Britain’s underfunded National Health Service linked to earlier deaths, study says
The U.K. “performs poorly” compared to OECD nations on combatting conditions such as cancer and heart disease, the King’s Fund health think tank found.
New rules aim to clamp down on corporate greenwashing
New rules that aim to help regulators crack down on greenwashing and will reuqire companies to expand their sustainability reporting were published Monday
How Wagner’s short-lived revolt could shape the direction of Russia’s war in Ukraine
A weekend of mayhem has left observers of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine questioning what could happen next.
Mitsotakis to be sworn in as Greek PM after landslide victory
Greece’s New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be sworn in as prime minister on Monday after winning a repeat election on Sunday.
Putin’s weaknesses laid bare after 24 hours of rebellion in Russia
The fact that the upstart Prigozhin could even mount an armed mutiny with his private military company is an embarrassment and political blow for Putin.
Mortgage catastrophe brews in Britain as millions are pushed toward insolvency
Research estimates that the Bank of England’s latest rate hike could see 1.2 million U.K. households run out of savings by the end of the year.
CNBC Daily Open: Skimming off the froth
Last week, all major indexes fell and closed lower for the week, snapping multiweek winning streaks — but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin is a ‘dead man walking,’ Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer says
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fighters got within 200 kilometers of Moscow after overrunning a key southern city before he abruptly said they were turning back.
OPEC says oil demand will hit 110 million barrels per day in 2045
Global oil demand will rise to 110 million barrels a day in two decades, bringing the world’s energy demand up 23%, said OPEC.
‘Not realistic’ for Malaysia to achieve net-zero by itself, says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia has ambitious goals to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 but it cannot do it alone, said the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
