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Payday cash crunch: Banks seek police protection, put withdrawal limits as queues outside banks and ATMs get longer

Bankers said that they are receiving less than half the cash required on a daily basis with several running out of cash within hours of opening shop.

Dec 1, 2016

Mothers2mothers: The charity working to eradicate HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

Mothers2mothers is an Africa-based NGO which trains and employs local mothers living with HIV provide education and support to other women, to protect their children from infection.

Dec 1, 2016

Bob Geldof blasts Zac Goldsmith as failure in supportive rant for Lib Dems

Musician Bob Geldof pledged his support for the Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney in the Richmond Park by-election contest, after branding his friend Zac Goldsmith a political failure. In a video posted online the firebrand rockstar and philanthropist called on people to support the Lib Dems as part of the fight back against the government.

Nov 30, 2016

Election recount: Clinton would need Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to take presidency

The three states that will recount election ballots have very different rules Jill Stein and the Green Party called for recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania; all 3 states would need to flip to Clinton to change the election result. So it and #39;s unlikely that a recount will take the presidency from Trump

Nov 30, 2016

Protesters rally, get arrested on Fight for 15 national day of disruption

The minimum wage advocacy group known as the Fight for 15—as in a $15 minimum wage—called for a “national day of disruption” in 340 cities across 29 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, 29 November, in which home care, childcare, fast food and airport workers simply stopped working. Protesters rallied in the streets of New York City. Some got arrested, mainly for disorderly conduct.

Nov 30, 2016

Tennessee wildfire threaten Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Thousands of people in Tennessee living next to the Great Smoky Mountains were being evacuated after unexpected and vicious wildfires spread over the weekend and engulfed nearby forests. The flames arrived Tuesday at the popular resort town of Gatlinburg where as many as 100 houses were burned, drawing in the help of National Guard troops and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses.

Nov 30, 2016

Daddy teaser: Who is Arun Gawli, what is the BRA gang and everything else you need to know about the Arjun Rampal film

Here is an effort by International Business Times, India, to shed some light on who Arun Gawli is, and what he is (in)famous for.

Nov 30, 2016

Demonetisation: Short of cash? Here are 6 ways to beat cash crunch blues

You need to reduce your usage of cash and shift to digital modes of payment and use fintech innovation to beat the cash crunch.

Nov 30, 2016

World AIDS Day: Meet the man whose symbol is changing online dating

Campbell Clarkson invented a symbol which is today widely being used on dating apps and by people on their social media accounts.

Nov 30, 2016

Battle for Mosul: How ISIS went from stinking destroyers to perfumed terrorists

A perfumer in Mosul initially suffered huge losses because of the strict Sharia law that ISIS imposed, but they later became his biggest customers.

Nov 30, 2016

Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving message

Want a candlelight dinner with Donald Trump? Here's how much you will have to pay

The Republican's inaugural committee has offered donors a chance to have a candlelight dinner with US President-elect Trump.

Nov 30, 2016

Nick Clegg: Government are ‘completely clueless’ about Brexit

The Liberal Democrats can pull off an astonishing win and dethrone Zac Goldsmith in the Richmond Park and North Kingston by-election on Thursday (1 December), Nick Clegg has claimed. The former deputy prime minister told IBTimes UK that Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney will beat Eurosceptic Goldsmith because of fears of a hard Brexit.

Nov 30, 2016