Ryan adds that the existing specialist staffing levels in BnaM “does not come within an ass’s roar of what is needed” to meet the scheme’s targets.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a rare congress of his ruling party he wants to raise defense capabilities to a “higher level” as the nation seeks a new path away from shortcomings that have shaken a sanctions-hit economy.

Banks are failing to address the global plastic-pollution crisis, having provided $1.7 trillion in financing to packaging companies, retailers and related businesses.

China issued overarching rules for carbon trading, laying out the regulatory framework for a long-awaited national market as the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide (CO2) moves to fight the causes of global warming.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. led a technology stocks selloff as the Trump administration considers barring investments in China’s two most valuable companies.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country’s military defenses in a speech at a major ruling party meeting that provides insights into his priorities amid growing economic challenges and a U.S. presidential transition.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency Thursday for Tokyo and adjacent areas, trying to stem Covid-19 infections that hit a daily record in the capital.

Protesters supporting Donald Trump swarmed the US Capitol on Wednesday, putting it on lockdown, as Vice President Mike Pence rebuffed the president’s demand to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden and the Senate’s Republican leader denounced a bid in Congress to undo the election outcome.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would expand military capabilities to better defend the country, state media reported on Thursday (Jan 7), during a rare party congress as the country faces international sanctions and pressure.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to strengthen his country’s military capabilities to protect its people at a rare party congress, state media said Thursday, amid an impasse in its nuclear negotiations with the United States.