Pandemic

By Mwangi Githathu 2h agoCape Town – The Covid-19 pandemic has left many South Africans with high levels of household debt facing uncertain futures, according to a financial expert.At the same time, Stats SA's latest survey revealed the number of civil summonses issued for debt in the Western Cape decreased…

Jeanine Santucci and William Cummings USA TODAYPublished 10:15 AM EDT Aug 25, 2020As speaker after speaker took the stage at the Republican National Convention on Monday, Democrats reminded voters of what was not being said by President Donald Trump and his surrogates, and furiously fact-checking what they did say. Democrats were especially focused on drawing attention…

China is moving ahead "rapidly" with its version of a central bank-issued digital currency and the Fed looks to be prioritizing development and moving forward with urgency to produce one in the U.S. as well.Why it matters: Digital currencies would provide a number of new policy tools to help stimulate…

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While numerous NGOs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have accused Greece of using the Covid-19 epidemic as pretext to “abandon” hundreds of migrants at sea since March, Athens denies the charge and denounces “misinformation”. After revelations in the New York Times and accusations by NGOs that Greece has…

Mary Kearl. Courtesy of Mary Kearl This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Freelance writer and marketing consultant Mary Kearl has maintained a five-figure monthly income working 20 to 30 hours a week since September 2019, despite losing 50% of her…

Rain says that at 33 years old, she's considered a veteran in the porn industry. Romi Rain Romi Rain (not her real name) is a 33-year-old adult film star who lives and works in Southern California.She started doing nude modeling at the age of 19 before becoming an exotic dancer…

This research is powered by the VICE Media Group audience. Using our websites and social channels, we invited the VICE, Refinery29, and i-D audiences to take an online survey in June 2020. We spoke to more than 4,000 people in more than 30 countries around the world. The majority of…

For now all of our supply chains are flowing freely—we’re not experiencing a shortage of stock for the shop or the kitchen. We’ve been in touch with our POS vendor, though, who has assured us that things are fine if their employees work remotely. The news is top of mind…

Anjolie “Angie” Charles, a 19-year-old from Altadena, California, found herself suddenly homebound when the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year. Like millions of American teenagers, Charles was crammed in close quarters with her family — in this case, her mother, two sisters, and brother. Charles found herself cut off from…