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The G20 Summit was held in Johannesburg at the weekend (Department of International Relations and Cooperation)
Caritas Africa joined faith leaders in calling for debt relief for African countries during the G20 summit in South Africa. Source: The Tablet.
The signatories to the statement issued after the conclusion of the two-day summit in Johannesburg on Sunday said that African countries are using money that should go towards education and health to service ever-growing debt to international lenders.
It followed pleas by faith leaders and other international pressure groups for relief for highly indebted countries, which are using scarce resources to service what they call a vicious cycle of…
BELEM, BRAZIL — On November 20, during COP30, the Society of Jesus delivered a powerful statement to Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of the conference, raising three urgent demands on climate finance. The move, carried out by Anderson Pedro, S.J., Rector of PUC-Rio, marks a renewed push from the Jesuits for structural change in the global response to climate change.
The Society of Jesus’ Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) pose for a group photo at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Photo courtesty of SJES.
The letter outlined the Society’s stance with three key calls: first, for a mechanism under the Just Transition Work Programme to provide predictable, grant-based funding to…
The company, which operates 27 sites across the UK, is expected to begin winding down as soon as Tuesday
18:18, 24 Nov 2025Updated 19:07, 24 Nov 2025
Unimetals said no deal could be reached on the future of the business despite ‘substantial interest’ (stock image)(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Metals recycling firm Unimetals, which has a site in Manchester, has filed for compulsory liquidation, putting around 650 jobs at risk across its nationwide operations.
The company, which operates 27 sites across the UK, is expected to begin winding down as soon as Tuesday after efforts to find a buyer failed. Advisers from Alvarez & Marsal managed discussions with potential buyers, but were unable to secure a sale.
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The Department of Education said in updated guidance posted to Federal Student Aid’s website that it’s moving forward with implementing some student-loan repayment provisions in President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” spending legislation.
The latest update pertains to the eligibility requirements for income-based repayment plans. Prior to Trump’s spending legislation, IBR plans, which give borrowers monthly payments based on their incomes with forgiveness after 20 or 25 years, had to demonstrate partial financial hardship. It required that a borrower’s monthly payment based on their income is less than the amount needed to pay…
Conor Clarkson (pictured with his 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King) was adjudicated bankrupt after a petition from Gradual Investments Ltd, which said it was owed almost €590,000. Photo: Mike Finn-Kelcey
A convicted fraudster, who was a well-known property developer and racehorse owner during the Celtic Tiger era, has been declared bankrupt with debts of more than €56m.
Conor Clarkson (61) was adjudicated bankrupt by the High Court following a petition from Gradual Investments Limited, which said it was owed almost €590,000 by the businessman.
