Articles in English

In May, global food prices increased 1.2%, reaching their highest level since October 2017. This upward trajectory is having a disproportionate impact in Africa, where the share of household income spent on food is also rising. To ensure food security, governments must work quickly to reverse these trends, and one place to start is by policing the producers who are feeding the frenzy

09 августа 2018 5 мин. 6443

Richard Branson's Bright, Bold New Cruise Line: Virgin Voyages

Ship lovers and cruise world aficionados are keenly watching each new reveal of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Voyages debut as the company's first ship, recently named Scarlet Lady, moves closer to its spring 2020 launch date in Miami

08 августа 2018 4 мин. 10934

The Two Best Ways to Reduce Infant Mortality

One of the more ambitious targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the commitment to end preventable deaths of newborns and children over the next decade. If this target is met, by 2030 no country will have a neonatal mortality rate above 12 deaths per 1,000 births – a quarter of the current rate in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa

07 августа 2018 4 мин. 35457

Win This Contest And Spend A Night On The Great Wall Of China

Clearly in the category of “when you’ve done everything else…” Airbnb is kicking off a contest in which four winners get to spend a night on the Great Wall of China—not a hotel or apartment overlooking the Great Wall but the historic wall itself

06 августа 2018 2 мин. 9484

Tesla Vows Sustainable Profitability As Quarterly Loss Blows Past Expectations

Eight years into life as a public company Tesla remains every bit as volatile as it’s ever been, concluding an unusually woolly quarter with a loss per share that was worse than analysts expected, record production, plans for a Chinese plant and a promise that sustainable profitability is fast approaching

03 августа 2018 5 мин. 9195

The Economic Benefits of Family Planning

The decision to start a family is one of the most important choices a person can make. It is also a fundamental human right; only individual adults should have the power to decide whether, when, or how often to conceive. And yet, for millions of people around the world, this right remains unrealized

02 августа 2018 4 мин. 6449

Bankruptcy or how managers themselves become debtors

The negative effects of this latest global financial crisis have been truly global, especially in those countries dependant on oil and gas. Unfortunately, Kazakhstan has been no exception, with events resulting in a wide range of economic and financial repercussions, such as general economic downturn, consumer difficulties and even recession

01 августа 2018 5 мин. 11862

Vaccinating Against an HIV Rebound

When I began my career as an HIV activist in Botswana two decades ago, the thought of a vaccine seemed fanciful. Even after the country hosted vaccine trials in the mid-2000s, many of us on the frontlines of the fight against HIV doubted that such a breakthrough would ever happen.