Dubai's benchmark stock index rose to its highest level since October 2009 on May 14, amid rising investor confidence over the outlook for debt restructuring and the property market. […]
Last week carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere measured by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii reached 400 parts per million for the first time. This has sparked renewed concerns over the role of fossil fuels -- especially highly pollutant and widely used coal -- in climate change. […]