Author: kumbhorg

Elena Hernández moved to the coca-growing region of Guaviare during the boom of the 1990s, lured by better pay.”There was more money back then – you could see it everywhere,” she says. “I managed to save and buy a small house.”But the coca industry also brought violence and insecurity. Armed groups fought for control, while the government tried to curb production through manual eradication, aerial fumigation and arrests.These efforts cut off families’ incomes but failed to stem cultivation.So when a nationwide substitution programme was introduced by the then government in 2017, Hernández was eager to sign up, joining around 100,000…

Bitcoin price fell below $63,000 on Friday, as a fresh wave of U.S. airstrikes on Iran and a new political dispute between Washington and Beijing pushed investors out of risk assets. Bitcoin price traded near $62,800, an extension of Thursday’s 1.4% slide from $65,000, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data. The token slipped under its 50-day simple moving average, a gauge of near-term momentum that many traders watch. The bitcoin price retreat tracked a broad decline across global markets. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 4% and entered a correction, a fall of more than 10% from its June 25 peak, as…

Salman Khan’s “Aap logon ki tabiyat kaisi hai” cryptic post grabs attention amid health rumours Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has once again sparked curiosity among his fans with a cryptic social media post.In a late-night post, the actor shared a fresh set of pictures of himself, accompanied by the caption, “Aap logon ki tabiyat kaisi hai (How is everyone’s health?)”Salman Khan shares a cryptic postThe actor’s caption came as a surprise and a stark contrast to the fashionable photos of the superstar, channelling his inner cowboy and rocking various hats. The photos also saw Khan, with a tick stubbble and…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi at the end of the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi’s dream of signing off with back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles ended in heartbreak on Sunday as the Argentina captain was overcome with emotion following his side’s 0-1 extra-time defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. The viral images and videos of a tearful Messi, struggling to hold back his emotions after collecting his runners-up medal, quickly spread across social media, prompting an emotional tribute from the Argentine Football Association (AFA).Spain ended Argentina’s reign as world champions thanks to substitute Ferran Torres’ decisive strike…

Kerala announces educational holiday as Argentina face Spain in FIFA World Cup 2026 final Kerala declares holiday for educational institutions after FIFA World Cup 2026 final between Argentina and SpainFootball fever has led to a special announcement in Kerala, with the state government declaring a holiday for educational institutions on Monday following the FIFA World Cup 2026 final between Argentina and Spain.The decision was taken considering the late-night schedule of the much-awaited final, which is expected to conclude in the early hours of the morning. The holiday will apply to educational institutions across the state, including professional colleges.Holiday announced for…

In major news today, Binance has reportedly launched an $800,000 XRP reward campaign running until August 14, 2026, distributing XRP to users who hold RLUSD, or Ripple’s USD-pegged stablecoin, in qualifying accounts. The Binance airdrop pushed XRP price to around $1.12, a roughly 2% gain on the day, as analysts flagged the campaign as a short-term bullish catalyst for the token. Market Cap 24h 7d 30d 1y All Time DISCOVER: The Next 1000x Crypto Gem Before It Lists on Binance How the Binance Airdrop Works, and Who Qualifies This is not a snapshot-based crypto airdrop 2026 where holding XRP itself earns…

The L&D Data Access Problem, Solved Ask any L&D professional what metrics they track, and you’ll hear the same answers: completion rates, assessment scores, and post-training satisfaction surveys. Ask them whether those numbers actually tell them if learning happened—or if it transferred to the job—and the conversation gets uncomfortable fast. The data problem in corporate learning isn’t a shortage. Learning Management Systems (LMSs), performance platforms, and HRIS tools generate enormous amounts of data every day. The problem is access. Most of that data sits locked in systems that require a data analyst to query, a business intelligence (BI) dashboard to…

The Spanish royal couple celebrated their national team making their first final since their World Cup victory in 2010King Felipe and Queen Letizia at the 2026 World Cup Final on July 19, 2026Credit: Tom Weller/picture alliance via GettyNEED TO KNOWSpain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were on hand to cheer for their national team in the 2026 World Cup finalSpain’s national team, aka “La Roja,” faced off against Argentina in the soccer game on Sunday, July 19King Felipe previously saw Spain win their first World Cup championship match in 2010, traveling to South Africa to support the teamKing Felipe and…

MUBI Fest returned to Chicago for the third time this year with its most varied and robust line-up yet, further cementing it as an art powerhouse that thrives in creating films in conversation with cinema canon. That Chicago remains the only place in the United States to host this event is a testament to the Windy City as a premier destination not just for cinema but for the arts at large. Like past year’s MUBI Fests, this year’s iteration anchored its programming around a theme, and I couldn’t help but be moved by the choice: Better Together. A MUBI release…

A common narrative from politicians on the right is that immigration is economically disastrous. President Trump has argued that “immigration costs our country billions and billions of dollars each year.” In an interview, Vice President JD Vance went further, arguing that under former President Biden “all net job creation — you heard me right, 100 percent of net job creation under the Biden administration — has gone to the foreign-born.” Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has called the H-1B visa system “a scam that lets foreign workers fill American jobs.” But despite the fairly consistent narrative on immigration’s economic impacts…