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Australia’s Resolute Mining says it will $160 million to Mali’s ruling junta to resolve a tax dispute, more than a week after the company’s CEO and two other employees were detained in the West African country

Brazil is pushing for concerted action to alleviate hunger as it hosts a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies amid global uncertainty over two major wars and incoming U.S. President-elect Donald Trump

PM Narendra Modi while addressing the maiden session of the Rio G20 Summit on Monday pointed out that the countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertiliser crisis caused by global conflicts (read Ukraine and Gaza) and in that context supported Brazil's initiative for a 'Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty'. Addressing the session titled 'Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty', Modi noted that the G20 discussions can only be successful when «we keep in mind the challenges and priorities of the Global South». «This is an important step towards the implementation of the Deccan high-level principles for Food security, adopted at the New Delhi Summit.» Simultaneously, the PM called for reforms of the global institutions which has also been a key priority at the Brics as well as for G20 hosts Brazil and South Africa, among other countries. «And just as we amplified the voice of the Global South by granting permanent membership of G20 to the African Union during the New Delhi Summit, we will reform institutions of global governance.» The second session of the G20 Summit focused on reforms of Global institutions.

Charlie Munger authored a book titled Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger. While the title plays on Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack, some might argue it had an unintended double meaning. Recently, Helios Mutual Fund’s CEO, Samir Arora, raised an intriguing question on X about Munger’s relatively ‘modest’ net worth of $2.6 billion, compared to his long-time partner Warren Buffett’s fortune. It turns out that on a relative scale, compared to what people expect, he really was ‘Poor Charlie’! However, I think investors should ignore Munger’s poverty entirely. The real wealth he created wasn’t just about his net worth, but in the intellectual capital he gave to generations of investors. Consider the investment principles Munger outlined in a speech summarised by John Templeton, a reference in the same X post. These eight commandments of investing are worth more than any billion-dollar fortune because they’ve helped countless investors build their wealth. Let’s examine why these principles are so valuable. First, Munger’s emphasis on specialisation and understanding your ‘circle of competence’ has saved many investors from costly mistakes. His anecdote on Bobby Fischer brilliantly illustrates this: When asked how to beat the chess champion, his answer was simple, ‘Get him to play you at any game except chess.’ The lesson? Stay within your domain of expertise.

COP officials facilitating discussions about fossil fuel deals, a group of prominent scientists, advocates and policy leaders including Ban Ki-Moon, former secretary-general of the United nations, Christiana Figueres, former chief of the UN climate change body, and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, have called for urgent overhaul of the UN climate process saying it needs “a shift from negotiation to implementation” as the existing approach is no longer fit for purpose. “28 COPs have delivered us with the policy framework to achieve this. However, its current structure simply cannot deliver the change at exponential speed and scale, which is essential to ensure a safe climate landing for humanity. This is what compels our call for a fundamental overhaul of the COP,” they said in an open letter to UN secretary-general António Guterres and executive secretary of the UN climate change secretariat, Simon Stiell. They, while calling for “COP reform”, said the shift is needed to enable the COP to deliver on agreed commitments and ensure the urgent energy transition and phase-out of fossil energy.

Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank. In the last year, there were 3.49 million client visits to Toronto food banks – nearly 1 million more visits than the year prior and a 273% increase since pre-pandemic, says a release by Daily Bread Food Bank. «From April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, Toronto food banks served a record-breaking 3.49 million client visits—almost 1 million more than last year. This figure is higher than the City of Toronto’s entire population,» Who’s Hungry Report 2024 says. «More than 1 in 10 Torontonians now rely on food banks. This could be you, your neighbours, friends, colleagues, or the people sitting next to you in the subway car,» the report says.

Congress gave the 'Garibi Hatao' slogan, but looted the poor, adding that the party's mentality was to ensure that the poor did not progress. «If the poor are benefiting, you feel happy, but the Congress doesn't feel happy over this,» Modi said, addressing a rally at Panvel in Maharashtra for the November 20 state assembly elections. «The Congress is far ahead when it comes to vote bank politics, but is the enemy of the poor,» Modi said.

The world is nothing but a relationship, we are related with each other. I am neurotic, you are neurotic, then the relationship goes very neurotic — multiplied, not only doubled. And everybody is neurotic, hence, the world is neurotic. Adolph Hitler is not born out of the blue, we create him… It is our chaos that takes a toll. The beginning has to be with you.... Poverty is not the root; greed is the root. Poverty is the outcome. You go on fighting poverty, nothing will happen. Greed has to be uprooted. War is not the problem; individual aggressiveness is the problem — war is just the total. You go on doing protest marches and war is not going to be stopped. That doesn't matter… The problem is inner aggression. People are not at ease within themselves; hence, war has to exist. Otherwise, these people will go mad.

The top executive and two other employees of Australia's gold mining company Resolute Mining have been arrested and detained by Mali’s military junta

Nitin Gadkari has said the Congress made amendments to the Constitution when in power, but makes an «emotional pitch» now that the BJP will make changes to it. Speaking at multiple campaign rallies in Wardha district of Vidarbha region on Saturday ahead of the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, Gadkari also said the BJP is a party of workers, while the Congress indulges in dynastic politics.

By John Graham

Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, a political outsider who won election last year brandishing a chainsaw as a blunt symbol of his plans to cut spending, is defying long odds to right the embattled economy and keeping a lid on voter anger. After years of economic crises, debt defaults, soaring inflation and currency crashes, Milei's success is giving an adrenaline shot to long-moribund local bonds and sparking a wild rally in the markets some 11 months into his administration. The wild-haired economist, a poster child for the global far right and neoliberalism, has scored key economic wins in recent months, helping pull the country's debt out of distressed territory for the first time in half a decade.

Ratan Tata, on October 9, 2024, marking the end of an era. As the chairman of the Tata Group for over two decades, Tata’s leadership left a lasting impact on the Indian business landscape, transforming the company, a conglomerate, into a global powerhouse and fostering a deep-seated commitment to philanthropy. His death has set in motion a series of transitions within the Tata Group and the Tata Trusts, which manage the majority of the company’s holdings and oversee its far-reaching philanthropic initiatives. This period of change was marked by the succession of his stepbrother, Noel Tata, and heartfelt provisions for his loved ones — human and canine alike.

GoI also plays a crucial role in policy design and financing. This shared responsibility often leads to conflicts with states, intensified by political turf wars.

Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Optimus, the humanoid robot that Elon Musk claims will do household chores and cure poverty, was a hit at Tesla’s recent product launch. While many Musk fans came for the main event—the reveal of the company’s much-hyped robotaxi—some in the crowd appeared more impressed with faceless black-and-white robots that danced, served drinks and interacted with human attendees.

Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of up to $1,500 on Friday

Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal announced her retirement on Thursday, ending a glittering 16-year career during which she became an inspiration for beating abject poverty and conservative views at a small town in Haryana where her father worked as a cart-puller. The-29-year-old will sign off as one of India's most decorated hockey players after leading the women's team to its best-ever finish at the Olympics — a fourth place at the Tokyo Games in 2021. «It's been an outstanding journey. I never thought I will play for so long for India. I have seen a lot of poverty from childhood but focus was always to do something, represent the country,» she told reporters here. A clinical forward, who made her international debut in 2008 as a 14-year-old in the Olympic qualifiers that year, Rani scored 205 goals in her 254 outings for India.

Optimus, the humanoid robot that Elon Musk claims will do household chores and cure poverty, was a hit at Tesla Inc.’s recent product launch. While many Musk fans came for the main event — the reveal of the company’s much-hyped robotaxi — some in the crowd appeared more impressed with the faceless, black-and-white robots that danced, served drinks and interacted with human attendees. The movements of these bipedal robots were incredibly dexterous. It seemed almost too good to be true. And as the world later found out, it was: Tesla’s people were helping control the robot remotely behind the scenes. Musk’s robot is likely many years away from becoming a marketable household product. But multiple companies are testing human-form robots in warehouses and on factory floors, structured settings where the technology has a much better chance of succeeding in the near term. Humanoid robots being developed by Agility Robotics, Neura Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Apptronik, Reflex Robotics and others are more capable with each new version.

Abortion is an important issue for many voters, especially young women, heading into the November election.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WHEN HISTORIANS write about the first quarter of the 21st century, they may sum it up this way: 20 years of unprecedented progress followed by five years of stagnation. This is true for nearly every issue the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works on, from poverty reduction to primary-school enrolment.