South African-based mining conglomerate Glencore has declared intentions for staff reductions.
Headline: Global News Roundup: September 1, 2025
In today's global news, ArcelorMittal plans to cut 4,000 jobs in South Africa due to electricity supply shortages and a lack of sustainable industry solutions. Meanwhile, the European Commission president's plane was reportedly targeted in a suspected Russian interference operation.
The African Export-Import Bank's total assets and contingencies rose by 22% year-on-year to $42.2 billion in the first half of 2025. This comes days after the Japan Credit Rating Agency assigned the bank a "stable" score in August.
India-Africa trade reached a new record of $100 billion in 2024-25, as India seeks to boost ties with Africa in sectors including health care, renewable energy, and technology-driven farming.
In Sudan, a landslide killed at least 1,000 people, intensifying hardship in a country besieged by years of civil war. Famine was declared in Sudan last year, with the UN warning that more than 25 million people face extreme hunger.
The US federal appeals court ruled that sweeping global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were illegal, but did not immediately lift the duties. This represents a major setback for Trump's economic agenda.
In Nigeria, the state oil company NNPC awarded two offshore oil blocks to TotalEnergies, deepening the French giant's presence in the country.
The Trump administration's efforts to deport undocumented migrants faced further legal setbacks, with a federal judge blocking White House plans to return Guatemalan children to their home country.
Two major studies disagreed over the impacts of beta blockers for heart attack patients.
China this weekend kicks off a days-long show of diplomatic and military force when it hosts an array of world leaders, most of whom are opposed to Western hegemony. The event, which marks the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japan in World War II, was a major show of strength and flaunted China's key allies.
Merafe Resources, a minority co-owner of the ferrochrome joint venture with Glencore, blamed the impending job cuts on electricity supply shortages and a lack of sustainable industry solutions. Glencore is planning job cuts at its ferrochrome and vanadium plants in South Africa.
Researchers used artificial intelligence to spot hidden signs of consciousness in comatose patients long before they were noticed by doctors, according to a new study.
In the US, a federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to California to quell protests over immigration raids in June, violated the Posse Comitatus Act.
In other news, a 10% increase in the price of food is associated with a 3.5% rise in moderate or severe food insecurity. More than 800 people have been killed after an earthquake struck near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
In Brazil, the Supreme Court will begin hearing closing arguments in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of orchestrating a coup to stay in power. Long-dated government bonds worldwide tumbled on growing fears of excessive government spending, rising inflation, and political instability.
Russia hammered Ukraine with 526 drones overnight, a further escalation of Moscow's aerial assault. Humanitarian agencies have been prevented by the belligerents from providing aid, while conflicts elsewhere have sapped the West's attention.
In both Zimbabwe and Sudan, year-on-year inflation peaked at more than 350%. Higher food prices have also generated significant unrest on the continent in recent years.
In Indonesia, widespread protests driven by economic discontent and opposition to police brutality marked the greatest challenge yet to President Prabowo Subianto's government.
Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of a genocide, according to the world's largest association of genocide scholars. Israel criticized the group's resolution, saying it was "entirely based on Hamas' campaign of lies."
In Syria, promising signs of revival nine months after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the end of a 14-year civil war were observed.
Finally, China scientists turned succulents into glow-in-the-dark, rechargeable lights that shine in a variety of colors.
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