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The young traders reviving Britain’s market stalls
As job vacancies vanish, young entrepreneurs are pitching up at markets, discovering new opportunities in an old trade...
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Amara Diallo
Global Progress Correspondent
Amara covers positive developments across emerging economies, spotlighting resilience, ingenuity, and cross-border cooperation.
Recent Articles(20)
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2 days ago
Breakthrough
Why global conflicts have sparked a major rise in solar power
One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills....
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2 days ago
Breakthrough
Congress Just Cooked Up a $580 Billion Plan for Roads, Rails, and EV Fees
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee propose EV registration fees and continued funding for Amtrak and public transportation....
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5 days ago
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European and African Leaders Just Sealed a €27 Billion Green Energy Deal
European and African business leaders and heads of state have announced a raft of clean energy and infrastructure investments at the recent Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. Forty companies announced plans to invest roughly 27 billion euros ($31.5 billion) across about 30 projects in Africa. They ai...
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Peace
6 days ago
The CIA Director Just Met Raúl Castro's Grandson in Havana. Yes, Really.
FILE - CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by President Donald Trump, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption ...
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Peace
6 days ago
A Judge Just Ordered the US to Undo a Deportation. Here's Why.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the US from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after she was deported to the African country that had refused to accept her.The deportation of Adriana María Quiroz Zapata “was likely illegal”, the US district judg...
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1 wks ago
US Judge to Trump Admin: You Can't Sanction a UN Expert for Talking
US sanctions imposed on UN expert Francesca Albanese by the Trump administration have been temporarily blocked by a judge.A federal judge has temporarily blocked United States sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territory.UN Human Rights Counci...
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1 wks ago
The UK's Top Purpose-Driven Businesses Are Heading to Manchester
The UK’s biggest celebration of businesses with a social or environmental purpose is moving to Manchester. The UK Social Enterprise Awards will take place on 12th November 2026 at New Century Hall in the city’s co-operative quarter, the first time the awards have taken place outside London. New Cent...
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1 wks ago
A Florida couple was ordered to remove their rainbow Pride fence. So they sued the city
A lawsuit by the ACLU of Florida argues that the city “selectively enforced” its ordinances against an LGBTQ+ couple....
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1 wks ago
A Football Star's Flag Wave Just Went Mega-Viral in Gaza
Spanish football star Lamine Yamal has been hailed as “a very brave boy” for waving the Palestinian flag in Barcelona’s open-top bus parade following their La Liga championship win.The 18-year-old held and waved a large Palestine flag as the newly crowned Spanish champions interacted with the thousa...
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Hundreds of South Koreans Will Cheer For Their Rival North Korean Team
Naegohyang Women’s FC will play the Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Champions League in a six-year first.Hundreds of South Koreans will cheer for a North Korean women’s football team when it makes a rare trip across the border for a continental semifinal this month.North Korea’s Naegohyang Wom...
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1 wks ago
Progress Maker
Trump Tried to Sink a Global Shipping Carbon Tax. It's Still Afloat.
Ninety percent of global trade is conducted by giant ships that crisscross the globe, delivering containers of jet fuel, electronics, clothing, and many other goods every day of the week. Seafaring trade on this scale has brought the cost of many products down dramatically, but those ships have hist...
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1 wks ago
Tanzania Just Yanked 40 Mining Licenses to Make Way for... Everyone Else
Tanzania canceled 40 mining exploration licenses and put another 43 license holders on notice in a crackdown linked to the government’s “Mining for a Brighter Tomorrow” program that aims to create a more “inclusive and sustainable” mining sector. Anthony Mavunde, the minerals minister, told journali...
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2 wks ago
North Korea's Top Women's Football Club Heads South for Rare Match
Naegohyang FC will play the South’s Suwon FC on May 20 in the semifinal of the Women’s Asian Champions League on May 20.A North Korean women’s football club will become the first sports team from the country to play in South Korea since 2018 when they visit this month, Seoul’s unification ministry h...
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Economic
2 wks ago
Congress Just Ended a Partial Shutdown, But Not Without a Fight
House approves funding measure, which excludes ICE, ending weeks-long crisis that left many federal workers without pay.The United States House of Representatives has passed a Senate-approved bill to resume funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sending the measure to President......
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Business
3 wks ago
The SEC Tried to Quiet Activist Investors. They Just Built Their Own Megaphone.
Since President Donald Trump took office, the Securities and Exchange Commission has made it harder for small and activist investors to raise concerns through the government filing system known as EDGAR. Now they’re pushing back with their own alternative platform, which they call the Proxy Open Exc...
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Economic
3 wks ago
Rising Impact
A Billion-Dollar Fix for America's Most Annoying — and Dangerous — Commute Problem
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Transportation opened a $1.1 billion funding round Friday to improve safety at railroad grade crossings. Funding under the Crossing Safety Program comes from the 2021......
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Business
0 months ago
No Bids, No Public Prices: This Art Auctioneer Just Said 'No Thanks' to Stress
Loïc Gouzer has a new idea for how to sell art. It’s untested, but for him that’s part of the appeal. On April 23, his auction app Fair Warning will roll out a new format called “No Warning.” The premise is simple and a little unnerving if you are used to buying via fine art auctions, but perhaps no...
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Economic
0 months ago
Ukraine Unblocks Russian Oil, Unlocking a €90 Billion EU Loan
Resumption of oil deliveries enables Hungary to lift veto, with EU’s 27 members now on track to formally approve loan.The European Union is expected to sign off on a 90-billion-euro ($106bn) loan for Kyiv after a months-long standoff over the stalled operations of a war-damaged pipeline......
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0 months ago
Breakthrough
How to expand the US economy
It’s an essential insight about our world: Innovation drives economic growth. For the U.S. to thrive, it must keep innovating. But how, and in what areas?A new book co-authored by MIT faculty members focuses on six key areas where technology advances can drive the economy and support national securi...
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