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The Secret History of the Credit...

Finance

The secret history of the credit card

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This insightful documentary examines how the credit card industry became pervasive, lucrative and politically powerful.

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Bullets rip through palm fronds in the sweltering Guadalcanal jungle. A squad of Marines huddles desperately behind a fallen tree, pinned down by a Japanese machine gun nest. Two miles back, their commander receives their distress call. The Japanese knew exactly where to find his men. Another American code broken. The commander glances at the two nervous new arrivals assigned to his communications team. Young, barely out of training, they stand awkwardly apart from the other Marines. Yet he’s been told they have something special. Something different. Something … unbreakable.

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The Village Where the Roof Is the Road

We travel to Northern Iran, in the lush, mountainous region of Masuleh – a striking contrast to the arid deserts that define much of the country. Nestled within the green slopes of the Alborz Mountains, this centuries-old village is renowned for its unique architecture and rich cultural heritage. Here, homes are built into the steep terrain in such a way that the roof of one house serves as the courtyard or walkway for the one above it, creating a cascading network of pedestrian paths that link the entire village together.

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Russia tries to make ends meet

The Russian government is considering raising the rate of value-added tax to keep the budget deficit in check and maintain reserves, four sources told Reuters, despite public assurances from President Vladimir Putin that there will be no tax rises. The draft budget is expected to be submitted to parliament on September 29. Its key components are agreed with Putin beforehand and are unlikely to be significantly altered during the formal parliamentary debate. Russia, in the fourth year of its war in Ukraine, has raised personal income and corporate taxes this year, but the government still had to triple its federal budget deficit estimate to 1.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in May.

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The Marine Who Used a Genius Trick to Fool Everyone

Bullets rip through palm fronds in the sweltering Guadalcanal jungle. A squad of Marines huddles desperately behind a fallen tree, pinned down by a Japanese machine gun nest. Two miles back, their commander receives their distress call. The Japanese knew exactly where to find his men. Another American code broken. The commander glances at the two nervous new arrivals assigned to his communications team. Young, barely out of training, they stand awkwardly apart from the other Marines. Yet he’s been told they have something special. Something different. Something … unbreakable.

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The Village Where the Roof Is the Road

We travel to Northern Iran, in the lush, mountainous region of Masuleh – a striking contrast to the arid deserts that define much of the country. Nestled within the green slopes of the Alborz Mountains, this centuries-old village is renowned for its unique architecture and rich cultural heritage. Here, homes are built into the steep terrain in such a way that the roof of one house serves as the courtyard or walkway for the one above it, creating a cascading network of pedestrian paths that link the entire village together.

Frank.

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Russia tries to make ends meet

The Russian government is considering raising the rate of value-added tax to keep the budget deficit in check and maintain reserves, four sources told Reuters, despite public assurances from President Vladimir Putin that there will be no tax rises. The draft budget is expected to be submitted to parliament on September 29. Its key components are agreed with Putin beforehand and are unlikely to be significantly altered during the formal parliamentary debate. Russia, in the fourth year of its war in Ukraine, has raised personal income and corporate taxes this year, but the government still had to triple its federal budget deficit estimate to 1.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in May.

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