"It's easier for BlackRock to do things when people aren't thinking about it," Varlay said, adding that BlackRock "doesn't want to be anywhere on the radar."
The hearing concluded that ESG measures are harming the ability of businesses to provide financial returns, leading to negative impacts on retirees and pensions.
The WHO is also paying attention to a hypothetical "Disease X," a potential future disease currently unknown or non-existent with the potential to cause devastation on a global scale.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will focus its efforts on aiding Ukraine "for as long as it takes" rather than encourage Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement.
CIA Director Bill Burns secretly visited Beijing to meet with Chinese intelligence officials, indicating growing concerns within the Biden administration about the deteriorating relations with China, and marking the highest-level trip by a Biden official to China.
A delegate from the GPMB suggests conducting a simulation exercise to test the new pandemic treaty and IHR amendments, following previous simulations like "Event 201" that raised questions about their connection to real-world events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
