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Central Bank of Liberia Launches Transformational Inclusive Instant Payments System (IIPS) Powered by Mojaloop

16 December 2025 at 10:00 AM, via ITWeb

The Mojaloop Foundation and the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in collaboration with Singapore-based ThitsaWorks and The AfricaNenda Foundation, today announces the launch of the Liberian Inclusive Instant Payments System (IIPS), a modern real-time interoperable payments platform powered by Mojaloop, the open-source payments infrastructure built to advance digital financial inclusion.

Tuesday briefing: What polar bear DNA tells us about a warming Arctic

16 December 2025 at 08:50 AM, via The Guardian

In today’s newsletter: As species across the world struggle to keep pace with global warming, ​how ​do we report the rare glimmers of hope without downplaying the accelerating ecological ​crisis?

Good morning. Amid the constant drumbeat of bleak news about the planet’s environment and the accelerating climate emergency, the occasional bright spot still emerges. One example came last week,...

New antibiotics hailed as ‘turning point’ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea

16 December 2025 at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

First new treatments for sexually transmitted disease in decades approved by US Food and Drug Administration as number of cases worldwide surge to 82m

The first new treatments for gonorrhoea in decades could be a “huge turning point” in efforts to combat the rise of superbug strains of the bacteria, researchers have said.

Gonorrhoea is on the rise around the world, with more than 82m infections...

What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners? – podcast

16 December 2025 at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

We all know eating too much sugar is bad for our health – but would we be better off replacing it with artificial sweetener? It’s a question Science Weekly listener Marion posed recently and, as Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample, the answer is complicated. She explains what the science says about sugar v sweeteners with the help of Prof Havovi Chichger, from Anglia Ruskin University, and...

Why Gen Z Is Trimming Holiday Budgets 23 Percent And Still Coming Out Ahead With AI

15 December 2025 at 20:18 PM, via Tech Financials

SAN FRANCISCO – December 15, 2025 (PinionNewswire) — Gen Z thrives on sharing holiday deals, gifts, and moments online. But this year, many are finding it harder to manage money across traditional and digital worlds amid rising costs and life transitions. Bluwhale, the AI-powered financial platform, delivers a solution embraced by Gen Z in particular: […]

What Is Forex and How Does the Market Work?

15 December 2025 at 16:37 PM, via Tech Financials

We often hear that money makes the world go round. While the stock market gets all the glory, there is a much quieter, yet significantly larger giant operating in the shadows. This is the Foreign Exchange, or FX, market. It is the place where national economies are constantly weighed against each other. It goes far […]

Don’t call it a ‘super flu’ – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

15 December 2025 at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous position

Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

You might be feeling stressed out seeing the headlines about “super flu” and comparing the current winter health challenges with 2020 and Covid. Amid all the noise, it’s...

Tell us: have you ever had an allergic reaction caused by your clothes?

15 December 2025 at 13:41 PM, via The Guardian

Synthetic fabrics, particularly from fast fashion retailers, can be treated with a range of hazardous chemicals which can cause an allergic reaction. If you think this is happened to you, we’d like to hear from you

Have you suffered any personal health repercussions you suspect may have been caused by your fashion purchases?

Research has shown that synthetic fabrics, particularly from fast...

Presidency backs Solly Malatsi in BEE reform fight

15 December 2025 at 12:52 PM, via TechCentral

Presidency spokesman Vincent Magwenya has urged restraint on focusing on Starlink, saying multiple satellite providers are eyeing investment in South Africa.

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