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Child poverty in the U.S. could be slashed by monthly payments to parents – an idea proved in other rich countries and proposed by a prominent Republican decades ago

Child poverty in the U.S. could be slashed by monthly payments to parents – an idea proved in other rich countries and proposed by a prominent Republican decades ago

Which former president pitched a Family Assistance Plan to the American people that would have provided many families with children a monthly stipend? It may surprise you that it came in 1969 from Richard Nixon,…

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Getting news from Facebook and Google is convenient — but it comes at great collective cost

Getting news from Facebook and Google is convenient — but it comes at great collective cost

Digital platforms like Facebook and Google give us easy access to media and information. But our collective dependence on these tech giants could in the long run reduce the quality of journalism, making us all…

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plus de 700 micro, petites et moyennes entreprises accèdent à des financements grâce à la BAD

plus de 700 micro, petites et moyennes entreprises accèdent à des financements grâce à la BAD

(BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT) – Le Programme de développement des micro, petites et moyennes entreprises (MPME) dont la mise en œuvre s’est achevée, en juin 2020, a permis à 716 MPME des Seychelles d’avoir accès…

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La Fondation MTN Congo aménage une Bibliothèque et une Salle multimédia pour les enfants de l’Ecole Henri Bounda de Sibiti

La Fondation MTN Congo aménage une Bibliothèque et une Salle multimédia pour les enfants de l’Ecole Henri Bounda de Sibiti

( MTN Congo ) – Fidèle à son engagement sociétal en république du Congo, M. Ayham MOUSSA, Président Exécutif de la Fondation MTN Congo, a procédé à l’inauguration d’une salle multimédia et d’une bibliothèque moderne,…

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IMF Media Center : IMF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Experts gathered at the International Monetary Fund on Thursday for a discussion titled “Sustainable Development Goals: Making It Happen.”   A panel of finance, development and thought leaders discussed how to pursue the Sustainable Development…

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Palestinian COVID vaccine plan faces large funding gap, World Bank says By Reuters

Palestinian COVID vaccine plan faces large funding gap, World Bank says By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Palestinian health workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bethlehem By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Palestinians’ COVID-19 vaccination plan faces a $30 million funding shortfall, even after factoring in support…

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Oil gains as U.S. production slowly returns after freeze By Reuters

Oil gains as U.S. production slowly returns after freeze By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday as the slow return of output…

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COVID stamp duty holiday reveals big problems in the housing market

COVID stamp duty holiday reveals big problems in the housing market

The UK housing market has been affected by the pandemic, but in ways that were not anticipated at the outset. Initially, forecasters thought that the sharp reduction in economic activity could lead to a housing…

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At last, climate science may be able to predict tropical Atlantic weather better

At last, climate science may be able to predict tropical Atlantic weather better

El Niño Southern Oscillation or ENSO, an anomalous warming of the surface waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean, is famous for producing months-long unusual weather patterns across the globe. A similar, albeit lesser known circulation…

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En test au Kenya, la carte de la cryptomonnaie d’Akon sera déployée en Afrique dès la fin de l’année

En test au Kenya, la carte de la cryptomonnaie d’Akon sera déployée en Afrique dès la fin de l’année

(Agence Ecofin) – En 2018, le chanteur sénégalais Akon a annoncé le lancement de sa cryptomonnaie, l’Akoin. 3 ans plus tard, grâce à un partenariat avec la crypto banque Baanx, une expérimentation de la carte…

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