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Weeks before the inaugural 2012 Global Citizen concert in New York City's Central Park, Evans» business partner Simon Moss got a call from the event's sponsor.

Good morning from Paris, where I am moderating a luncheon program today for the city of Guangzhou, host of the 2017 Fortune Global Forum, which will take place in December in that important southern China business center.

Despite the fact that the company launched in the midst of a national economic crisis, it has since reeled in more than $ 45 million in funding from investors such as New York City - based General Atlantic as well as Endeavor Catalyst, an investing branch of the eponymous, global entrepreneurship support network.

This New York City - based global law firm provides legal services to clients from corporations to startups to Donald Trump.

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According to global consulting firm Mercer's 2015 cost of living ranking, Shanghai has the sixth - highest cost of living in the world this year, up four places from last year; Beijing has the seventh - highest, also up four places, and Shenzhen and Guangzhou are at 14th and 15th most expensive, both up a number of places from 2014 — making all those cities more expensive than New York City.

Several right - wing news outlets recently reported that the Clinton Global Initiative — the annual event held by the Clinton Foundation in New York City — will wind down, based on a filing with the New York State Department of Labor from January 12.

But in an environment rife with the fallout from ongoing civil wars in the Middle East, threats of global terrorism, civil unrest and territorial disputes in Asian waters, many cities have seen their livability scores decline.

In 2017, all eyes will be on London, Paris, Berlin, and Munich — the top European cities for tech startups according to recent data from CBRE, a global real estate research firm.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber, the ride - hailing company known for aggressive global expansion into hundreds of cities, has set its sights on Oakland, Calif., purchasing a vacant historic building across the bay from its San Francisco headquarters.

In eight cities on five continents, visionaries will gather from late August to early September to inspire the Global Opportunity Report

The opportunity from Global Opportunity Report 2017, Business of Power, showcases how decentralised, peer - to - peer platforms and innovative energy storage technologies are disrupting the conventional concept of utility delivery and better preparing cities and residents for energy and climate resilience.

Karl Fitzgerald: Michael Hudson, our old friend here on the Renegade Economists, from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, has just returned from Russia speaking at the Global Policy Forum.

We believe that together, we're building a global network of great spaces to work from in each city, town and village we roam.

The Global Service Jam will take place from 9th to 11th March 2018; this jam will be held in over 90 cities worldwide at the same time, and is a great introduction to design thinking.

The news comes just weeks after the country's Hangzhou government backed the launch of the Xiong «An Global Blockchain Innovation Fund, which has $ 1.6 billion to invest in innovative startups - 30 percent of which will come from the city.

The Charles E. Smith division of global real estate investment trust Vornado attempted to find answers to some of these questions through a pilot project centered on one building in the middle of Crystal City, a planned office and mixed - use neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

Aside from the fact that London is one of the most popular cities in the world, with a vibrant melting pot of global cultures, it also happens to represent one of the largest online gambling markets in the world.

Get4x is a global directory where money changers from cities all around the world list their cash exchange rates and business details to acquire new customers.

People flock to New York from all over the globe for work opportunities, the city is one of the strongest global locations for business growth and talent acquisition, there's a huge creative class, and property, both residential and commercial, are in high - demand.

New York City is taking on the oil industry on two fronts, announcing a lawsuit Wednesday that blames the top five oil companies for contributing to global warming and saying the city will sell off billions in fossil fuel investments from the city'City is taking on the oil industry on two fronts, announcing a lawsuit Wednesday that blames the top five oil companies for contributing to global warming and saying the city will sell off billions in fossil fuel investments from the city'city will sell off billions in fossil fuel investments from the city'city's...

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According to the latest Skyscraper Index from Knight Frank, office rents in London's skyscrapers are rising faster than those in any other global city.

Humans have separated themselves from nature: pollution, global warming, cities, genetically engineered food that gives us diabetes, etc..

The 25 Fund allows us to bring religious scholars from around the world to join First Things» ongoing scholarly colloquia, as well as to host seminars in major global cities outside of the United States on topics of international importance.

How will life in the global city be different from earlier human experience?

But this building block of the global system is itself changing... Many of today's states are going to splinter or transform, and the resultant units may not be integrated nations at all, in the modern sense, but a variety of other entities from tribal federations to Third Wave city - states.11

The exchange rate of the Swiss franc to other currencies has forced the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to move its global headquarters, which has a staff of seven, to Germany from the city known as «the Protestant Rome» when Calvin ruled it as a strict theocracy.

The now - global scandal broke in a big way in 2002 in Boston and has ensnared dioceses from Los Angeles to Kansas City to Memphis, along with many others.

Aside from my jaunt up to the big city, I also did some picnicking in the park with my family, a bit of urban gardening, and worked on one of my latest projects — a follow up to my first book (tentatively titled) Great Gluten - Free Vegan Eats Gone Global.

A landmark study on the trade flow of organic food products across the borders of the United States reveals that a robust global appetite for organic food has created new lucrative markets from Mexico City all the way to Hong Kong for U.S. organic producers — but also provides strong evidence that American farmers are losing out on some valuable opportunities by not growing more organic.

Wednesday's announcement, the result of a consultation process, seeks to prevent similar situations and make it easier for Victoria's agricultural industries to expand to meet the rising global demand for protein and high - quality food even as a growing generation of tree - changers move from cities to rural and regional towns.

On May 16 & 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, join over 2,000 trade show visitors, that include buyers, importers, distributors and retailers and 132 exhibitors from 20 countries at a high - energy, global conference in New York City that has been designed to inspire and empower you with the best ideas from all over the world of how to market, sell and grow your business.

A renowned label with 7 cafés in New York City, Brooklyn Roasting Company sources organic, fair trade, kosher and Rainforest Alliance - certified beans from such global destinations as Indonesia, Ethiopia, and South and Central America, and roasts them in its Brooklyn facility.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate Brings Matter of Taste Tour to New York City Global Series of Exclusive Wine Experiences to Feature Top Rated Wines from Around the World on Saturday, February 20, 2016...

Because of our work, 18,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 21,000 African farmers have improved their crops to feed 30,000 people; 248 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities worldwide; more than 5,000 people have been trained in marketable job skills in Colombia; more than 5 million people have benefited from lifesaving HIV / AIDS medications; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 2,300 Commitments to Action to improve more than 400 million lives around the world.

This graphic depicts the carbon intensity of shipping wine from various global wine regions to key U.S. cities and bases its data on a seriously flawed, two - year - old working paper that is filled with untested assumptions, has not been peer reviewed, and does not accurately reflect the complexities of greenhouse gas emissions in the wine sector.

As diplomats and ministers at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly focus on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, leaders from business, states and cities will participate in Climate Week NYC to demonstrate the resounding commitment to building a clean, resilient, inclusive global economy.

From Ethiopian lentil stew to Scottish crab bisque to Kansas City - style chili, the recipes in SAVEUR: Soups and Stews will bring global flavors straight to your kitchen.

Home to such celebrity chefs as Wolfgang Puck, Thomas Keller, and Nobu Matsuhisa, to name a few, Beverly Hills is one of the most renowned culinary destinations in the world with global cuisine from France, Spain, Italy, India, Vietnam, Austria, and Venezuela, and more — all within the City's walkable 5.5 square miles.

On May 16 & 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, join over 2,000 trade show visitors, that include buyers, importers, distributors and retailers and 132 exhibitors at a high - energy, global wine and spirits business conference in New York City that has been designed to inspire and empower you with the best ideas from all over the world of how to market, sell and grow your business.

On May 16 & 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, join over 2,000 trade show visitors, that include buyers, importers, distributors and retailers and 132 exhibitors at a high - energy, global conference in New York City that has been designed to inspire and empower you with the best ideas from all over the world of how to market, sell and grow your business.

The Halal Guys grew from its humble beginnings as a food cart on the streets of New York City to a global icon known as the largest American Halal street food concept in the world.

Man City are piling in the cash because they need success to build a global brand — which in turn they hope will pay back the investment and produce a profitable company they can sell or take dividends from.

To build every venue from scratch may have been ambitious, but to stage a Winter Games in a subtropical city in the age of global warming seems delusional.

During Earth Hour, cities, towns and individual families from around the world were encouraged to turn off all non-essential lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. People in more than 92 countries participated in a global call to action for, and to demonstrate the urgency of, climate change.

New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.

New York City sued five major oil companies, claiming they have contributed to global warming, and also announced it will sell off billions in fossil fuel investments from the city's pension fuCity sued five major oil companies, claiming they have contributed to global warming, and also announced it will sell off billions in fossil fuel investments from the city's pension fucity's pension funds.

If London's hire bikes are not cleansed of Barclays branding, our capital city, only days away from global coverage of the Olympics, will suffer a similar fate.

They were encouraged to consider everything, from the global impact of the issues to what could be done in their city, school and home.