More than 1 million student loan borrowers are currently eligible for public service loan forgiveness. The milestone comes after the Biden administration on Thursday announced the latest round of forgiveness for public sector workers, resulting in more than 60,000 borrowers receiving $4.5 billion in debt forgiveness. Overall, the program has forgiven about $74 billion in … Read more
A general view of the overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 27, 2024. — Reuters KATHMANDU: Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 209 people around the Himalayan republic. Deadly floods and landslides are common … Read more
HANOI: The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government’s disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, … Read more