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(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Only about half of women and girls in developing countries are able to make decisions over their own bodies such as whether they want to have sex, seek healthcare and use contraception, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.
From being denied access to contraception or abortion services, made to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) and virginity tests, or married as children, women and girls are often forced to give up control over their bodies, it said.
“The right to autonomy over our bodies means we must have the power and agency to make choices without fear of violence or having someone else decide for us,” said Natalia Kanem, head of the U.N.’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Crude oil climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. inventories declined more than expected and OPEC raised its outlook for oil demand, but gains were capped by worries about the coronavirus and by rising supplies.
FILE PHOTO: Fuel nozzles with new European labels to standardise pumps in the EU zone are seen at a petrol station in Madrid, Spain, October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo
Brent crude futures rose 85 cents, or 1.3%, to $64.52 a barrel by 0619 GMT, after gaining 39 cents on Tuesday.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures added 82 cents, or 1.4%, to $61 a barrel, following Tuesday’s rise of 48 cents.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Just as long-dormant inflation finally rears its head again, there are some signs that financial markets may already have overestimated the impact - or at least the response.
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. dollar note is seen in front of a stock graph in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
One of the biggest fears of the year for global investors has been that a policy-supercharged, post-pandemic recovery of major economies seeds an inflation surge that spooks central banks into tightening credit well before they currently suggest.
While there’s some argument for holding stocks during an inflation scare, the worry is central banks get spooked - lifting borrowing costs and dragging on growth and earnings estimates and rethinking discounted valuations for growth and technology stocks.
Global Flexible Workspace Leader, IWG Launches in Togo, Libya, Guinea and Gabon
ZUG, Switzerland, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/
IWG, the world s leading flexible workspace organisation has secured new franchise partners in Togo, Libya and Guinea to fuel the group s rapidly growing worldwide network in Africa and is also set to launch in Gabon.
Togo is one of the latest countries to embrace the economic growth opportunities afforded by flexible workspaces, with the Regus centre opening in May 2021 as a franchise operation in partnership with the Confortis International Group.
Located at 2447 Avenue de la Chance, the Regus centre occupies a strategic location within the new business district of GTA Lomé II, in front of the General Directorate of LONATO, near the embassies and the headquarters of large companies and institutions and three minutes from the Presidential Palace. Regus Avenue de la Chance is just ten minutes from the airport and fifteen minutes from the Togolese port