Resources major Anglo American says it will launch its Sustainable Development Report for 2012 called “Creating Value with the Future in Mind” at its annual general meeting in London on Friday.
Jose Luis Irigoyen of the World Bank, argues, "Now that more people have more access to a mobile phone than to a toilet or latrine, it’s time to leverage technology to help reach development goals."
Bankers are confident they can persuade the European Union that its proposed financial trading tax poses enough risks to struggling economies and banks to warrant being watered down.
Several hundred people turned up for a "party" in central London on Saturday to celebrate the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
England are unlikely to become world champions again because the country's Premier League is now flooded with foreign players, 1966 World Cup winner Bobby Charlton said.
Each person living in the eThekwini Municipality produces eight tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, making it one of the most carbon intensive cities in the world.