Tag: PMN Business

Sep 6

Japan launches rocket carrying lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Yuri Kageyama Published Sep 06, 2023  •  Last updated 29 minutes ago  •  3 minute read Join the conversation An HII-A rocket blasts off from the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP) […]
Sep 6

In the battle against Amazon deforestation, Brazil offers cash rewards to municipalities

Article content RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a bid to slow deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most. During the country´s Amazon Day, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also signed the creation of two Indigenous territories that total […]
Sep 5

Africa Needs More Than $100 Billion a Year for Climate Adaptation, Study Shows

Article content (Bloomberg) — Africa may need an almost tenfold increase in climate adaptation funding to $100 billion a year if it’s to buttress its infrastructure, improve weather early warning systems and shield its agriculture from climate change, the Global Center on Adaptation said.  Current adaptation finance flows of about $11 billion a year in […]
Sep 5

Qantas boss retires early after allegations the Australian airline sold tickets for canceled flights

Article content CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The boss of Australian airline Qantas said Tuesday he would leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been canceled. Chief Executive Alan Joyce said that after […]