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The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 16 June, 2025
Back to Publications Updates to U.S. Strategy in Greenland As reported by Defense News on June 17, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed the transfer of operational control of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland from U.S. European Command (EUCOM)...

New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development “abysmally off track” ahead of crunch talks
Oxfam condemns "private finance takeover" of development efforts, as over 3.7 billion people remain in poverty ten years after the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed. New Oxfam analysis unveils “astronomical rise in private wealth”. Between...

Piero Cipollone: The quest for cheaper and faster cross-border payments: regional and global solutions
Speech by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the BIS Annual General Meeting Basel, 27 June 2025 Cross-border retail payments are the subject of increasing attention. This is for two main reasons. First, they play a...

France accuses Israel of endangering French citizens held in Tehran’s prison
(MENAFN) France has strongly criticized Israel for its recent airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran, expressing concerns that the attack endangered French citizens held there. Iranian authorities reported damage to parts of the prison following the...

Blue Moon Awards Mining Contract for the Construction of the Portal and Exploration Decline for Its Blue Moon Mine in Mariposa County, California
TORONTO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Moon Metals Inc. (“Blue Moon” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MOON; OTCQB: BMOOF), is pleased to announce the award of a contract to Small Mine Development, L.L.C. (“SMD”) for the construction of a portal...

U.S. Global Investors Maintains Monthly Dividends, Grow Bitcoin Exposure and Highlights Smart Beta 2.0 Tools for Targeted Fear Trade Strategies
San Antonio, TX, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW), a registered investment advisory firm[1] with expertise in gold mining stocks and the airline industry, is pleased to announce that it will continue its...

Wrap Technologies Announces Appointment of Gerald “Jerry” Ratigan as Chief Financial Officer
MIAMI, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“Wrap” or, the “Company”), a global pioneer in innovative public safety technologies and services, today announced the appointment of Gerald “Jerry” Ratigan, seasoned...

Country Artist ~ Jillian Cardarelli Explores Healing and Hope in Powerful New Single ~ 'Happily Even After'
Inspirational Single with Patriotic Tone Released Just in Time for 4th of July NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, June 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Country artist and songwriter Jillian Cardarelli releases her touching new single, “Happily Even...

Unprecedented fires fueled by climate change threaten iconic World Heritage forests
In an update to the joint UNESCO-WRI-IUCN report “World Heritage forests: carbon sinks under pressure”, new data reveals that fires have accounted for approximately 75% of tree cover loss in World Heritage sites. Steadily increasing tree cover...

Electric Ships Market Trajectory, from USD 4.6 Billion (2022) to USD 23.8 Billion (2032) with 18% Growth
WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE, DE, UNITED STATES, June 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Electric Ships Market Size, Share, Competitive Landscape and Trend Analysis Report, by...

Corrosion Under Insulation Monitoring Market Size Worth US$ 475.2 Million by 2035 at a CAGR Of 13% | Fact.MR
Rising demand for asset integrity and predictive maintenance fuels growth in the global corrosion under insulation (CUI) monitoring market. ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, June 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global Corrosion Under Insulation...

Hollywood Independent Music Awards Unveils 2025 Nominations
LOS ANGELES, CA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMA) has announced its list of MUSIC NOMINATIONS. The annual HIMA will be on Wednesday, July 30th at the historic Avalon Hollywood...

Health and Wellness Market Size Worth USD 11 Trillion by 2034
Ottawa, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Precedence Research, the global health and wellness market size valued at USD 6.87 trillion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 11 trillion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 5.40% from 2025 to...

Electric Vehicle Market Soars with 18.2% CAGR, Hitting USD 823.75 Billion by 2030 | AMR
WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE, DE, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Allied Market Research has recently released a report entitled, “Electric Vehicle Market by Type (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, and...

Intelligent Bio Solutions and Spjotgard Drive Rapid Adoption of Fingerprint Drug Testing Across Scandinavia
NEW YORK, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: INBS) ("INBS" or the "Company"), a medical technology company delivering intelligent, non-invasive drug screening solutions, today announced the success of its...

ISSIP Announces 3 New ISSIP Fellows
Prof Roland Rust, Prof Birgit Mager, and Prof Dundar Kocaoglu honored for lifetime achievements of significance to the service innovation community. SANTA CLARA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The International Society...

BCI Completes Acquisition of BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”), one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, today announced it has completed the £1.0 billion (C$1.9 billion)...

Sana Biotechnology Announces Positive Six-Month Clinical Results from Type 1 Diabetes Study of Islet Cell Transplantation Without Immunosuppression
Groundbreaking First-in-Human Study Establishes Potential to Treat Type 1 Diabetes by Transplanting Insulin-Secreting Cells Without Immunosuppression Six-Month Patient Follow-up Results Demonstrate that Sana’s Transplanted Pancreatic Islet Cells...

Panels established to review Canadian surtaxes, Chinese duties on farm and fish products
DS627: Canada — Measures on Certain Products of Chinese Origin China submitted its second request for the establishment of a dispute panel with respect to the surtax measures imposed by Canada on certain products of Chinese origin, including...

European Medicines Agency Recommends Market Approval of AVT06, Alvotech’s Proposed Biosimilar to Eylea® (aflibercept)
REYKJAVIK, Iceland and LONDON, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide and Advanz Pharma, a UK headquartered...