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...
Key question as Venezuela prepares for inauguration: Who is the next...
The Venezuelan government is preparing to inaugurate President Nicolás Maduro for his third term in office Friday. But the political opposition, whose candidate many...
As Apocalyptic Fires Torch LA, Climate Campaigners Say ‘Big Oil Did...
As massive wildfires continued ripping through Los Angeles on Thursday, leaving
utter devastation in their wake, climate campaigners said blame for the infernos ultimately...
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...
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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...
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
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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...
Esu is not satan: A Yoruba campaign against religious discrimination
Yoruba traditional religion adherents during ÈṢÙ is not Satan walk in Osogbo. Photo by Iyanifa Egbetunmise, used with permission.On December 24, Yoruba traditional religion...
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...
In pursuit of a modern capital, Ethiopian leader razes history
One evening in late October last year, hundreds of concertgoers streamed into the Fendika Cultural Center, dressed to the nines for an evening out...
‘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...
GTP Unveils New Waste Collection Trolley Design
The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) has unveiled innovative new trolleys designed to make waste collection easier, safer and more efficient. The trolleys were developed...
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...
NINE roadworks to expect in Swindon over next eight weeks
The affected roads are:
B4019 Highworth Road (Blunsdon to Highworth) - 6 to 10 January
Grove Hill, Highworth – 5...
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...
Longleat House announces price freeze and new attractions for 2025
The Wiltshire estate has access to Longleat House will be added to day tickets.
The stately home, which is more than 450...
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...
A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in...
A glowing ring of metal, more than eight feet in diameter and weighing more than 1,100 pounds, fell from the sky and crash landed...
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...
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...
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...
New firefighting tech is being trialled in Sardinia’s ancient forests
The fires went on for three relentless days in the summer of 2021, scorching over 13,000 hectares of western Sardinia. Residents “saw their whole...
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
By MELISSA GOLDIN, CEDAR ATTANASIO and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY - Associated Press
...
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...
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...
How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan
“The people are running away from the bombing. People are dying. We just send this to the nation to see what is happening...
Three year fight to save Grade-II listed pub pays off with...
The Hop Pole in Limpley Stoke will open its doors to the public at 4pm on January 25, marking the first time...
Israel has a Houthi missile problem. It’s stuck finding a solution.
Israelis had begun to feel life take a turn toward what passes for normal during wartime. In Gaza, the fighting with Hamas has been...
How one border community shows goodwill toward migrants this holiday season
Nativity pageants reenacting the centuries-old story of Mary and Joseph looking for shelter before the birth of Jesus have been central to Christmas season...
What Were the Most Expensive Climate Disasters of 2024?
Climate disasters aren't cheap. In 2024, the 10 costliest extreme weather events not only extracted a toll in the form of human lives, but...
Swindon restaurants and big businesses we lost in 2024
While the town centre saw some big names and local start-ups shut for good struggling businesses in other areas of Swindon were also...
UN Chief’s Message to the World as Blistering 2024 Ends: ‘We...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a year-end message on Monday that "we have no time to lose" in the face of the...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient,...
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one...
For Jimmy Carter, a life of service, defined by faith
On a March evening in 1976, when Jimmy Carter was mingling in the living room of a political supporter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, someone...
South Africa’s air pollution crisis: Contributing factors and solutions
Sasol Secunda Facility emissions. Image by AntimatterMachine from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed).By Grace Kobare
African cities are growing rapidly, with over 65 percent of the continent's...
Huge former church with ‘an air of Harry Potter’ for sale...
Trinity Hall at the bottom of Victoria Road was built around 1899 and was formerly Trinity Presbyterian Church.
In the 1950s,...
IPS – Year End Video, 2024
Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Migration & Refugees, Multimedia, Video
Dec 28 2024 - The world’s troubles...
The rise of compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel in...
Screenshot of CNG conversion centre in Abuja from Youtube video, ‘Nigeria rolls out Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion kits nationwide’ by CGTN Africa. Fair...
Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78
NEW YORK — Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He...
26 Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Events Killed at Least 3,700 People in...
Just over two dozen climate-fueled extreme weather events killed at least 3,700 people worldwide and displaced millions in 2024, according to a report ...
‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to...
Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in...
People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a...
‘Major Victory’: New Law Makes NY Second State to Hold Big...
Climate advocates in New York on Thursday celebrated a "massive win" for working people, youth, and the climate as Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul made...
Latin America ends the year with rock ‘n’ roll, salsa, and...
Illustration by Global VoicesMusic for Christmas and New Year's Eve in Latin America is as diverse as its people and landscapes. These songs and...
Expert reveals top trends and most popular baby names for 2025
Deciding on a name for your baby is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent, and many...
This Year’s Three UN Summits Set the Stage for COP30 to...
Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Sustainability, Global, Green Economy, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
12 November...
Civil Society Trends for 2025: Nine Global Challenges, One Reason for...
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Labour, LGBTQ, Migration &...
Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera ‘Aida’ in a...
If she has the voice of an angel, and the face of an angel, she must be an Angel.Angel Blue, that is.The American soprano,...
Innovative Financing to Unlock Africa’s Blue Economy
Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Mangroves, Madagascar. Credit: Rod Waddington
As part of the...
‘It’s Very Tough’: Turning Youth Employment Dreams Into Reality
Active Citizens, Civil Society, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Labour, Middle East & North Africa, Population, Sustainable...
U.S. Wins Controversial Ruling in GM Corn Dispute with Mexico
Economy & Trade, Environment, Global, Headlines, Health, Indigenous Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Credit: Christian Valero Rebolledo/Cafe WordsCAMBRIDGE, MA., Dec...
Trapped on a Runaway Train: Looking Back on 2024
Armed Conflicts, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United...
Water Deprivation Looms in Gaza
Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
Thirteen generators were distributed from the...