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1 week ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
Goldman Sachs argues that excluding oil and gas companies from ESG portfolios is a strategic mistake. Major oil firms like Exxon, Shell, and Aramco are ramping up investments in carbon capture, hydrogen, and other clean energy initiatives. While Big Oil contributes significantly to global emissions, Goldman and industry leaders believe their capital, infrastructure, and innovation are essential in the energy transition.
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1 week ago | 
futures.tradingcharts.com | Alex Kimani
Apr 16, 2025 (Baystreet.ca via COMTEX) --Previously, we reported that the ESG investing boom of yesteryears has gone bust. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing spiked in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic with low oil prices driving more investments beyond fossil fuels, while fund managers tried to appear more climate-conscious.
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1 week ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
Back in December, China banned exports of antimony, gallium and germanium to the U.S.
Following U.S. President Trump's volley of tariffs, China is now retaliating with rare earth 'export controls'. Trump administration is drafting an executive order that will enable the stockpiling of deep-sea metals in a bid to counter China's dominance in rare earths and battery minerals supply chains.
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1 week ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
OPEC+ is accelerating its oil output increases by adding 411,000 barrels per day in May. Saudi Arabia faces a budget strain, needing $96.20 oil to break even due to Vision 2030 spending. Saudi Arabia aims to capitalize on low U.S. tariffs to grow manufacturing and invest heavily in mining to boost non-oil revenue.
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2 weeks ago | 
tv47.digital | Sophie Opondo |Alex Kimani
Ruth Wanjiku Kamande, the woman who stunned the nation in 2015 after stabbing her boyfriend 25 times in a violent domestic altercation, has lost her final bid to overturn her murder conviction. In a ruling delivered by the Supreme Court, the judges firmly dismissed her appeal, effectively sealing her fate. Kamande, who was just 21 at the time of the killing, had been in a relationship with Farid Mohamed Halim when things turned deadly one September night in Buruburu, Nairobi.
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2 weeks ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
Iranian President Pezeshkian invited U.S. investors to the country, reiterating that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons. The IAEA raised concerns over Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. The Trump administration has restored "maximum pressure" in a bid to eliminate its oil export revenue in order to slow Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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2 weeks ago | 
tv47.digital | Alex Kimani
The Ministry Of Health has announced arrival of 10700 doses of the modified Vaccinia Ankara- Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccines to control the ongoing Mpox outbreak in the country. In collaborative efforts with the government of Kenya, supported by Africa CDC, World Health Organization, UNICEF and GAVI, the vaccines have been delivered in the country. The Ministry of Health further emphasized the importance of vaccination to limit further spread of Mpox.
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2 weeks ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
Oil prices rebounded over 3% after Trump paused tariffs for most countries, easing pressure after Brent briefly fell below $60 on fears of oversupply and a looming recession. OPEC+ plans to accelerate output hikes by 411,000 bpd in May, aiming to punish members like Kazakhstan and Iraq for repeated overproduction. Standard Chartered warns of oversupply risks, but remains bullish on fundamentals.
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2 weeks ago | 
tv47.digital | Sophie Opondo |Alex Kimani
In a breathtaking milestone for modern medicine and the boundless power of sisterhood. A baby girl named Amy has become the first child in the UK to be born from a successful womb transplant. A transplant donated by her own aunt. Her mother, Grace Davidson, 36, was born without a functioning womb due to a rare condition called Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. Despite having working ovaries, she was told she would never be able to carry a child. But that didn’t stop her from dreaming.
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2 weeks ago | 
tv47.digital | Sophie Opondo |Alex Kimani
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has revealed that his children will inherit less than 1% of his massive $155 billion fortune. A decision rooted in values, not dollars. Gates, 69, shares three children Jennifer Gates Nassar, Rory Gates, and Phoebe Gates with his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates. While many might assume the billionaire would leave behind mountains of wealth for his children, Gates made it clear.
