional 'split', reports The Mirror. In the last four months, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have only been seen together in public on two occasions. ALSO READ: Prince Harry-Meghan Markle heading for divorce? Duchess of Sussex breaks silence after solo Thanksgiving appearance

job markets differently across OECD countries, exacerbating existing urban-rural income and productivity gaps as well as the digital divides between regions, according to a new OECD report. Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2024 finds that, following a decade of employment growth, over half of OECD regions had reached employment rates above 70 per cent by 2023, with more women joining the workforce, narrowing the gender gap in labour force participation in 84 per cent of OECD regions. The employment boom has also led to regional labour shortages and gaps, particularly in densely populated urban regions such as Lombardy (Italy) and Hamburg (Germany), as well as in regions struggling with population decline and ageing.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With this year’s global summits on biodiversity (CoP-16) and climate change (CoP-29) done and the one on desertification (CoP-16) fast approaching, the consequences of the climate emergency are evident everywhere. Floods have ravaged central Europe, super-typhoon Yagi has just struck Southeast Asia, and Hurricanes Helene and Milton have wreaked havoc in the southeastern US.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is considered a literary masterpiece in the magical realism style. The 1967 Spanish language novel, which tells the story of seven generations of the Buendia family, has now been adapted into an 16-episode (over two seasons) Netflix series, premiering on 11 December.

Lamborghini Urus, to one lucky contest winner to celebrate the success of “Soltera", reported US weekly. Yes, you read that right.

A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change left out a crucial sticking point: how mu...

The UK officially launched the Global Clean Power Alliance at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, fuelling hopes that a growing coalition of countries are willing to push for an ambitious new climate agreement at the COP29 Summit in Baku. Brazil, Australia, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Morocco, Norway, Tanzania, and the African Union have committed to supporting the new alliance's first 'Mission', while the US and EU have been named as partners of the initiative.  COP29: Keir Starmer confirms UK will aim to cut emissions 81% by 2035 Prime Minister Kei...

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Vinicius Junior had frustrating nights in South American World Cup qualifying. While Messi could not help his team avoid a 2-1 defeat at Paraguay, Vinicius Junior missed a second-half penalty as Brazil was held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela on Thursday. Argentina will remain on the top of the 10-team round robin competition with a 22 points in 11 matches, Brazil is provisionally in third place in the standings with 17 points. Also on Thursday, Ecuador beat Bolivia 4-0. The Ecuadorians remain in fifth position with 16 points, while Bolivia is in eighth place with 12 points.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MEXICO CITY—From the dense jungle connecting Panama and Colombia to the banks of the Rio Grande, human smugglers are spreading a message to U.S.-bound migrants: Hurry up and sneak in before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump’s second term is creating an incentive for migrants to try to reach U.S.

After two weeks of negotiations, delegates agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. CAMAÇARI, Brazil—When Ford Motor shut its factory here in 2021 after more than a century in the country, Uelcson Alves and the automaker’s thousands of other workers in this once-thriving Brazilian town panicked. “It was devastating.

Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday, rising more than 2% after data showed U.S. crude and gasoline inventories fell unexpectedly last week and on reports that OPEC+ may delay a planned oil output increase. After falling more than 6% earlier in the week on the reduced risk of wider Middle East war, Brent crude futures gained $1.81, or 2.5%, to $72.93 a barrel by 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.85, or 2.8%, to $69.06.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It is easy to think of humans as existing separately from nature. But the greatest threats to humanity come from crises affecting nature, not least climate change, biodiversity loss and rampant pollution.