Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Cable companies will provide low-income households with effectively free internet access.

Cable companies

According to a White House press statement issued Monday, the Biden administration received agreements from 20 internet service providers to either decrease pricing or enhance speeds to benefit low-income customers. According to the White House, the revelation means that tens of millions of families could get free high-speed internet. Low-income families that qualify for the … Read more

Global debt hit all-time high of $226 trillion in 2020: IMF

IMF

Global debt went up by the highest one-year jump in 2020 since World War II to reach a record $226 trillion, Arab News quoted the International Monetary Fund, as saying in a blog posting. This came as countries grappled with the pandemic and a significant recession. The IMF indicated that the surge in debt was justified to … Read more

International Day of rural women being observed today

International Day of Rural women observed on October 15

International Day of Rural Women is being observed today (Tuesday). The theme of the Day this year is Rural Women and Girls Building Climate Resilience. In his message, on the occasion the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in the new era of agricultural techniques, first responders in crises and entrepreneurs of green energy, rural women … Read more