Bombardments in Lebanon Threaten Civilian Safety, Destroy UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites
A Lebanese family resides in a small camp on the streets of Beirut following a series of airstrikes that destroyed significant amounts of civilian infrastructure. Credit: UNICEF/Fouad Choufany
By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 2024 – As winter approaches, the ongoing airstrikes and bombardments on Lebanon has threatened the lives and livelihoods of civilians across the country and neighboring...
Asia’s Economies Can Embrace Services to Boost Growth & Productivity
Manufacturing has been the engine of growth in Asia, but a transition to modern, tradable services could be new source of growth and productivity. Credit: JohnnyGreig/iStock by Getty Images, via IMF
By Chikako Baba, Rahul Giri and Krishna SrinivasanBANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 14 2024 – The Asia-Pacific region prospered by becoming the source of more than half of global factory output, but another...
Progress as Draft Decision Text for COP29 Presidency’s Top Negotiating Priority Released
Co-chairs of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) have arrived at a workable basis for discussion on the Summit’s top priority finance goal.
By Joyce ChimbiBAKU, Nov 14 2024 – Three days into the landmark COP29 conference, the co-chairs of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) have arrived at a workable basis for discussion on the summit’s top priority goal—a new climate finance...
Seeking COP29 Solutions as Desert Lake Disrupts Harmonious Co-Existence With Indigenous Community
Climate change exacerbates the difficulties already faced by indigenous communities, multiplying their vulnerabilities from political and economic marginalization and loss of land and natural resources. The ongoing climatic carnage is displacing indigenous communities at seven times the rate of the global population. Speaking on the sidelines of COP29, Charles Lokai Lonyamakan from the Youth Initiative...
Make Health Top of Climate Negotiations Agenda—Global Climate & Health Alliance
Community health worker in Nepal helping giving polio vaccine to a child. Climate change-induced events are affecting basic health facilities directly. Photo: Tanka Dhakal/IPS
By Tanka DhakalBAKU, Nov 14 2024 – Climate change and its impact on public health hasn’t made the top of the agenda even at a forum like the UN Climate Conference, but is should, say the health community.
Understanding...
Cloudera Unveils New AI Assistant to Help Supercharge Efficiency for Data Practitioners
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and PARIS, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cloudera, the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, today announced at EVOLVE24 Paris, Cloudera Copilot for Cloudera AI, introducing secure and intelligent assistant capabilities that help to supercharge productivity and streamline data workflows. Built to meet the needs of data scientists, engineers, and developers,...
Cloudera to Acquire Octopai’s Platform to Deliver Trusted Data Across the Entire Hybrid Cloud Data Estate
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cloudera, the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with Octopai B.I. Ltd. (Octopai) to acquire Octopai’s data lineage and catalog platform that enables organizations to understand and govern their data. The transaction will significantly add to Cloudera’s...
Duck Creek Estabelece Centro de Excelência na Polônia para Aprimorar Suporte Global aos Clientes
WARSAW, Polônia, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Duck Creek Technologies, provedora global de soluções inteligentes que definem o futuro do seguro de propriedades e acidentes (P&C) e geral, anuncia a inauguração do seu segundo Centro de Excelência (CoE) em Varsóvia, Polônia. O novo COE, juntamente com o da Índia, fortalece a...
Duck Creek gründet Kompetenzzentrum in Polen zur Verbesserung der Unterstützung von Kunden weltweit
WARSCHAU, Polen, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, der globale Anbieter intelligenter Lösungen, der die Zukunft der Sach– und Unfallversicherung sowie der allgemeinen Versicherung gestaltet, hat die Eröffnung seines zweiten Kompetenzzentrums (Center of Excellence, CoE) in Warschau, Polen, bekanntgegeben. Das neue Kompetenzzentrum stärkt zusammen...
Duck Creek établit un centre d’excellence en Pologne en vue d’améliorer l’assistance client à l’échelle mondiale
VARSOVIE, Pologne, 13 nov. 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, le fournisseur mondial de solutions intelligentes qui dessine les futurs contours du secteur de l’assurance générale et IARD (incendies, accidents et risques divers), a annoncé l’ouverture de son deuxième centre d’excellence (CoE) à Varsovie, en Pologne. Ce nouveau...