US: Lifesaving Programs Remain Suspended Despite Waivers
(Washington, DC) – US State Department waivers on suspended foreign assistance worldwide have not resulted in the resumption of many vital programs protecting and...
Japan Prepares to Accept Medical Evacuees from Gaza
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said during a parliamentary session last week that the Japanese government was making an “earnest effort” to accept “ill...
Bee fences and women taxi drivers to protect people
Puerto Rico has a new marine protected area, thanks to local organizingThe Vega Baja and Manatí Underwater Gardens will protect 77 square miles of...
SAP Hosts 2025 SAP Africa Partner Awards
SAP has recognised the top-performing companies in its partner ecosystem at this year's annual SAP Africa Partner Awards, held on Wednesday, 5 February. The...
What’s happening in the Gaza Strip and Sudan that sparked a...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag referencing both Sudan and the Gaza Strip,...
Decoding Africa’s Energy Journey: Three Key Numbers
Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Around 600 million Africans still lack reliable...
Nepal’s green agenda: Progress and challenges in revising the National Biodiversity...
Photo by the author from COP 16 in Cali, Colombia, 2024Nepal is a state party to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). Nepal ratified...
Impacts of U.S. pause of foreign assistance on global AIDS programmes...
Overall National ResponseA Cabinet memo on the current situation and recommendations for the government of Kenya (GOK) to mitigate the situation has been developed...
Full Court Press: Montana high school basketball highlights (Feb. 8)
Editor's Note: To have games included here, submit scores and scoring details to 406mtsports.myteamscoop.com. The Full Court Press is updated as we receive results.• Helena...
Chiefs believe they have an answer for the Eagles’ unstoppable tush...
NEW ORLEANS — They are two of the more delightful — in Philadelphia — and detestable — to the rest of the league —...
Women We Admire Announces Rising Star Women Leaders in Healthcare for...
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Rising Star Women Leaders in Healthcare for 2025
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Women We...
Vahe Gregorian: Before Chiefs coach Andy Reid created dynasty in KC,...
Vahe Gregorian, The Kansas City Star
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Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in...
For decades, sub-Saharan Africa was a singular focus of American foreign aid. The continent received over $8 billion a year, money that was used...
UN Needs Backup Plan to Keep Saving Lives
The United Nations leadership and its member countries need a backup plan to ensure lifesaving UN humanitarian aid and human rights work continue. This...
Stage and film actor Tony Roberts, who often starred in Woody...
NEW YORK -- Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody...
Congress Urged to ‘Stand Up for Itself’ as Trump Admin Halts...
Climate campaigners are blasting the Trump administration's move to halt a $5 billion initiative to build electric vehicle chargers along highways across the United...
Rotary Launches ‘ACT4IMPACT’ to Celebrate 100 Years of Service
Rotary International's District 9350 has announced the launch of an awareness campaign 'ACT4IMPACT'. This campaign has been launched to celebrate 100 years of making...
Madagascar: Climate change negatively impacts ecosystems and communities
Lemur species leaning on a tree dried up from the lack of rainfall in Madagascar. Screenshot from the video ”Climate Change and Deforestation Threatens...
WFP, FAO Warn of the Severity of the Climate Crisis and...
Climate Action, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Education, Energy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Sustainability, Global, Headlines, Health, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva...
Forcing Palestinians Out of Gaza is A Recipe for Unimaginable Disaster
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Much of Gaza...
Fighting Intensifies in Sudan, Leaving Hundreds Dead
Hundreds of people, including dozens of children, have been killed in Sudan in recent days, according to civilian witnesses, medical workers and the United...
US: Trump Authorizes International Criminal Court Sanctions
(Washington, DC) – US government sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) would undermine international accountability for the worst crimes and deprive victims around...
Tanzanians with HIV Left in Crisis as USAID Funding Ends
Africa, Aid, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, North America, Population, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Women's...
How U.S.A.I.D. Affects National Parks and Conservation Worldwide
The money has restored coral reefs in the Seychelles, helped create a national park in Vietnam and turned former guerrillas into tour guides in...
How Trump’s proposed plan for Gaza has united an outraged Arab...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate its Palestinian inhabitants has made the forced transfer of populations...
‘A Disgrace’: Trump Admin Targets Multiple Environmental Justice Offices
The Trump administration plans to place over 100 workers who are employed with the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Justice and External...
Ending FGM Requires Strengthening Partnerships and Advocacy Efforts
Active Citizens, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, Gender Violence, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Population, Sustainable Development Goals,...
Retailers Must Act Quickly to Seize the Opportunities of Retail Media’s...
The rise of the retail industry as a platform for digital advertising marks a significant shift in how brands connect with consumers. As retail...
Goma: What Have We Done to God to Deserve All This?
Africa, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Armed Conflicts ...
Impact of the pause of U.S. foreign assistance in Ethiopia
The pause of U.S. foreign assistance on Ethiopia will affect many areas of development, however its impact on Ethiopia’s national HIV response is particularly...
Sungrow Announces First Roadshow of 2025 to Advance Clean Power for...
Sungrow has announced the launch of its first roadshow of 2025, bringing its solar and energy storage innovations to cities across South Africa. Starting...
Mall Ads Unveils New Wall Site at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre
Mall Ads™, a leading brand under the Provantage umbrella, has partnered with Pareto Limited, one of South Africa's top-ranking property developers to launch a...
U.S. White House Executive Order Raises Concerns for Its Support to...
Aid, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals,...
UN Censors Criticism of Saudi Arabia at Internet Conference
(New York) – United Nations officials removed criticisms of the Saudi government from the official record of a UN-organized internet governance conference in Riyadh in December...
Trump Indicates Intent to Escalate Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
(Washington, DC) – US President Donald Trump’s statement on February 4, 2025, that the United States would “take over” the Gaza Strip and that...
Grand Stevie® Award Winners Announced in the 2025 Middle East &...
We are delighted to announce the 2025 Grand...
Meet the woman keeping the adorable pups happy at this year’s...
NEW YORK -- If you tune into the “Puppy Bowl” on Sunday, you'll likely see a key person's influence — even if you don't...
A Framework for Creativity
Creativity, by definition, is the ability to generate new, original and valuable ideas, solutions, or artistic expressions. The caveat here is that this is...
Benin: An African Pioneer
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Credit: Hadynya/iStock by Getty Images via International Monetary...
This program in Nigeria sends children from the streets into the...
Safiyanu Mati stands at the blackboard, pointing a cane at letters of the alphabet scrawled in chalk. As he reads each letter aloud, the...
Balwin Properties Partners With 5FM for the Balwin Sport Marathon Series
5FM has been named media partner for the 2025 Balwin Sport Marathon Series. For the series, Balwin Properties, in collaboration with 5FM, has announced...
Suspend Arms Transfers to End US Complicity in Israeli Abuses
(Washington, DC) – The United States will be complicit in the Israeli government’s grave violations in Gaza so long as it continues to provide...
From urban bars to country weddings, Moroccan folk singers break barriers...
SIDI YAHYA ZAER, Morocco -- Mbarka Moullablad’s family frowned when she first told them she planned to make a living as a cheikha, singing...
China: Travel for Uyghurs Heavily Restricted
(New York) – The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of their internationally protected right to...
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse...
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one...
Mozambique: Two Presidents, One Divided Nation
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Credit: Emidio Jozine. Mozambique has...
America’s Scourge: An Ageing Elderly Population
Economy & Trade, Headlines, Health, Labour, North America, Population, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The proportion of America’s elderly population, currently defined unfortunately as those aged...
From worst to best: How Poland reduces traffic deaths, and Sri...
Road deaths in Warsaw have dropped by over half in the past decadeThe streets of the Polish capital were once known as some of...
Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their...
GOMA, Congo -- Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, as fighting rages on...
Huawei Partners With Bayanda Walaza
Huawei Consumer Business Group South Africa has announced a new partnership, underscoring its commitment to innovation and excellence whilst fostering South African sporting talent....
Hidden Danger: How War Remnants Threaten Syrian Lives
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainable Development Goals Armed Conflicts ...
Cotlands Charity Golf Day to Support Vulnerable Children
Cotlands has announced that it will host its fourth annual Charity Golf Day, set to take place on Thursday, 20 February at the Country...
WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the...
Africa knew Trump’s ‘America First’ pledge meant it might be last....
JOHANNESBURG -- Four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing almost all U.S. foreign aid, an email landed in Claris Madhuku's...
Jamaican poet Velma Pollard, whose melodious writing paid homage to the...
Velma Pollard (L) with Jamaica's most recent Poet Laureate Olive Senior (R) at the launch of a book of poetry by Professor Mervyn Morris...
Full Court Press: Montana high school basketball highlights (Feb. 1)
Editor's Note: To have games included here, submit scores and scoring details to 406mtsports.myteamscoop.com. The Full Court Press is updated as we receive results.• No....
Scoreboard: High school swimming (Feb. 1)
High school swimmingMissoula InvitationalGrizzly PoolTop 10 boys team scores: 1. Bozeman, 430.5; 2. Helena Capital, 329; 3. Billings Central, 290; 4. Bozeman Gallatin, 284;...
The Grammys are here with Beyoncé leading all nominees at a...
LOS ANGELES -- The 67th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday but with a dramatically different tone this year.As Los Angeles continues to recover...
Planet Classroom Presents Inspiring February 2025 Releases: Creativity, Brilliance, and Diversity
Discover the newest groundbreaking films on the Planet Classroom Network for February.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Planet Classroom is thrilled to announce its...
Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover
After a week of fighting, rebels backed by Rwanda have wrested almost full control over Goma, a city of two million in the eastern...
UNAIDS urges that all essential HIV services must continue while U.S....
GENEVA, 1 February 2025— The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is urging for a continuation of all essential HIV services while the...
Life After a Rebel Takeover
After a week of fighting, rebels backed by Rwanda have wrested almost full control over Goma, a city of two million in the eastern...
World’s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill...
DAKAR, Senegal -- DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Khaby Lame, the Senegal-born world’s most popular TikTok personality who never says a word in videos watched...
Scoreboard: Montana Girls High School Wrestling Rankings (Jan. 31)
Montana Girls High School Wrestling RankingsTeam rankingsClass AA: Billings Senior 231, Kalispell Flathead 120.5, Billings Skyview 111, Billings West 81, Helena Capital 72.5. Class A:...
Rwanda: Ensure Humanitarian Aid Reaches Goma
(Nairobi) – Rwandan forces and the abusive M23 armed group should urgently ensure access to and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the...
Uganda: Supreme Court Bans Military Trials of Civilians
(Nairobi) – Uganda’s Supreme Court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional is a victory for human rights, Human Rights Watch said today.On January...
‘Areas Essential to the Global Climate Are Being Threatened by Economic...
Active Citizens, Africa, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Energy, Environment, Featured, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations
Jan...
Calls for Big Oil to Cover LA Fire Damage as Chevron,...
As Chevron and ExxonMobil on Friday reported tens of billions in 2024 profits, campaigners intensified their demand for Big Oil to pay for the...
A Spotted Hyena Turns Up in Egypt After a 5,000 Absence
The animal killed two goats belonging to residents of Wadi Yahmib, a village within the sparsely populated Elba Protected Area of Egypt. To protect...
Trump review of foreign aid reopens debate: How reliable is the...
Tucked away in last year’s $60 billion U.S. foreign aid budget was a $15 million drop in the ocean.Literally. The money paid for projects...
TikTok Releases What’s Next 2025 Trend Report
TikTok has released its What's Next 2025 Trend Report, which reveals the key trends shaping the future of marketing and entertainment and shows that...
2025 Streaming Trends: While the Wars Might Be Over, the Battle...
Omadia has released its 2025 Trends to Watch report, which predicts 2025 will be the first year that streaming will outpace traditional pay TV...
Gaza Humanitarian Aid: How a Lack of Political Will Sabotaged Resolution...
Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, Peace, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva...
ENGIE Golden Valley Wind Farm Partners With High Schools for Better...
Golden Valley Wind Farm, a majority-owned subsidiary of ENGIE, has announced that its partnership with Lonwabo High School has assisted the school in achieving...