Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books

The Borrowers’ Forum is being hailed as a milestone in efforts to reform the international debt architecture and is emerging as a key part of the Sevilla Commitment outcome document. This new mechanism, supported by the UN and launched at the conference in Sevilla, will offer debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in the global financial system. […]

Tech firms in Central and Eastern Europe seek to catch up with the West

ADVERTISEMENT The first three places in this year’s ranking of the largest technology companies in Central and Eastern Europe were taken by Estonian fintech Wise, as well as two Polish companies: InPost and Allegro. The report shows that the value of 32 companies in the region exceeds $1 billion, while another 50 boast valuations above $250 million. The largest number of companies […]

Could he really revolutionise US healthcare?

BBC Listen to Jim read this article There’s a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. “A healthy person has a thousand dreams, a sick person only has one,” he said as he stood in the Oval Office. “60% of our population has only one dream […]

UPenn swimmer breaks silence on sharing locker room with Lia Thomas

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Monika Burzynska said she was assigned the locker just one over from Lia Thomas’ when the transgender athlete joined the women’s swim team in 2021. Burzynska previously knew the athlete as Will Thomas, a member of the men’s swimming team at UPenn.  “He wasn’t very social,” Burzynska told Fox […]

Pizza-making robots: Should AI pizza chefs get a second chance after Pazzi?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Parisian restaurant once promised a pizza experience unlike any other. Order your pizza and, within five minutes, a robot would craft your pie from scratch, no human hands required. This was the vision of Pazzi Robotics, a French startup that merged advanced automation with Italian culinary tradition.  For a time, the company seemed […]

[Hiring] Compensation Manager @Wing

About Wing:  Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and […]

Where Kids Put Down Their Phones and Pick Up the Correct Fork

Cody and Deborah Fisher, a married couple of former educators, started a small local company, Austin Cotillion, around 2016. “As the pandemic persisted, we saw more and more kids struggling with loneliness, depression and social anxiety,” Ms. Fisher said. The couple wanted to give kids in their community the chance to learn social skills and build confidence. The Fishers’ classes aren’t traditional. […]

Iran struck five Israeli military bases during 12-day war: report

Iranian missiles appear to have directly hit five Israeli military facilities during the recent 12-day war, according to radar data seen by The Telegraph. The strikes have not been made public by the Israeli authorities and cannot be reported from within the country because of strict military censorship laws. They will further complicate the battle of words between the enemies, with both […]

Crying at work – career damaging or just human?

Faarea Masud and Karen Hoggan Business reporters House of Commons via PA Media Pictures of a weepy UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves dominated the newspaper front pages and TV news after her tearful appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions earlier this week. Anecdotally, it’s not unusual to cry at work. Several people got in touch with the BBC to tell us about their experiences. […]

Why was VAT added to private school fees and what difference has it made?

Vanessa Clarke Education correspondent Getty Images Average private school fees were 22% higher in January 2025 than in January 2024, according to the Independent Schools Council (ISC), which represents most independent schools in the UK. The government introduced VAT on school fees in January to pay for more state school teachers in England. But the ISC and a number of families have […]

[Hiring] Lead Internal Auditor Data Analytics @US Foods

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World News in Brief: ‘Indifference and impunity’ in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases overlooked in Europe

Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine declared in multiple places and over 14.6 million people displaced, Sudan represents the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. “Again and again, the international community has said that we will protect the people of Sudan. The people of Sudan should ask us if, when and how we will […]

How can working parents get 15 and 30 hours of free childcare?

BBC Eligible working parents in England can now apply to get 30 hours of free childcare a week for children aged nine months and older from September. The government hopes expanding free childcare will get more parents back to work, but there are serious concerns about the number of staff and places needed. Free childcare arrangements vary in other parts of the […]

Social Security phishing alert: How to spot these dangerous scams

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Phishing emails and messages are among the most dangerous cybersecurity threats. One of the most common and harmful examples is the Social Security Administration phishing scam, which targets unsuspecting individuals with alarming and deceptive messages. Even the biggest data breaches and financial frauds in history started with someone receiving a phishing email.  They are […]

How UK paternity leave compares to the rest of Europe

BBC Paternity leave policies vary across Europe – but the UK’s offer is one of the least generous Becoming a new dad can be significantly impacted by the amount of paternity leave available to fathers, and a report published this week suggests UK dads fare poorly compared to what’s on offer elsewhere in Europe. BBC News spoke to dads in different countries […]

Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz van brings Level 4 driverless tech to cities

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You gotta give it to VW for nailing it with their adorable design that modernizes an icon. I’m still wondering about taking a ride without any driver behind the wheel of its latest innovation.  The ID. Buzz autonomous van is Volkswagen’s latest step toward making driverless transportation a real option for cities and companies. […]

How Trump is using the ‘Madman Theory’ to try to change the world

Allan Little Senior correspondent BBC Asked last month whether he was planning to join Israel in attacking Iran, US President Donald Trump said “I may do it. I may not do it. Nobody knows what I’m going to do”. He let the world believe he had agreed a two-week pause to allow Iran to resume negotiations. And then he bombed anyway. A […]

PM says new plan will ‘fundamentally rewire’ the NHS

Getty Images Millions of patients will be treated closer to home under plans to “fundamentally rewire” the NHS in England, the prime minister has said. A new network of neighbourhood health hubs will be set up to shift care out of hospitals and into the community. Sir Keir Starmer said the NHS needed to “reform or die” and provide patients with “easier, […]

GCSE grades and 2025 grade boundaries explained

Getty Images GCSE students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their results on Thursday 21 August. In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9 to 1. They were previously used an A-to-U letter system. Exams are graded differently in Wales and Northern Ireland. How do the 9-1 GCSE grades work? The 9-1 grading scheme was brought in […]