Day: September 1, 2021

B Lab report: Companies need to do more to make real progress on the SDGs

NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Despite declarations of progress, business action and performance on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not strategic or bold enough to achieve them by 2030, as shared in a report released today by B Lab, a global network of organizations transforming the global economic

Kava Swap Lists on AscendEX

Singapore, Aug. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AscendEX, a global digital asset trading platform with a comprehensive product suite, is thrilled to announce the listing of the Kava Swap token (SWP) under the pair USDT/SWP on September 1st at 1 p.m. UTC. Kava is focused on democratizing financial services and

VoltDB lance la réplication croisée de centres de données sans perte Active(N)

Une capacité brevetée permet à la plate-forme de données VoltDB de répliquer les données dans plus de trois centres de données à la fois tout en atténuant les conflits de données BEDFORD, Massachussets, 31 août 2021/PRNewswire/ — En réponse directe aux besoins de ses principaux clients, travaillant avec certains des

UN Study: Weather Disasters Increased Fivefold in Last 50 Years

A new report released Wednesday by the United Nations indicates extreme weather events have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, while the number of fatalities related to those events has dropped.Officials from the U.N.’s weather and climate agen…

Four Killed, Dozens Kidnapped in Eastern Congo Ambush

BENI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Four civilians were killed and dozens were taken hostage Wednesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when suspected Islamist militants ambushed a convoy and set fire to the vehicles, the government said. Congo…

Thousands of Zimbabwean Teachers Strike Over COVID-19 Concerns

HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe resumed in-classroom teaching this week, but thousands of teachers are protesting salaries that are below the poverty level and a lack of personal protective equipment against COVID-19. Zimbabwe’s Amalgamated Rural Teachers …