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Tala’s Global Expansion Strategy Is Spreading Across Six Countries — But Can AI-Priced Debt Really Count as Financial Inclusion?
Most startups that survive long enough begin acting their age — cutting burn, consolidating markets, moving from chaos to caution. Tala, the Santa Monica-based microloan provider, never got that memo. Eleven years in, the company is still...
The CADTM at the Summer University of Social Movements and Solidarities (UEMSS) – August 2025
The CADTM was represented by a delegation of around fifteen activists from Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. This diversity allowed for a strong internationalist voice and enriched the debates on illegitimate...
A student deported and a summer of raids leave a school reeling
Johanna, 17, was nearly done with her sophomore year of high school when she, her mother, and her younger sister were detained by immigration agents. They were deported a month later. Credit: GoFundMe Top Takeaways Students endured a summer of...
Forests Being Cleared Not Just for Logging But Also For Livestock
57% of Belize's land is under conservation protection, but at times some of our forests are cleared not for logging but for livestock. Our farmers rely on these rural areas to raise their cattle, and with the growth of this sector, it's getting...
My UAE Collection: ‘Banknotes I began collecting as a boy are now worth Dh1 million’
The paper is soft from age and the hue slightly dimmed, yet its edges are intact. Emblazoned within is a clear portrait, the name of a place and institution, and a serial number. These, collector Elias Baroudy says are all signs of historical...
Nobel Laureates inspire Graduates at 3-day KIIT Convocation 2025
STATE TIMES NEWS BHUBANESWAR: The 21st Annual Convocation of KIIT DU concluded on Sunday, with the conferment of degrees to as many as 9,464 students, including 7,235 Bachelor’s, 2,034 Master’s, and 195 Ph.D. degrees. The event was held over three...
Toward a Trauma-Informed Writing Process
“Your writing isn’t academic enough.” A single sentence from a faculty mentor cut deeper than I expected—because it wasn’t the first time my voice had been questioned. I spent decades believing I was not good enough to become a writer. Not because...
STOSSEL: A billion views!
By John Stossel Eight years ago, I left network TV behind. I worried that moving to social media wouldn’t work — that not enough people wanted news alongside cat videos. I also worried that not enough of you would donate to pay for it. Unlike most...
A billion views! My TV channels are very popular with you
Eight years ago, I left network TV behind. I worried that moving to social media wouldn’t work — that not enough people wanted news alongside cat videos. I also worried that not enough of you would donate to pay for it. Unlike most of what you...
Nogales nonprofit innovates affordable prosthetics, wheelchairs
NOGALES, Sonora — Francisco Trujillo ran through the anatomy of a prosthetic using a young man’s discarded leg. A sawed-off plastic jug served as the socket — the part connecting the prosthesis to the body — fastening a partial-metal crutch to a...
"This is a platform that producers can no longer do without"
Since its launch in 2017, the FARMS software - created by FARMS Digital, Compagnie Fruitière's technology subsidiary - has continued to evolve to meet the real needs of producers. Here is a look back at the genesis of a constantly evolving project...
World News | India Strengthens Ties with SICA Countries, Focuses on Trade and Digital Payments: EAM
New York [US], September 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's deepening engagement with the countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and underscored key areas of collaboration, including trade and...
N.J.’s greatest food street offers nearly 300 globe-trotting restaurants. These 9 are musts.
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2024. New Jersey is home to some truly tremendous food streets — Oak Tree Road in Woodbridge and Edison, Main Avenue in Paterson, and Ferry Street in Newark, among others. But none can hold a...
Business News | Nobel Laureates Inspire Graduates at 3-day KIIT Convocation 2025
PRNewswire Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 30: The 21st Annual Convocation of KIIT-DU (https://kiit.ac.in/) concluded on Sunday, with the conferment of degrees to as many as 9,464 students, including 7,235 Bachelor's, 2,034 Master's, and...
Mexico eyes Korea as key partner in official development assistance
Mexico is seeking to strengthen ties with Korea as it expands flagship aid programs, reflecting the Latin American nation’s growing role as a regional donor, according to Alejandra del Moral Vela, executive director of the Mexican Agency for...
Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
A man gestures toward armed members of the military in a pickup truck as protesters make their way to the Villa d'Accueil to demand increased security from the government, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 2, 2025. (Photo: AFP) UNITED NATIONS,...
UN Security Council approves Gang Suppression Force in Haiti
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday authorized the transition of the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti into a new Gang Suppression Force for an initial period of 12 months. - Advertisement - The resolution, adopted by a...
“It’s a Pity She’s So Ugly,” Wrote ‘Che’ Guevara About the Woman Who Would Become His First Wife.
An Argentine film aims to rescue the figure of Hilda Gadea, who has been erased from official history. Image of the marriage certificate between Hilda Gadea and Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara / Special 14ymedio, Havana, 23 September 2025 — The life of...
This Week In Curated Coffee Selections From The Sprudge Roaster’s Village
We get asked by friends and family where to buy coffee a lot. It’s a tough question! It’s easy to lose track of just how many incredible, fresh, vibrant coffees are out there. Every week, we ask our advertising roasting partners for coffee...
UN Security Council Approves a Military Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti
Twelve of the 15 members of the UN Security Council approved a complex draft text to create a Gang Suppression Force for Haiti, and three members abstained, above: China, Pakistan and Russia, citing qualms and lingering questions about the...