U.S. Air Travel Disrupted by Widespread Delays/ Cancellations With 850 Delays and 80 Cancellations Due to Staffing/ Weather Challenges

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2025 — Air travelers across the United States are facing another day of significant disruptions, with over 850 flight delays and at least 80 cancellations reported at major airports including Chicago O’Hare, Houston Bush Intercontinental, and Newark Liberty International USA Today airhelp.ca. The delays have affected both domestic and international routes, with […]

Europe Faces Widespread Flight Disruptions: Over 1,500 Delays and 130 Cancellations Reported

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

BRUSSELS, Oct. 23, 2025 — Air travel across Europe has been severely impacted today, with more than 1,500 flight delays and 130 cancellations reported across key hubs including Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Rome Fiumicino AirHelp. The disruptions have left thousands of passengers stranded or rerouted, prompting renewed calls for contingency planning […]

Why Merchants Still Choose Cash in Sub-Saharan Africa

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

This is the second blog in CGAP’s Digital Merchant Payments series. Read the first blog for context on the urgent need to accelerate digital merchant payments. Despite mobile money’s remarkable success in Sub-Saharan Africa—with approximately 856 million registered mobile money accounts processing over 912 billion USD annually —digital merchant payments (DMP) remain stubbornly limited. Cash […]

Shell Approves $2 Billion HI Gas Offshore Project in Nigeria to Fuel LNG Expansion

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

ABUJA, Oct. 23, 2025 — Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, in partnership with Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited, has reached final investment decision (FID) on the HI offshore gas project in Nigeria. The $2 billion development is set to supply feed gas to the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) […]

France Backs Eurostar’s €2 Billion Double-Decker Train Fleet to Transform European Rail

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

PARIS, Oct. 23, 2025 — In a landmark move for European transportation, Eurostar has announced a €2 billion investment in up to 50 new double-decker electric trains, supported by the French government and manufactured by Alstom. The fleet, named Eurostar Celestia, will be the first of its kind to operate through the Channel Tunnel, significantly […]

Building Climate-Resilient Microfinance: Lessons from Pakistan | Blog

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

Pakistan, once again, has been hit by devastating floods that have displaced thousands, disrupted livelihoods, and highlighted the country’s acute vulnerability to climate change, even as many are still recovering from the floods of 2022. For financial service providers (FSPs) working with low-income communities, such crises underscore an urgent question: how can they build […]

The Justice Department Announces Agreement with University of Virginia | Office of Public Affairs

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia (“UVA”) that will protect UVA’s students, faculty, and employees from violations of federal civil rights laws, including from discrimination based on race, sex, or national origin. As part of the agreement, the University of Virginia agrees to be bound […]

Ireland’s Presidential Race: Connolly vs Humphreys — Profiles and Prospects

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

DUBLIN, Oct. 23, 2025 — As Ireland prepares to elect its next president on October 24, the race has crystallized into a contest between Catherine Connolly, an independent TD known for her progressive activism, and Heather Humphreys, a seasoned cabinet minister representing Fine Gael. The winner will succeed President Michael D. Higgins, whose term concludes […]

India Launches $77B Hydropower Strategy to Strengthen Energy Security and Counter China’s Upstream Dam Project

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

NEW DELHI, India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has announced a sweeping ₹6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission and hydropower development plan targeting the Brahmaputra River basin, a region rich in hydroelectric potential but geopolitically sensitive due to its proximity to China’s upstream dam projects. The initiative, detailed in a CEA report released earlier this month, outlines […]

INTERPOL Operation Catalyst: Africa’s Landmark Crackdown on Terrorism Financing

October 23, 2025October 22, 2025Posted by adminLeave a Comment

LYON, Oct. 22, 2025 — A joint initiative by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL has resulted in the arrest of 83 individuals and the identification of 160 persons of interest in a sweeping operation targeting terrorism financing and its enabling crimes across six African countries. Dubbed Operation Catalyst, the effort ran from July to September 2025 and […]

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