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Did you know that six Nobel Prize laureates have been nominated for an Academy Award? Most recently, 2017 literature laureate Kazuo Ishiguro received a 2023 nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film "Living."

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) has organized the International Law Seminar (ILS) annually since 1965, held over a three-week period in conjunction with the annual session of the International Law Commission (ILC).

A Cape Town-based fintech, NjiaPay, that was still a division of an international calling platform just fifteen months ago has closed a $2.1m seed funding round,

The Doctor SME Fund is designed to address the funding gap faced by early- and growth-stage doctor-led healthcare businesses

Wall Street's main stock indices rose on Friday, rebounding from sharp losses in the previous session, as investors assessed a set of economic data releases

Aqua-Spark, the Dutch impact investment fund focused on the global aquaculture industry, has held the final close of its dedicated Africa fund at $48m (€41.7m).

B2B food and agritech platform WayCool has raised Rs 210 crore (about $22.7 million) through a rights issue from existing investor Lightrock India.

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has appointed a consortium of investment bankers and legal advisors for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO).

The Trump administration issued a new license allowing countries to temporarily purchase certain Russian oil products, the same day Brent crude prices settled above $100 per barrel

The World Bank has opened applications for the Alan W. Heston Fellowship, offering up to $10,000 to support early-career

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said Thursday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz maritime passage should be continued

South African fintech startup Orca has raised a $2.35 million seed round to expand its fraud-prevention platform for payment systems in emerging markets.