Before I forget…
‘Where is the state?’: Mass looting in Khartoum as airstrikes pound the Sudanese capital.
India is withdrawing its 2,000-rupee note ($25) from circulation after introducing it in 2016. That’s when the government abruptly withdrew 500 and 1,000 notes from circulation in an attempt to fight forgery. (This was an ordeal for visitors turning up with suddenly worthless cash. Take it from me.)
Floods killed more than 13 people in Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy. Fans criticized Bruce Springsteen for not canceling his concert in Ferrara out of respect for the dead.
Wildfires in Alberta, Canada forced tens of thousands of evacuations and may close parks over the Victoria Day weekend. The fires also caused a spike in natural-gas prices as flow to the U.S. suffers.
Job seekers in finance, take note: The term ‘ESG’ in U.S. finance-job titles tends to come with a 20% pay premium, according to an analysis of salary data conducted for Reuters.
China fined a comedy company (Did you know such things existed?) $2 million after it deemed a comedian’s joke about the military to be harmful to society.
An Earth-sized alien planet is gripped by widespread volcanism. Who isn’t these days?
