Keep calm and talk to me – POLITICO

But, he acknowledged that “the nature of the tension in the agricultural world” means it will take time to resolve. “The agricultural crisis cannot be solved in a few hours. It won’t be resolved during this fair,” the French president said. This comes after Macron on Friday evening canceled a debate scheduled to take place … Read more

Cost of Living Crisis: House to introduce bill on emergency food aid

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, said the House will introduce an emergency food aid bill to address the food shortage the country is experiencing. Mr Abbas stated this on Thursday during a press briefing at the National Assembly Complex. The speaker said the lawmakers are aware of the hardship and pains … Read more

PREMIUM TIMES’ Journalist, others selected for SEJ Diversity Fellowship

A PREMIUM TIMES journalist and Climate Change reporter, Abdulkareem Mojeed, has been selected for the Diversity Fellowship of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). Mr Mojeed is selected, alongside 31 other media professionals from across the world. The organisers, SEJ and The Uproot Project, announced this in a post made on its website on Tuesday. … Read more

From outer space to seven seas, China has 6 ambitious priorities as Beijing plots economic recovery in 2024

China’s annual two-day central economic work conference, which concluded on Tuesday, laid down expansive policy priorities for the world’s second-largest economy to carve out a stronger recovery path in 2024. From boosting business sentiment to better coordination among ministries, the 4,355-character readout of the meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping contained a long to-do list. … Read more

National security studies are going mainstream in China. Will it breed a new Chinese elite?

The initiatives first introduced in 2018 have turned the once-specialised subject into a discipline that is now accessible to the wider public and admits students from diverse academic backgrounds. Previously, the curriculum was mostly focused on academic training for military, security and law enforcement officials. National security courses in Chongqing’s Southwest University of Political Science … Read more