Scam centers in southeast Asia are on the rise despite crackdowns
BANGKOK -- It often starts with a text message asking if you are available on weekends, looking for a part-time job or you get...
France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past...
PARIS -- As French police race to track where the Louvre's stolen crown jewels have gone, a growing chorus wants a brighter light on...
US Skips High-Level Presence at COP30 Climate Summit
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All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known,...
WASHINGTON -- As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to...
Decision to be made on future of closed down bakery and...
Howie's Bakehouse and Bar stood at the centre of Wood Street for two years, celebrating royal visits and street festivals on its...
Mountain Club of Uganda makes strides in making climbing more accessible
With the sun’s golden rays streaming behind him, Miracle Ainamaani shouts “Rope!” – a standard practice in case any fellow climbers are below him....
Tired of Luggage That Fails When You Need It Most? Meet...
Born from Peli's legacy of protection, the ATX 22 transforms tough engineering...
The World’s Forests Cannot Wait: Why COP30 Must Center Indigenous Peoples’...
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NAPO, Amazonia, Ecuador /...
Noteworthy and influential people who’ve died this year
Known around the world for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, conservationist Jane Goodall was among a number of noteworthy people who died in October.Her...
Oldest and biggest Maya temple was built to depict the cosmos
Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields...
Windhoek Beer Announces Arrival of Windhoek Beer Hops Truck
Windhoek Beer has announced that it aims to revolutionise traditional food rules with its new campaign, 'Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else'. This...
On a South Carolina island, could local control help preserve Gullah...
Like many who moved to this remote island on the southeastern U.S. coast, Mike Hubbard, a retired Virginia farmer, has had to reconsider what...
Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
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COP30: The Real Solution to Climate Change Could be Through International...
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Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms collapsed hillsides and left vast parts...
Nations’ Climate Plans Could Cause 2.5°C of Warming, Imperiling ‘Livable Future’
A United Nations assessment released Tuesday—less than a week before the UN Climate Change Conference summit in Brazil—warns that countries' latest pledges to cut...
Ahead of COP30, Report Finds Oil and Gas Expansion Continues to...
The fossil fuel industry is "racing toward climate breakdown with its foot on the accelerator," said one official at the German environmental rights group...
Calling Climate Change a ‘Public Health Crisis,’ Open Letter Urges Action...
In the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, more than 230 climate and health organizations, activists, policymakers, artists, and...
Child begging in the Sahel reflects precarious circumstances of region facing...
Photo of so-called Talibé children. Image by Soumaila Aya. Used with permission.In the major cities of Central Sahel countries, such as Niamey in Niger,...
Still We Rise: Artworks from the Ifa Lethu Foundation and SABC...
The Ifa Lethu Foundation of South Africa has spearheaded another landmark event in the country. This October, it partnered with the SABC as they...
Land Degradation Threatens Billions of Lives Worldwide, Warns UN Food Agency
A report published Monday by a United Nations agency revealed that nearly 1 in 5 people on Earth live in regions affected by failing...
An international force in Gaza? Israelis struggle with outsourcing security.
Benjamin Netanyahu opened a recent Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem with a statement one would not expect from an Israeli prime minister to fellow ministers:...
Green loans in Africa raise concerns about economic sovereignty
Electricity pylons. Image from Raw Pixel via CC0 licenseThis article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from...
Digify Africa Expands its Digital Skills Footprint With the Launch of...
Digify Africa has announced the return of its Digify General Practitioners (GPs) programme, now expanding to De Aar. After training rounds in Kuruman and...
Women guards of Kaziranga brave all challenges to protect wildlife in...
The Van Durgas, Priyanka Bharali, Rashmi Bora, Dipanjali Boraik, and Mitali Boruah from left to right. Image by Arpita Das Choudhury. Used with permission.The...
Are climate conferences ‘too mega’? Activists and diplomats talk reform.
Tens of thousands of people – from diplomats to lobbyists to journalists – will soon convene on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon for...
Food Systems Are the Missing Link in Social Development
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Crops growing at farmers’ cooperative, Baidoa, Southwest State, Somalia. Credit: FAO...
Royal prerogative: King Charles III banishes Andrew to buttress the House...
No one is bigger than the monarchy. Not even the king’s brother.In the end, that reality spelled the end of Andrew’s life as a...
As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise
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Aldi reveal most popular Halloween 2025 looks including Victoria Beckham
The supermarket giant commissioned a study to look at the trends for Halloween 2025.
It found that over half (60%) of...
US Threatens to Resume Nuclear Testing while Past Tests Have Devastated...
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The first USSR nuclear...
Even During Shutdown, Senate GOP Does Big Oil’s Bidding With Vote...
The Republican-controlled US Senate voted Thursday to scrap a Biden-era policy that protected millions of acres in the Alaskan Arctic from fossil fuel drilling,...
Paul Zimnisky Diamond Analytics Podcast Hits 25,000 Downloads Milestone
The turbulent state of the global diamond industry has led stakeholders to seek clarity through independent analyst Paul Zimnisky's show
NEW YORK, Oct. 30,...
From Slogans to Systems: Five Practical Steps for Turning Social Development...
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Mavalow...
‘There Is No Lack of Money’: Climate Movement Demands Billionaire Tax...
As Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of destruction in the Caribbean and the world prepares for the next United Nations climate summit, campaigners this...
Y-Brand’s Kabelo Ncholo Named HR Leader of the Year
Kabelo Ncholo, the founder and CEO of Y-Brand — an African-based Marketing, Advertising and Communications agency — was named HR Leader of the Year...
EWSETA Advances South Africa’s G20 Clean Cooking Legacy
South Africa has achieved a significant milestone in its clean energy transition through the G20 Clean Cooking Legacy Programme, a global initiative that united...
US flexes its military power, but regime change in Venezuela wouldn’t...
The Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and its battle group of warships is on its way to the Caribbean...
Chicago’s South Shore bristled at migrants. A federal raid has changed...
Yvette Moyo knows what it’s like to live where she’s not wanted. Her family moved into the Chicago neighborhood of South Shore in 1964,...
Will COP30 Reenergize Nigeria’s Great Green Wall Project?
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Anxiety over global warming leading some young Americans to say they...
Amanda Porretto isn't sure she'll ever have children.At 27, she is the average age of new mothers in the United States, according to the...
Report Details How ‘Gas-Fed AI Boom’ Set to Blow Up US...
Experts around the world have expressed a wide range of concerns about rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, particularly its impact on the planet, and a...
Richest 0.1% Overwhelmingly Guilty of the ‘Climate Plunder’ Wrecking Planet Earth
A report released Tuesday showed that the wealthiest people on the planet are disproportionately fueling the climate emergency that is intensifying weather catastrophes like...
Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed
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The 2025 Climate Change and Futures in Africa Conference to Spotlight...
The Secretariat of the Climate Change and Futures in Africa Conference Series 2025 has announced the upcoming conference to be held in Windhoek, Namibia,...
Monster Hurricane Melissa Is Ominous Reminder of Trump’s Perilous Climate Policy,...
As Jamaica was flogged Tuesday by Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 monster, climate defenders highlighted how US President Donald Trump's policies—including reckless fossil fuel...
How Africa gains from transparency
A trio of elections in Africa this month were not expected to be overly open or fair. Longtime leaders and ruling parties retained power...
European Court of Human Rights Delivers ‘Quantum Leap for Climate Accountability’
Although the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday sided with the Norwegian government over six young adults and a pair of climate groups,...
How to Handle Last-Minute Event Cancellations: PR Takeaways from the Cape...
What happens when an event gets cancelled hours before the gun is fired? Venelize de Lange from media update gives you a guide to...
‘The Stuff of Nightmares’: Hurricane Melissa Makes Catastrophic Landfall in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm as the island country braced for devastating impacts, humanitarian operations...
Ahead of COP30, UN Report Shows 1.5°C Will Be Breached as...
Ahead of the United Nations' global summit on the climate emergency in Belém, Brazil, a report on countries' climate plans released Tuesday served as...
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing...
NEW YORK -- Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won't be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation...
Zanzibar is seeing a seaweed boom. Can the women collecting it...
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania -- The women wade with baskets near the beaches, their colorful dresses a magnet for tourist cameras. Sunscreen worn by the holidaymakers...
Madagascar’s education crisis: A system on the edge
A rural public primary school classroom outside Antsiranana, Madagascar. Image from Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0By Jimmy Andriatsimialina
Education in Madagascar has faced severe challenges...
Growthpoint Acquires a 30% Stake in New R390-Million Boston Hydroelectric Plant
South Africa's newest hydroelectric plant was certified for commercial operations by Eskom on Friday, 17 October and has already started adding renewable energy to...
Unique town centre shop run by expert issues important update
In July, this paper reported that Wiltshire Rod & Gun, at 135 Victoria Road, in Old Town, is closing down after its...
Thousands of books sent from new Swindon warehouse to Ukraine
Book Aid International, which began operating from its Swindon warehouse on September 1, has sent 15,554 brand-new, publisher-donated books to Ukraine, with...
Eyes in the Sky: How Satellites Are Helping to Reduce Emissions...
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New Jumbo Mall Brings Modern Retail and Community Focus to eMalahleni
Scheduled to open in March 2026, the 37 000m² mall represents one of the most significant commercial investments in the Blesboklaagte area to date,...
Why youth voter apathy in Ivory Coast isn’t a rejection of...
Ivory Coast’s presidential election is Saturday, but in the bustling Abidjan neighborhood of Yopougon, waitress Grace Gbizié made up her mind long ago.There’s no...
Gaza Shows Subtle Signs of Recovery as UN Agencies Work to...
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On 10 October 2025, thousands...
Survivors of Philippines ‘Super Typhoon’ Sue Oil Giant for Causing Climate...
Dozens of survivors of a "super typhoon" that struck the Philippines are suing fossil fuels giant Shell for its role in causing the climate...
The Dangers of Green Mining
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Drone photo of nickel mine in...
Cancelled, Not Defeated: What the Cape Town Marathon Taught Everyone About...
Days of carbo-loading, litres of hydration, Vaseline in strategic places, number pinned, outfit ready and a restless night behind us. Race day was here....
Good Things Guy Expands Reach to BP and Sasol Petrol Stations...
South African source for news, Good Things Guy, has expanded with a partnership with Tractor Outdoor. The platform has been broadcast across BP and...
Future of Morrisons in Swindon revealed as firm closes stores
Rami Baitieh, Morrisons’ chief executive, said the changes were a “necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate” the chain and...
Absa AFMI index shows reform helps in hard times
Two out of three African countries have not improved or slipped backwards in their ratings among the 29 countries scored in the 2025 edition...
Burundi picks LSEG to modernize financial market
Burundi has selected the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to help modernize the financial market. The central Banque de la République du Burundi (BRB)...
The green transition’s barren footprint
Image by Liz Carrigan and Safa, with visual elements from Alessandro Cripsta, used with permission.This article was written by Liz Carrigan for the series...
Report Reveals $2 Billion of New Financing by Big Banks for...
A day after the Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras announced it would begin drilling for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River "immediately"...
Emira Champions Biodiversity With Non-Toxic Eco Pest Control Initiative
Rodents, which commonly inhabit urban environments, move between buildings, feed on discarded food and create nests within walls. To control their populations, many people...
Global Forest Loss: Far Off Track From Global Commitments
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Closing...
How this Marathi language Indian film is challenging stereotypes about queer...
The “Sabar Bonda” (Cactus Pears) team at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Awards. Image via Wikimedia Commons by Bryan Berlin. CC BY-SA 4.0.Sabar Bonda...
Air show event helps inspire thousands of young people
The charity has helped to support a number young people through life-changing STEM educational programmes delivered by some of the UK's leading...


































































