Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65
OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He...
As Big Oil Ally Trump Returns, Industry Set to Turn Lobbying...
The first Trump administration was a boon for fossil fuel executives, and a new analysis shows the efforts the industry is already making to...
SPAR Brings Meals to Women and Children in Need
SPAR has announced that its 'A Christmas Like No Other' campaign brought thousands of meals to women and children in need. Through this initiative,...
Our writers recall their most memorable Christmas gifts – and the...
“The fastest, coolest kid in the schoolyard”I remember one of the best gifts that my grandmother ever gave me for Christmas. It was a...
What Does the End of Assad’s Regime Mean for Syria and...
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The United Nations...
New Biden Emissions Targets Seen as No Match for Looming Trump...
With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump set to take office in just over a month, green groups on Thursday greeted President Joe Biden's new climate...
Is Syrian upheaval the first step to a stabler Middle East?
The drama surrounding the collapse of the Assad family’s dynastic dictatorship in Syria has obscured the single most important aspect of Bashar al-Assad’s demise.It...
HIV financial data: A transformative power to ensure sustainability of the...
Progress towards ending AIDS as a public health threat has been strongest in the countries and regions with sufficient investments in their HIV responses,...
Transformative Change Will Save a Planet in Peril—IPBES
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‘Monumental Win’: Montana Supreme Court Upholds Decision on Youth Climate Case
Youth plaintiffs celebrated on Wednesday after the Montana Supreme Court
upheld a judge's August 2023 decision that the state government's promotion of climate-wrecking fossil...
With Iran on the decline, a new axis rises in Mideast....
Turkey and Qatar are emerging as brokers and kingmakers in Syria, filling the void left by the collapse of Iranian influence in the pivotal...
A year of plentiful prose: The best books of 2024
FictionJames, by Percival Everett“With my pencil, I wrote myself into being,” asserts James in Percival Everett’s National Book Award-winning novel. This is Jim of “The...
Did Togo Reforms Entrench President Gnassingbé’s Power?
Africa, Democracy, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, TerraViva United Nations | Analysis Democracy
Togo's President, Faure Gnassingbé ABUJA, Dec 18 2024 (IPS) -...
The Climate Crisis as a Diplomatic Battlefield
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Harmful gasses continue...
Biden Admin Confirms Dangers of LNG Exports But Won’t Act to...
Approving more liquefied natural gas exports would raise domestic energy prices, increase the pollution burden placed on local communities, and exacerbate the climate crisis,...
The ‘Voltaire of the Arabs’ is beloved in France, but imprisoned...
France has long held up its literary tradition as a space where freedom of expression can thrive. But the Nov. 16 arrest in Algeria...
Why Zimbabweans keep watching their money go up in smoke
On the evening of Oct. 8, a fire tore through Mbare Musika, the largest market in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. The hot yellow flames devoured...
Cameroon: Minister Suspends Prominent Human Rights Group
(Nairobi) – Cameroon’s authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of a prominent human rights group, Human Rights Watch said today. The arbitrary suspension lacks a...
A Most Heinous -Yet Unprosecuted- Crime: Inequality
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"Without concerted efforts, billions face a future marked by...
Interlinked Solutions Key to Tackling Biodiversity, Water, Food, Health and Climate...
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America’s Climate Carousel
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Oxfam activists wearing masks of...
Thousands Feared Dead in Impoverished French Territory of Mayotte After Cyclone...
Undocumented migrants living in informal settlements in the French territory of Mayotte were among those whose lives and livelihoods were most devastated by Cyclone...
Move over, Vikings. Sweden’s new seafaring heroes are knitting grannies.
Two hundred years ago, the Swedish island of Gotland was known for its abundant wool and talented craftswomen. Knitters, known as “sweater dears,” sailed...
Floods are battering South Sudan. This aid worker helps villagers plan...
Devastating flooding – the South Sudan region’s worst in 60 years – has been forecast through at least December, and tiny Panpandiar sits in...
Camps of Death, Terror: Syrian Survivors Face Long Road To Recovery
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, Middle East & North Africa, Peace,...
Sudan: Fighters Rape Women and Girls, Hold Sex Slaves
Rapid Support Forces fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context of sexual slavery, in Sudan’s South Kordofan...
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move...
Saudi Arabia banned film for 35 years. The Red Sea festival...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — “My Driver and I” was supposed to be made in 2016, but was scuttled amid...
Waves of joy flood Damascus. But an undercurrent of distrust lingers.
A surging crowd pressed up against the high metal gate of a government compound, desperate for clues about disappeared loved ones. Politely but firmly,...
Small Island States Put Faith in International Court’s ‘Wayfinding’ Advisory Opinion
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Solar panels in space show potential for liftoff, despite cost concerns
Putting solar panels in space means you can collect the sun’s rays regardless of the weather, and, proponents say, it can help power remote...
Intra-Regional Relations the Key To Sustainable Development in the Horn of...
Africa, Aid, Development & Aid, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade & Investment Sustainable Development...
The Fall of The Assad Regime: The Rebels’ Prospect for Success...
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People...
Radisson Hotel Group welcomes the first Radisson RED to Thailand with...
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of Radisson RED Phuket Patong Beach, marking the brand's introduction to the country with a...
Assad’s fall has rewards for Israel. It’s focused on the risks.
Within hours of Syrian rebels seizing Damascus last weekend, Israeli soldiers crossed into a demilitarized buffer zone between the two countries. Israel described the...
US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and...
BANGKOK -- The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy...
The Climate Generation: Our landmark series, one year later
One year after publishing our seven-part series, Monitor reporters Sara Miller Llana and Stephanie Hanes follow up with the activists and adapters, challengers and...
Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to...
BAYELSA, Nigeria -- Ominike Marvis has lost count of the number of times her 6-year-old son has had malaria. So when Nigeria started offering...
When Ousted Leaders Seek Safe Havens to Escape Jail Time &...
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View of Aleppo, December 2024, a city in Syria, which...
Mali: Atrocities by the Army and Wagner Group
Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the UN peacekeeping mission...
In Nigeria’s lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do...
NASARAWA, Nigeria -- Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with...
In Supreme Court Briefs, Biden DOJ Sides With Communities Suing Big...
Campaigners and experts on Wednesday welcomed the Biden administration's new briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in state and local lawsuits...
It’s the Greed, Stupid!
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Human activity has degraded over 70% of...
Once Scattered by Colonialism, Today United in Urgent Pursuit of Climate...
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US-Audiobooks-Top-10
Nonfiction 1. Main Street Millionaire by Codie Sanchez, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin...
Water Shortages Hit Zimbabwe Towns as Country Struggles To Overcome Impact...
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“Cooling” La Niña conditions...
To What Extent is Bangladesh’s Hindu Population Under Attack?
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Large numbers of Bangladeshi Hindus protested for recognition and protection...
In Zimbabwe, Women Are Leading the Battle Against Climate Change
Africa, Africa Climate Wire, Civil Society, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition,...
After Juan Soto’s megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract?...
For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the...
Pesticide Scorecard Exposes Which Food Retailers Are Failing Bees
A report released Tuesday from the environmental group Friends of the Earth finds that the U.S. food retail sector's use of pesticides on just...
Arctic Tundra Has Turned From ‘Carbon Sink to Carbon Source’ in...
Permafrost in the Arctic has stored carbon dioxide for millennia, but the annual Arctic Report Card released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Crisis Cost Insurers $600 Billion
A report out Tuesday shows that the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency accounts for an estimated $600 billion of global insured weather losses over a...
This Year Saw Most of the World Repressed – but in...
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No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest,...
‘People Power Works’: Shell Backs Down in Anti-Protest Lawsuit Against Greenpeace
The United Kingdom-based oil giant Shell agreed Tuesday to settle a major lawsuit the company brought against Greenpeace after activists from the group boarded...
Pacific Community Calls Out Urgency of Climate Loss and Damage Finance...
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South Africa’s Simba Chips Powered by Penetron Anti-Microbial Concrete Protection from...
Penetron was the preferred concrete waterproofing and protection...
MultiChoice Talent Factory nurtures next-gen African filmmakers
Three MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) academies across Africa have celebrated the graduation of another group of film and TV professionals. This new cohort of...
‘For the Human Race, Ignoring the Climate Emergency Is No Longer...
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Poland: Brutal Pushbacks at Belarus Border
Polish law enforcement is unlawfully, and sometimes violently, forcing people trying to enter the country back to Belarus without considering their protection needs.Poland’s inhumane and illegal pushbacks...
Is the CFP bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would...
The committee that chose the 12 contenders for college football's national title was only worried about one thing — ranking the teams.Where those teams...
Green, Indigenous Groups Warns Arctic Still at Grave Drilling Risk When...
Wildlife protection groups and Indigenous leaders in Alaska said Monday that they would push to discourage bidding in an oil and gas lease sale...
What next for leaderless Syria, once the Mideast’s hub?
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is the Middle East equivalent of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It left the region’s...
Syria: Between “Collective Failure” and “World War III”
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Kurds celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Qamishlo, the main city in...
How a revered starchy side dish helped choose Ghana’s next president
Want to understand why opposition candidate John Mahama was elected president of Ghana this weekend?Look no further than the country’s favorite food, a fermented...
2024 Still on Track to Be First Full Year That Breached...
Data from the first 11 months of 2024 reaffirmed that the globe is set to pass a grim mile stone this year, according to...
Hyprop Wraps Up Another Year of Partnering With the Santa Shoebox...
Hyprop has celebrated another year of partnership with the Santa Shoebox Project. Throughout 2024, Hyprop's eight malls have donated a total of 74 751...
Plastics, Power, and Politics: The High-Stakes Fight for a Global Treaty
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Local people from Watamu, Kenya, work with Local...
Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to...
TAMESNA, Morocco -- After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on...
First 12-team CFP set: Oregon seeded No. 1, SMU edges Alabama...
The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative.Perfect or 100% fair? Well, nobody ever...
How farming is transforming lives for South Africa’s deaf population
At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and planting tomatoes and lettuce. Despite the...
Feminist literature under fire: The ‘Cometierra’ controversy in Argentina
Collage with the cover of the novel “Cometierra,” by Dolores Reyes. Image created with Canva by Global Voices.At the beginning of November, Argentine feminist...
‘Dirty and Dumb!’ Trump May Cancel Contracts to Electrify USPS Fleet
As part of President-elect Donald Trump's mission to roll back the Biden administration's climate policies, the Republican may cancel contracts to electrify the U.S....
Trump offers a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his...
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump offered a public show of support Friday for Pete Hegseth, his choice to lead the Defense Department, whose confirmation by...
In Pictures: Old Town Christmas Festival 2024
The Old Town Christmas Festival had been rescheduled from Sunday, November 24 to Sunday, December 1 following flooding during Storm Bert and...