The world’s biggest gold mine worth £30bn with its own airport | World | News

The mine produces around 48 tonnes of gold every year (Image: Getty) Gold mines are crucial economic drivers, supplying gold for vital applications and infrastructure developments. While they often face scrutiny over their environmental impact, there’s no getting away from the fact that mines are big business and play a vital role in supplying precious … Read more

Urban heat hits poorest areas hardest, new street data shows – The Mail & Guardian

Extreme heat is increasingly affecting cities, with new data showing that the burden is rising fastest for poorer, densely populated communities. (Envato Elements) Extreme heat is increasingly affecting cities, with new data showing that the burden is rising fastest for poorer, densely populated communities.  These areas are often more exposed and less able to cope … Read more

Marcos orders release of P21.47B to shield Filipinos from fuel price surge, sustain infrastructure projects

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release P21.47 billion to sustain infrastructure projects, protect jobs, and cushion Filipinos from the impact of global shocks triggered by the war in the Middle East. In a statement on Thursday, Budget Secretary Rolando Toledo said the DBM fast-tracked … Read more

Creating Jobs and Expanding Opportunity for Women Across East Asia and Pacific

With support from the World Bank and its partners, rural communities across East Asia and Pacific are making efforts to create jobs, strengthen agribusiness, and promote resilient rural development—helping millions of people secure better opportunities and a brighter tomorrow. Source link

How geopolitical trends are shaping Asia’s next phase of growth

AI and digital’s importance is driving locally based digital infrastructure and strategic onshoring In his 2025 report ‘Rights, Wrongs & Returns’, Macquarie Capital’s Head of Global Desk Strategy, Viktor Shvets, noted that: ‘AI and its impact (both market and economic) will remain the main driving force of almost everything from labour markets and productivity to geopolitics … Read more

Infra green lane aims to restore execution – Philstar.com

Infra green lane aims to restore execution  Philstar.com DPWH, PCCI push ‘green lane’ scheme for legitimate contractors  Inquirer.net DPWH expediting La Union projects for residents, tourists  pna.gov.ph DPWH eyes ‘green lane’ for major firms bidding for infra projects  GMA Network Dizon vows DPWH reforms to restore public trust, curb corruption  ABS-CBN Source link

[Video Podcast] Improving Valkey with Madelyn Olson

Watch the video: Transcript Thomas Betts: Hello, and welcome to the InfoQ Podcast. I’m Thomas Betts. Today I’m speaking with Madelyn Olson. Madelyn is the maintainer of the Valkey project and a principal software development engineer at Amazon ElastiCache and Amazon Memory DB, focusing on building secure and highly reliable features for the Valkey engine. … Read more