Swvl Grows 12.4% Quarter on Quarter in IFRS Revenue, 47% Quarter on Quarter Growth in Revenue in Constant Currency, and Achieves $0.8 Million in Net Profit in Q1 2025
Revenue growth of 12.4%, and 47% in constant currency for Q1 2025 over Q1 2024
Achieved $0.8 million in Net Profit in Q1 2025
Dollar pegged revenue increased to 34.7% of total revenue for Q1 2025, a 118% increase over Q1 2024 and recurring revenue reached an all–time high of 86% of total revenue
Record high for Swvl’s revenue in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, representing a 100% increase...
Bitget lança programa Starlink para reduzir a exclusão digital nas comunidades das ilhas filipinas
SIARGAO, Filipinas, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Bitget, principal corretora de criptomoedas e empresa Web3, lançou seu Programa Starlink, levando internet via satélite de alta velocidade para ilhas remotas nas Filipinas em uma iniciativa ousada para combater a desigualdade digital. A iniciativa, que teve início na Espoir School of Life e na Barangay Pitogo de Siargao,...
A Salt Sermon That Could Kill: When Faith Leaders Preach Misinformation
More than one-third of Nigerian adults suffer from hypertension, a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. Excess salt intake contributes significantly to these conditions. Credit: Shutterstock
By Ifeanyi NsoforWASHINGTON DC, May 14 2025 – In Nigeria, salt is deeply woven into the fabric of food and culture. It brings out flavor, preserves ingredients, and enhances...
Bitget Protection Fund Maintains Strength with $561 Million Average Value in April 2025
VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, reports that its Protection Fund held an average value of $561 million throughout April 2025, highlighting the exchange's ongoing efforts to maintain strong security for its user base. The Protection Fund hit a high of $617M and a low of $496M for the month of April but maintained...
Amidst Choking Garbage, Locals Join Hands to Build a Zero-Waste Bali
Organic waste being composted at a community-led waste management facility in Sesdan village of Gianyar regency, Bali. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS
By Stella PaulGIANYAR, Bali, May 14 2025 – It was Christmas Eve last year when visitors across several tourism hotspots in Bali woke up to a ghastly scene they hadn’t expected: layers of cans, bags, bottles, and driftwood covering their favorite sandy...
‘Our Weak and Corrupt Institutions Acted Too Late to Address Manipulation That Destabilised Democracy’
By CIVICUSMay 14 2025 –
CIVICUS discusses Romania’s presidential election with Anda Serban, Executive Director of Resource Center for Public Participation (CERE), a civil society organisation (CSO) that focuses on public participation and transparency in decision-making processes.
Romania has experienced a dramatic shift in its political landscape following the presidential election...
Jack Link's and MrBeast Announce Unprecedented Global Partnership
LONDON, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jack Link's, a global leader in meat snacks and one of the largest privately owned food companies in the U.S., today announced a groundbreaking global partnership with the world’s #1 social media creator, businessman, and philanthropist, MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson).
This landmark collaboration will see the two entities launch an exciting line...
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
By External SourceMay 14 2025 (IPS-Partners)
Tom Fletcher is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, OCHA. He started his official duties on 18 November 2024.
Prior to taking up this role, Fletcher was the Principal of Hertford College at Oxford (2020-2024) and Vice Chair of Oxford University’s Conference of Colleges (2022-2024)....
A Natural Disaster that Has Affected More People Worldwide Than Any Other
Livestock in eastern Mauritania are dying due to drought. Credit: UNHCR/Caroline Irby
By Danielle NierenbergBALTIMORE, Maryland, May 14 2025 – Here’s a question: Over the past 40 years, what natural disaster has affected more people around the globe than any other?
The answer, according the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is drought.
The past 10 years have been the hottest...
Noted Vaccine Researcher and Leader Kate O’Brien Awarded Sabin’s Gold Medal; Physician Livancliff Mbianke of Cameroon Receives Rising Star Award
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Sabin Vaccine Institute today awarded the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal to pediatrician Katherine O’Brien, MD, MPH, for her research on the pneumococcal vaccine and leadership in global vaccine research and access, and its Rising Star Award to dedicated physician and public health specialist Livancliff Mbianke, MD, MPH, of Cameroon. The awards...
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