funding

World Bank to end ban on nuclear energy projects

The bank has yet to decide whether it should fund natural gas production, and if so, under what circumstances

UN may cut staff by 20%: internal memo

The directive, which asks staff to detail cuts by Jun 13, comes amid a financial crisis triggered in part by the United States cutting funds

Trump mulls redirecting Harvard grants to trade schools

Most of the funding is for biomedical research, and not usually done at the trade schools

OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft for new funding

A critical issue is how much equity in OpenAI’s new for-profit business Microsoft will receive in exchange for the more than $13bn it has invested in the company to date

Qatari financing of Syrian salaries gets US go-ahead

Syrian economy embarks on free market experiment after decades of protectionism, crony rule

Funding cut almost as bad as pandemic for child vaccinations: UN

Outbreaks of infectious diseases, including measles, meningitis and yellow fever, have been increasing globally

Harvard professors sue over Trump review of $9bn in funds

Cut 20pc of staff due to funding shortfall: UN aid chief

UN chief Guterres has launched reforms to boost efficiency amid cash crunch