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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says
The UN logo at UN headquarters in New York on February 8 , 2024. Photographer: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images The global cocaine trade keeps setting new records, with cocaine the world's fastest-growing illicit drug market as Colombia production surges along with users in Europe and North and South America, a United Nations report published on Thursday said. The annual UN Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) World Drug Report showed that in 2023, the latest year for which comprehensive data was available, the cocaine trade went from strength to strength. 'Production, seizures, and use of cocaine all hit new highs in 2023, making cocaine the world's fastest-growing illicit drug market,' the Vienna-based UNODC said in a statement. On the supply side, global estimated illegal production of cocaine rose by around a third to a record of more than 3,708 tons, mainly because of an increase in the area devoted to illicit coca bush cultivation in Colombia and updated data that showed the yield there was roughly 50% higher than in 2022. The estimated number of cocaine users globally also kept growing, reaching 25 million people in 2023, up from 17 million 10 years earlier, the UNODC said. 'North America, Western and Central Europe and South America continue to constitute the largest markets for cocaine, on the basis of the number of people who used drugs in the past year and on data derived from wastewater analysis,' it said. The synthetic drug market also continues to expand, helped by low operational costs and reduced risk of detection for those making or smuggling the drugs, the UNODC said. The leading drugs there were amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) like methamphetamine and amphetamine. 'Seizures of ATS reached a record high in 2023 and accounted for almost half of all global seizures of synthetic drugs, followed by synthetic opioids, including fentanyl,' the UNODC said. (Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Leslie Adler)
IOL News
2 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
Jose Riveiro's Al Ahly future in doubt after poor Club World Cup showing
Fighting to save his job already? Former Orlando Pirates Jose Riveiro is reportedly fighting to save his job at Al Ahly after the club were eliminated from the FIFA Club World Cup. Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP New Al Ahly head coach Jose Riveiro appears to be in trouble already after the club's poor showing in the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. According to reports from Egypt, the former Pirates boss has been summoned to a meeting with chairman Mahmoud El Khatib to explain the team's poor performance in the United States. After holding Lionel Messi's Inter Miami to a goalless draw in the tournament opener two weeks ago, the Egyptian giants followed that up with a 2-0 loss to Palmeiras and a 4-4 draw against FC Porto. As a result, they finished bottom of Group A with just two points and were eliminated. As a result of the early elimination, Riveiro and sporting director Mohamed Youssef will meet with the chairman when they land back in Egypt, according to a YSScores report.
CNBC
01-06-2025
- Business
- CNBC
Stock futures inch lower to kick off start of the new trading month: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on May 30, 2025, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures fell on Sunday as Wall Street looks to the start of a new month of trading following a strong performance in May. S&P 500 futures traded down 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures dropped about 0.3%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average also declined 70 points, or 0.2%. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed out the month of May with a more than 6% gain, its best monthly performance since November 2023. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged more than 9% for the month and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 4%. That said, Morgan Stanley's Chris Toomey is skeptical about whether May's market momentum will continue. "We're probably still range-bound," the managing director told CNBC's "Closing Bell" on Friday. "The concern we've got is that while I think we've taken [out] the worst-case scenario with regards to the 'liberation day' [tariffs], we're in a situation where I think the market's right now probably pricing in the best-case scenario." He added: "Everyone's talking about the fact that there's probably going to be 10% tariffs across the board, 30% for China. I think that's kind of baked in." President Donald Trump's tariffs have been in legal limbo following two key court rulings last week. The U.S. Court of International Trade struck down much of the president's steep levies Wednesday, ordering his administration to stop collecting them. A day later, however, a federal appeals court granted the administration's request to temporarily pause that ruling, effectively reinstating the duties. Trump's top economic advisors have remained optimistic in the tariffs even with the recent legal challenge, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Fox News over the weekend that the tariffs are "not going away." Additionally, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told ABC News that he's "very confident that the judges will uphold this law." Hassett also suggested that Trump and China's President Xi Jinping could discuss trade as early as this week, though he said no date for the talks has been set. His comments come as trade tensions between the U.S. and China ramped up last week, with Trump writing in a Truth Social post Friday that China has "TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US." Meanwhile, investors will be eyeing a slew of reports due this week that could provide insight into how tariffs have affected the U.S. economy, including the key May nonfarm payrolls reading on Friday. Stock futures traded lower Sunday evening. S&P 500 futures were down about 0.3% shortly after 6 p.m. ET, along with Nasdaq-100 futures. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95 points, or 0.2%. — Sean Conlon
GMA Network
18-05-2025
- General
- GMA Network
Mexican Navy training ship hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge
People watch as a Mexican Navy training ship is pulled away after it slammed into the nearby Brooklyn Bridge in New York on May 17, 2025. Angela Weiss via Agence France Presse A Mexican Navy training ship slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday, snapping all three of its masts as it collided with the iconic New York City landmark, injuring at least 22 people. Onlookers enjoying the balmy spring evening watched in horror as the ship, its sails furled and festive lights draped in its rigging, tried to pass beneath the bridge, which sheared off the masts and sent them crashing into the East River. The Mexican Navy said in a statement that 22 people on board the training ship were injured, three of them critically. Some US media reports suggested that sailors had been in the rigging as the ship slammed into the bridge. The Navy said in its statement that no one had fallen into the water, and that no rescue operation had been launched. Victims were rushed to local hospitals, The New York Post reported. According to multiple US media reports, around 200 people were on the Cuauhtemoc, a barque built in 1982 which had a mast height of 48.2 meters (158 feet), at the time. The Cuauhtemoc had been on a training maneouver at the time and was damaged in the "mishap," the Mexican Navy said in a separate statement on X. "The Ministry of the Navy reaffirms its commitment to the safety of its personnel, transparency in its operations and excellence in the training of future officers of the Mexican Navy," it said. — Agence France-Presse
Atlantic
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Atlantic
Photos of the Week: Mud Race, Met Gala, New Pope
Artistic swimming in Ontario, a bun-scrambling competition in Hong Kong, the Devils and Congos Festival in Panama, and much more Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Janelle Monáe arrives for the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York City. This year's gala was themed "Tailored for You," aligning with the Costume Institute's exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty Visitors walk down the Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums, during a press tour at the Vatican on May 2, 2025. Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty Rows of human skulls and bones are pictured at the ossuary, a side chapel of the church of San Bernardino alle Ossa, whose walls are almost entirely covered in human skulls and bones from the patients of the nearby ancient Ospedale del Brolo, seen on May 3, 2025, in Milan, Italy. Tourists take photos of the illuminated Chaoran Tower on the first day of the May Day holiday in Jinan, Shandong province, China, on May 1, 2025. Displays show Lady Gaga performing at an open concert on Copacabana beach as seen from Leme fort, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 3, 2025. Isabel Infantes / Reuters A display of 30,000 ceramic poppies, taken from the artwork Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red , is seen before its opening on May 6 at the Tower of London, commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day, on May 5, 2025. Hamit Yalcin / Anadolu / Getty Flamingos gather in Lake Mogan in the Gölbaşı district of Ankara, Turkey, on May 4, 2025. Ulises Ruiz / AFP / Getty An aerial view of an anglerfish made out of balloons during 'An Aquatic World' balloon parade in Guadalajara, Mexico, on May 4, 2025. Swifty Swine Racing Pigs compete prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 4, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Guillaume Souvant / AFP / Getty Golden snub-nosed monkeys sit in their enclosure after quarantine during the first presentation at the Beauval Zoopark in Saint-Aignan, France, on May 7, 2025. Matthias Rier's daughter plays with a cow that has just arrived in an alpine pasture after wintering at low altitude on May 3, 2025, in Alpe of Siusi, Castelrotto, Italy. Matthias Rier is the third in lineage of the Rier family; together with his wife and their children, he runs a herd of alpine cows for milk production on the Seiser Alm. Revelers take part in the Devils and Congos Festival in Portobelo, Panama, on May 3, 2025. Mariana Maytorena / ObturadorMX / Getty A man detonates gunpowder from a rifle as part of the May 5 commemoration at Peñón de Los Baños, in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 5, 2025. Ismail Aslandag / Anadolu / Getty Special forces team members perform an evacuation demonstration during Turkey's Teknofest event in Lefkosia, on May 3, 2025. Anindito Mukherjee / Getty Children take shelter under their desk inside a classroom at Vidya Bal Bhawan Sr. Sec. School on May 7, 2025, in New Delhi, India. India's Ministry of Home Affairs ordered nationwide civil-defense mock drills on May 7 across more than 240 districts to test and enhance emergency preparedness in light of rising security concerns after the recent Pahalgam terror attack. An aerial view of the River Wharfe and Bolton Priory on the Bolton Abbey Estate, at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near Skipton, England, on May 6, 2025 A car and a motorbike navigate a twisty road at Pir Chinasi, a tourist attraction in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 4, 2025. A street musician plays a violin outside the Sant'Angelo castle as the sun sets in Rome, on May 4, 2025. Runners dressed as characters from Star Wars participate in the Star Wars Run event in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on May 4, 2025. People take part in a bun-scrambling competition during the Bun Festival on Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong, China, on May 6, 2025. Firefighters install a temporary chimney, used to communicate the choosing of a new Pope, on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on May 2, 2025, in Vatican City. Tiziana Fabi / AFP / Getty Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in the Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Prevost is the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff. The Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force's aerobatic team, flies in formation during an air show on May 4, 2025, in Catania, Italy. Karina Magrupova of Team Kazakhstan competes in the women's solo free final during the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2025 in Markham, Ontario, on May 2, 2025. A humpback whale, dolphins, and sea birds feed on a school of fish off the Channel Islands in California, on May 1, 2025. A competitor takes part in the annual Maldon Mud Race on May 4, 2025, in Maldon, England. Originating in 1973, the mud race consists of a 500-meter dash across the River Blackwater at low tide, often in fancy dress. Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
