The End of the Dollar Is Nigh
By Shayne Heffernan, May 6, 2025
The U.S. dollar’s grip as the world’s reserve currency is slipping fast, a reality underscored by economic shifts in...
More butterflies and birds: Vulnerable species make gains
Eastern monarch butterflies doubled in populationAccording to a new report, the butterflies occupied 4.42 acres in central Mexico’s forests over the winter, up from...
Met Gala highlights: A tribute to Black fashion, Rihanna’s pregnancy surprise
NEW YORK — Rihanna shut down a rainy Met Gala on Monday in a pinstripe look and a huge hat, her newly announced baby...
This restaurateur never made it past fifth grade. Now she runs...
The fragrance of tea brewing and the earthy aroma of round flatbreads baking fill the air. The busy kitchen rings with the sounds of...
Third LDC Future Forum Concludes with Ambitious Plans to Build Resilience...
Civil Society, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
LDC...
Top African Rights Court to Consider States’ Climate Obligations
A coalition of African lawyers and civil society groups has asked the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for an advisory opinion on 55...
Near war’s front lines, a Congolese village hesitantly rebuilds
When Jeremie Lumoo fled his home in the eastern Congolese village of Kimoka last year, he wondered if he’d ever see it again. Sitting...
The Congo Basin, a vital home for global biodiversity is at...
By Grace Kobare
The Congo Basin has the world’s second-largest rainforest, surpassed only by the Amazon Basin. It's a mix of rivers, forests, grasslands, and...
Wiltshire local elections: town and parish council results
As the Wiltshire Times reported yesterday (Friday, May 2) it was a nail-biting finish to the Wiltshire Council elections, with the Conservative Party...
Trump’s ‘Phony Energy Emergency’ Used by DOJ to Target State Climate...
Defenders of climate and the rule of law blasted the Trump administration on Friday for using what one consumer campaigner called a "phony" emergency...
African news, analysis and opinion
On paper, Senegal has the resources to support its ambition to become the African continent’s next economic powerhouse, with its population, oil windfall and...
Noteworthy and influential people who’ve died this year
The month of April saw the death of history's first Latin American pope.Known for his embrace of the downtrodden, Pope Francis, who died of...
World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media...
This year, World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under...
Mastercard Foundation Partners With UNHCR
The Mastercard Foundation has announced a USD$300-million partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that will enable more than half a million refugees and...
A Must-Read Book for Young People Worldwide Has Arrived — Inclusionism:...
A Must-Read Book for Young People Worldwide Has Arrived — Inclusionism: Finally! Offers a Radical Economic Shift
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As Washington abdicates leadership role, world seeks new way forward
If there were job ads inviting nation states to apply for work, it is not hard to guess which post would top the world’s...
Three novels strike at the heart of devastating legacies
The old adage aside, you can judge these books by their covers. For those interested in boundary-pushing works of literature from all over the...
With ‘Green Islam,’ climate action is a religious duty – and...
The school bell, a gong, is struck at 3 p.m. as a thunderstorm rumbles and the call to Asr, the late afternoon Muslim prayer,...
Signs of repair at town centre butchers ‘infested by rats’
Kenya Halal Butchers, at 26 Bridge Street, was forced to close in March 2024 following an investigation by Swindon Borough Council.
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Jordan wants to avoid proxy war. Banning the Muslim Brotherhood just...
As its neighbors in the Middle East have been plunged into regional conflict, Jordan has stood as a rare, neutral stronghold of peace, resisting...
Oral histories and now DNA of Picuris Pueblo link their ancestors...
For the first time, a tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral connection to Chaco Canyon, one of...
How Louisiana Advocates Are Continuing to Fight the Trump-Backed LNG Boom
Louisiana advocates and their allies are not giving up in their fight to stop the liquefied natural gas buildout that threatens the health and...
Rebels took eastern Congo’s largest city. Now they must run it.
It had been a while since Corneille Nangaa had an office job. The former Congolese civil servant spent much of the last two years...
World Immunization Week Highlights the Urgency of Global Vaccine Access
Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Financial Crisis, Global, Headlines, Health, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
A healthcare worker vaccinates...
Angola’s Bodiva stock exchange expects more listings
Angola’s stock exchange, the Bolsa de Dívida e Valores de Angola (Bodiva), expects the number of listed companies will soar from 4 to 10...
Sights Set on Highest Ambition as World Rows Through Toughest Ocean...
Africa, Asia-Pacific, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, PACIFIC COMMUNITY, Pacific Community Climate Wire,...
NEWBERRY TANKS WINS DOUBLE GOLD AT 2025 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS®
Newberry Tanks & Equipment, LLC, wins top accolades from the 2025 American...
Economic Community of West African States: Fifty and Fractured
Africa, Democracy, Economy & Trade, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
LAGOS, Nigeria, Apr 30 2025...
In US-Iran nuclear talks, a hesitant step out of a high-stakes...
This weekend’s negotiations in Oman between the United States and Iran about the future of the Iranian nuclear program followed a familiar but unorthodox...
Germany’s Role in International Security: Time to Match Words with Deeds
Armed Conflicts, Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Peace, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
As global conflicts rise & UN peace missions...
4 fresh recipes that go heavy on spring produce
Is there anything more soul-lifting than staring down a big pile of spring leaf lettuce, and imaging all the different things you can do...
In the Dock: Woman steals £25,000 and goes on spending spree
Swindon: Sam Hassan, 21, of Ash Grove, Pinehurst, has been sentenced for serious drug charges.
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Hassan was...
More changes to Honda site and new hotel ownership among...
The following are planning applications sent to Swindon Borough Council this week
Westlea: The Campanile Hotel in the Delta Business Park...
Reason behind ‘never-ending’ roadworks set to cause days of traffic
The works, which began on Victoria Road on Tuesday, April 22, came just one week after Wales and West roadworks on the...
African Giving Practices: Understanding a Tradition of Generosity and Community Support
Development & Aid, Headlines, Human Rights, Inequality, Poverty & SDGs Opinion
African giving practices are an integral part of the continent’s rich cultural tapestry. They...
FNB Partners With South Africans to Build a More Water-Secure Future
Earth Day is a timely reminder of the environmental challenges we face, and one of the most pressing is water. Water is under pressure...
Climate TRACE Releases February 2025 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data
Global greenhouse gas emissions for the month of February 2025 totaled 5.04 billion tonnes CO2e. For all updates to Climate TRACE country-, state-, city-,...
Trump Signs Executive Order to Advance ‘Deeply Dangerous’ Deep-Sea Mining
Amid global calls for a ban on deep-sea mining to protect marine ecosystems, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to...
Royal Coffee Opens New Sourcing & Logistics Office in Addis Ababa,...
"Ethiopia is one of the most important and...
Study Estimates Fossil Fuel Giants Have Inflicted $28 Trillion in Climate...
As planetary heating has fueled increasingly damaging hurricanes, wildfires, and dangerous heatwaves, fossil fuel giants have long been shielded by plausible deniability: Despite scientists'...
Financing for Whom? The Financing for Development Summit Must Address Social...
Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Education, Financial Crisis, Gender, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Inequality, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
NEW YORK, Apr 24 2025...
FoodForward South Africa Highlights Food Banking for Earth Day
This Earth Day, FoodForward South Africa (FFSA) has highlighted the crucial role that surplus food recovery plays in combating this often-ignored driver of global...
‘An Attempt to Silence the Public’s Voice’: Trump Moves to Accelerate...
The Trump administration announced late Wednesday that it is moving to implement new permitting procedures designed to speed up reviews and approvals of oil...
UN Warns of an Imminent Collapse in Haiti
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United...
A Nation Bleeds While the World Watches: The Tragedy in Sudan...
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
View of destruction at...
In postwar Ethiopia, a stand on higher ground
Nations prone to split over ethnic or religious divides often find ways to bond by embracing a higher civic identity. Ethiopia just set a...
‘We Need Urgent Global Action’: Study Warns Humanity on Path to...
Scientists on Wednesday
released yet another study warning that humankind is at risk of triggering various climate "tipping points" absent urgent action to dramatically...
UN Chief, Brazil Gather World Leaders to Reaffirm Commitments Paris Agreement
Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, COP30, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development...
Fossil Fuels Blamed as 84% of World’s Coral Reefs Hit by...
A year after scientists warned the world was seeing its fourth mass coral bleaching event, rising ocean temperatures fueled by greenhouse gas emissions have...
Australia 2025 Election Questionnaire
Below is a question-by-question compilation of responses by the Australian Labor Party (ALP), the Liberal National Coalition and the Australian Greens. The Liberal National...
Music-lovers rejoice as festival returns with ‘battle of the bands’
The decade-spanning 'Festival on the Farm' is offering the amazing opportunity for local, original bands to battle it out for a centre...
Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Unsafe Air. Trump’s Climate Rampage Is...
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged following his 2024 election victory to deliver the "cleanest air" on the planet, but a report published Wednesday warns...
Global coral bleaching has now hit 84% of ocean’s reefs in...
Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in...
Climate Groups Report 2025 Is Unlikely To Be Hotter Than 2024
Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Global, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations
A...
US Considering Nuclear Power for Saudi Arabia in Grand Bargain
Armed Conflicts, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, TerraViva...
Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Two unlawful Israeli strikes on the northeastern Lebanese town of Younine between September and November 2024 were apparent indiscriminate attacks on civilians.More and more...
‘Sick’: Trump Marks Earth Day With Layoff Notice for Hundreds of...
As defenders of the planet marked Earth Day with pledges to fight the destructive agenda of U.S. President Donald Trump, some green groups on...
On Earth Day, Dems Push Bills to Ban Offshore Drilling ‘Once...
On Tuesday, to coincide with Earth Day, multiple Democratic senators renewed their effort to pass bills to protect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans from...
‘We Will Not Cooperate’: Earth Day Puts Focus on Need to...
As green groups honor the 55th annual Earth Day on Tuesday, environmental leaders are highlighting the need to fight back against the detrimental climate...
How to reuse exhaust from jets and store energy in sand
A Texas airport is harnessing the wind power of jets at takeoffThe American company JetWind Power uses giant turbines to capture forceful air from...
Pratesi Continues Its Retail Expansion With A New Store In Boston...
"Our new store on Newbury Street is designed...
SA’s PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025...
The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with local agency, Flow Communications, announced as the outright winner in the industry sectors: associations category...
Slave Trade: Gorée Island and the ‘Fragility of Freedom’
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The Maison des Esclave or Slave...
Swindon care home residents enjoy visit from farm animals
White Lodge care home in Braydon, Swindon, welcomed alpacas, pygmy goats, lambs, and guinea pigs during the farm day.
The animals...
Essential Supplies Run Critically Low in Gaza While Displacement Soars
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
The ruins...
Panama accepted asylum-seekers the US didn’t want. Then its troubles began.
Mellona Takie can barely make it through a game of Uno these days, though on a recent afternoon she tries. Anything to keep her...
The 89%: New Media Collaboration Calls Attention to ‘Climate Change’s Silent...
According to a global survey, 89% of people worldwide want their government to do more to address the climate crisis, yet current national policies...
She survived Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Now she promotes peace through education.
When Theoneste Mutabazi started teaching at Umuco Mwiza School in Kigali in 2008, he marveled at everything its students had. There was an art...
A horse therapy program in Namibia brings joy to children with...
WINDHOEK, Namibia -- Susan de Meyer's horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive kids learn to be a little quieter around them while...
Thomas ends 3-year drought with playoff victory in RBC Heritage
DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press
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