How Big Oil Lobbied Its Way Out of Accountability for the...
As devastating wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles region on Wednesday—placing tens of thousand of Californians under evacuation orders and causing over...
Climate Liar and Fracking CEO Chris Wright Pilloried Ahead of Confirmation...
With the U.S. Senate holding confirmation hearings for several of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees on Wednesday, climate organizers were joined by progressive...
IABC Africa Partners With the Global Alliance and WHO QualityRights
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa has partnered with the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management in support of the...
Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
Armed Conflicts, Headlines, Human Rights, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
While Israel like every country has a right to defend itself, self-defense is not an excuse...
Top Maties Studens Selected for Internship at R17 Ventures
R17 Ventures AG, an international digital performance marketing agency, has announced the addition of five interns to its Cape Town office at the V&A...
Top Maties Students Selected for Internship at R17 Ventures
R17 Ventures AG, an international digital performance marketing agency, has announced the addition of five interns to its Cape Town office at the V&A...
Mozambique Is at a Crossroads as a New President Is Sworn...
Decades ago, Mozambique’s liberation party, Frelimo, easily attracted adoring crowds. The promise of salvation from Portuguese colonizers, and a life with jobs and housing...
African Countries Urged to Plug Wealth Loss, Stop Illicit Financial Flows
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Financial Crisis, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade & Investment Africa
Plugging illicit financial flows...
Nexflix struggles to adapt to Africa’s cinema market
Photo of a lady calling the slate on a film set in Lagos Nigeria. Image by FridayFilmboy from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed).In 2020, Netflix,...
Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa
The South African authorities said on Tuesday that they had pulled dozens of dead miners from a shuttered gold mine where they were working...
Nobel Laureates Join Call for Ramped Up Food Production to Avert...
A group of some of the world's foremost thinkers is sounding the alarm on the globe's looming "hunger catastrophe" and are calling for "moonshot"...
2024 Marked An Escalation in Brutality for Haiti’s Gang War
Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
A displaced community...
Laureates Call For Moonshot Innovation Effort to Avert Hunger Catastrophe
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian...
Another Erroneous Airstrike Claims Lives in Nigeria
Less than three weeks after a December 25 military airstrike in Sokoto state reportedly killed 10 villagers, an airstrike in Zamfara state has resulted...
The Year 2024: Hopes & Despairs
Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Environment, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
SYDNEY, Jan...
Spas of America Reveals Top 100 Spas of 2024: The Spa...
"We've seen a resurgence in consumers rediscovering their...
This Part of Mozambique Was Like Paradise. Now It’s a Terrorist...
In October, we traveled to the Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique to understand how terrorists who claim an affiliation with the Islamic State...
Wiltshire small business named best of the year at national award...
South west accountancy firm Charlton Baker received the accolade at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards.
Hosted by Woman's Hour...
Dwight Douglas Bowman, PhD, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime...
NEW YORK, NY, January 11, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Dwight Douglas...
Philip Berry Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, January 11, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Philip Berry...
Scoreboard: Montana Girls High School Wrestling Rankings (Jan. 10)
Montana Girls High School Wrestling Rankings100: Angelina Escarcega, Poplar; Wai Fandrich, Lockwood; Emmalyn Miller, Baker; Gracie Bingen, Huntley Project; Katelyn Sphuler, Kalispell Glacier; Ciri Nice,...
Trade Partnerships Offer Hope Against Deforestation
Asia-Pacific, Development & Aid, Environment, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals Opinion
Woodlands in nearly every forested country face threats from climate-change-driven fires and deforestation pressures fueled...
Unlocking SDG Success: How Better Data Can Develop Africa
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Financial Crisis, Headlines, Poverty & SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Oliver Chinganya,...
ENGIE South Africa Receives SET Label
ENGIE South Africa has been awarded the Sustainable Energy Transition (SET) label certification by Bureau Veritas. ENGIE says that this milestone highlights its continued...
UN DESA Releases Report on Global Economic Development
Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Environment, Financial Crisis, Global, Headlines, Labour, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations
Press Briefing on Launch of...
Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being...
By BILL BARROW and CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press
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Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with devastation
LOS ANGELES — More than 4,000 structures have been destroyed in the Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area, as thousands more have burned...
The Latest: Jimmy Carter’s motorcade greeted by crowds in his hometown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral...
What I saw in LA-area fire evacuations: Caring for people and...
Living in California, I’ve read a lot about disaster preparedness, seen it covered on TV, and even reported on it as the Monitor’s West...
Venâncio Mondlane Returns to Mozambique, Declaring Himself President
He stepped off a gray jumbo jet to the excited but subdued applause of a few airport employees in neon vests. At least one...
NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s...
A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather...
Developing Countries are Being Choked by Debt: This Could be the...
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Credit: Asian Peoples’ Movement...
Amid LA Inferno, Home Insurers Under Fire for Policy Cancellations
As deadly wildfire incinerated more than 1,000 homes and other structures in Los Angeles County this week, insurance companies are sparking outrage for...
Colombia’s Historic Child Marriage Ban
Civil Society, Education, Featured, Gender, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations,...
Growing baby corals in the nursery and corn on steep hillsides
Researchers developed a powder that efficiently absorbs carbon dioxide from the airCarbon capture is one way to lower CO2 levels in the atmosphere, but...
‘This Is Unprecedented’: Several Horrific Wildfires Ravage Los Angeles
Several major wildfires burned out of control in California's Los Angeles County on Wednesday as roaring winds fueled the rapid spread of the blazes,...
Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis Expected to Worsen in 2025
Africa, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
The United Nations Security Council...
Stories from a flooded planet: The impacts of floods from the...
Image by Giovana FleckPorto Alegre, Brazil – by Giovana Fleck
“It's worse than the pandemic,” a friend told me on a call. He was phoning...
Disaster by the Numbers: The Crisis in Sudan
A civil war in Sudan that has killed 150,000 people and forced more than 11 million others from their homes, by some estimates, prompted...
War shut down Sudan’s universities. But its students refused to give...
Since civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, it has dealt the country's higher education system a catastrophic blow. Universities have been...
Genocidal President, Genocidal Politics
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Displaced Palestinians...
Current Financing for Development Priorities Today
Aid, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Financial Crisis, Global, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 7...
Justin Trudeau is out. For Canadians, it’s not really a surprise.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement Monday that he’s resigning as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party comes as a shock for many abroad. “I cannot...
In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields
The snake struck 11-year-old Beatrice Ndanu Munyoki as she sat on a small stone, which lay atop a larger one, watching the family’s eight...
NRG Systems’ Bat Deterrent Technology, Paired with Curtailment, Reduces Bat Fatalities...
"Our findings underscore the value of acoustic deterrents...
‘Epic Ocean Victory’: Biden Permanently Bans Offshore Drilling Across 625 Million...
Outgoing President Joe Biden on Monday moved to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal...
Eurasia Group publishes “Top Risks” predictions for 2025: “The G-Zero world...
The G-Zero wins, Top Risk #1, describes an emerging era in which no one power or group of powers drives the global agenda and...
James May ‘not mourning’ TV split with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard...
The trio presented shows including BBC’s Top Gear and Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour for 22 years together but called it quits...
As trust plummets, how can mainstream media rebuild credibility?
The category “mainstream media” refers to flagship national newspapers like The New York Times, cable news channels like CNN and Fox News and news...
The most Secret Memory of Men and the Disgraceful Condemnation of...
Africa, Arts, Crime & Justice, Globalisation, Headlines, Religion, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan 6 2025 (IPS) - In 2021, the Senegalese novelist...
Will Trump Seize the Opportunity for an Israeli-Palestinian Breakthrough?
Armed Conflicts, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The Separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and...
Vermont Sued for New Law Requiring Big Oil to Pay for...
The US Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute - representing the biggest fossil fuel companies in the world - are suing the...
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral started Saturday. Here is what to know
ATLANTA — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter begin Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at age 100.The first...
Should the US give visas to highly skilled immigrants? Unpacking the...
If ever there were poster children for the benefits of immigration, they would be the highly skilled foreign workers employed by American high-tech companies.Their...
In Kenya, community health volunteers fight for pay and status
In a small house in western Kenya, Millicent Miruka sits across from a young couple and their sleeping baby, Joy.Does Joy have a birth...
Trace Awards 2025 to showcase Africa’s musical diversity
The Trace Awards & Summit 2025 is set to electrify Zanzibar. The Trace Awards ceremony, taking place on 26 February 2025, will bring together...
Tanzania’s Disaster Preparedness: A Nation on Edge
Africa, Climate Change, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The recent collapse of a...
A Renewed Vision for Prosperity for Landlocked Developing Countries
Civil Society, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Least Developed Countries, Natural Resources, Small...
Morgan Stanley Latest Wall Street Giant to Ditch Net-Zero Coalition
On Thursday, the Wall Street titan Morgan Stanley became the latest financial institution to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a United Nations-convened group of...
These Memphis icons bolster Black radio – and their communities
Bev Johnson has been in radio for nearly 50 years.“There are so many stories,” she says of her tenure in the business. She is...
The Mozambique Song, and Rapper, Inspiring a Youth Uprising
The young men huddled around a parked car, bobbing to a beat that thumped from the speakers. It was an energetic and catchy rap...
‘Digital platforms amplify the Israeli narrative while systematically silencing Palestinian voices’
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, Press Freedom, TerraViva United Nations ...
Education Cannot Wait Interviews UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of...
Crime & Justice, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Gender, Gender Violence, Human Rights
Jan 2 2025 - Richard Bennett was...
Methods of Persuasion in Marketing Explained
The core purpose of marketing is to persuade consumers to take desirable action. Human decision-making can be influenced in many ways, including the three...
Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance...
Charity Ekezie dispels myths about Africa on social media. Source: Instagram.One of the new generation of TikTok celebrities in Africa is Charity Ekezie, a...
Who Will Save Nigeria’s Coastal City on the Brink of Extinction?
Africa, Aid, Civil Society, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, COP29, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian...
Remembering Jimmy Carter: a UN Perspective
Armed Conflicts, Children on the Frontline, Civil Society, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse,...
CGTN AMERICA & CCTV UN: Ringing in 2025, China vows to...
CGTN America & CCTV UN releases "Ringing in 2025, China vows to bring more smiles to its people" On New Year's Eve, Chinese President...
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
By MELISSA GOLDIN, CEDAR ATTANASIO and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY - Associated Press
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New Year’s Eve Las Vegas
From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice...
New Year’s Eve Las Vegas
From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice...
Plaintiffs File Landmark Lawsuit Against Don King Productions for Fraud, Defamation,...
The Ultimate "crabs in the bucket" Approach...
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Humanity’s Chance to Reverse Amazon’s Slide Toward Tipping Point Is ‘Shrinking’
The Amazon, sometimes called the "lungs of the planet," this year showed signs of further inching toward a much-feared tipping point, threatening the very...