Commonwealth News
Burundi: Reforestation program improves lives of Congolese refugees and host communities
African Development Bank collaborates with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to implement worth $1.42 million agroforestry training programme to improve lives of Congolese refugees and host communities in Burundi. The scheme will also raise...
Airwallex secures international payments license in Malaysia
Airwallex, global payments startups secures a money services business (MSB) license from the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia) to offer cross border payments for businesses in the country. The startup can now expand its services portfolio in countries...
Nigeria: Federal and state governments endorse Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones Programme: African Development Bank and partners to mobilize $520 million for Phase 1
African Development Bank and partners will mobilise $520 million to co-finance the first phase of Nigeria Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. Implemented across 6 geo-political zones, the programme will increase agricultural production, reduce...
Canada: Greg Stewart wins shot put gold at Tokyo Paralympics
The 35-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., Greg Stewart threw a Paralympic record of 16.75m in the F46 shot put to fly to the top of the podium at the Olympic Stadium.
In first for Supreme Court, 9 judges take oath
In the history of Supreme Court of India, for the first time, 9 new judges, which includes 3 women, took the oath of office as judges of the top court, in a single day. Marking another first, the top court will now have as many as 4 women judges. Read the original...
IIT Ropar’s startup company creates world’s first plant-based smart air purifier
Budding scientists of Indian Institutes of Technology, Ropar and Kanpur, and Faculty of Management Studies of Delhi University develop the world’s first living-plant-based smart air-purifier called 'Ubreathe Life.' Read the original article here:...