Sao Paulo slum throws down World Cup gauntlet
Youngsters from a slum on the outskirts of Sao Paulo's Guarulhos airport have thrown down a World Cup gauntlet: they have challenged the competition winners to play a match against…
COP-ing elite capture
Pakistan is not suffering a resource crisis. It is suffering a power crisis. The problem is not that the country lacks land, water, forests or even the capacity to adapt…
When code replaces conscience
In the summer of 2013, Eric Loomis walked into a Wisconsin courtroom expecting to hear a judge’s reasoning, not the verdict of a secret algorithm. But that’s exactly what determined…
After Bonn, all eyes on Belem
The climate talks in Bonn (Subsidiary Body Meeting - SB62) last month, meant to lay the groundwork and finalise the agenda for COP30 in Brazil later this year, concluded on…
Lamenting a glorious city
IT is a city that houses major financial, capital, and industrial services and labour markets, and provides livelihoods to millions of people. It generates more than half the total federal taxes,…
New technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade
Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally exporting 294 kilos of gold from Brazil’s Amazon to the United States,…
After education
“THE youth in this country are desperate to work,” said an elderly man who has inspired many a career in his prime. He went on to talk about the hurdles…
Redefining urban spaces
When Yaqub was ten years old, he shared a two-room house with his family of six. With limited space at home, much of his time was spent on the streets.…
Pakistan at a venture crossroads — Part – I
With a growing population, a youthful workforce, and a surge in technology professionals, Pakistan can be fertile ground for corporate ventures and corporate venture capital. Handicapped by a lack of…
Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions
The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, documents reviewed by…
