Securitization is a critical function of the modern financial system. Banks “package” individual loans, say a mortgage or an auto loan, into a group with similar characteristics and sell them to other
Spot Tango, the D2C pet food brand, has today announced the launch of a new line of pet food called UnKibble. Alongside the announcement of the launch, the company has also closed on a $4.2 million se
George Pell, once the most powerful Australian in the Catholic Church, has walked free from prison after the nation's highest court overturned his child sexual abuse convictions. Cardinal Pell, 78, h
VCG In response to the reported accusations made by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office that "disinformation" from China is a big factor that the UK is failing to contain the virus,
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“Our real focus is on democratizing mental healthcare,” says SonderMind co-founder chief executive, Mark Frank.His company, founded back in 2017, is having a moment. With the restrictions
The lights in millions of Indian households were turned off and candles lit as the clock struck nine on Sunday night in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a gesture of solidarity
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A Lisbon court has seized over a quarter stake in Portuguese telecommunications firm NOS from a holding company that is co-owned by the former first-daughter of Angola, Isabel dos Santos. /Toby M
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), a Chinese non-governmental organization (NGO), has handed over materials needed for hand wash stations to Nepal's Mith
About 44 African countries have already banned mass gatherings, closed public spaces and educational institutions due to concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 pan
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain reached 41,903 as of Saturday morning, an increase of 3,735 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figure from the Department of Health and
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the federalist system of public health governance, which divides powers among the federal, state and local governments, accord
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was remaining in isolation with mild symptoms of COVID-19, including a high temperature, seven days after he firs
10:19 The world witnessed a grim milestone this week, as the number of global confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed one million. As the pandemic spreads, so does dire demand for personal
VCG The transmission capability of asymptomatic patients of COVID-19 is about one-third of that of symptomatic ones, said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Cont