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...
Congress passes funding bill, averting a government shutdown
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and...
Egypt’s Catastrophic Draft Criminal Procedure Code
This week, Egypt’s parliament rushed to approve, “in principle,” a government proposed draft bill to replace the country’s 1950 Criminal Procedure Code.The Lawyers’ Syndicate, the Journalists’ Syndicate, human rights organizations including...
We Can and Must Do Our Best
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Gender Violence, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Migration &...
These Billion Humans Simply Do Not Exist
Development & Aid, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Inequality, Migration & Refugees, Population, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Population
The IOM estimates that one billion...
Building country-led sustainable HIV responses
What does the HIV response look like beyond the 2030 targets to end AIDS? For the past year, UNAIDS has been working with partners...
ACA Calls for 2025 Advertising Agency Internship Programme Applications
The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), in partnership with the Media Diversity and Development Agency (MDDA) and the Economic Development Fund (EFD), has...
Emerging Trends Expected in 2025
Rapid technological innovation, shifting societal priorities and a heightened focus on sustainability from businesses across all sectors are shaping the global landscape as we...
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...
UN Commits to Supporting Syria in Political Transition, Adapting Humanitarian Support
Aid, Armed Conflicts, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, Peace, Sustainable Development...
The Land of Immigrants to Deport Thousands of Refugees & Asylum...
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Credit: Office of the...
Trump backs new GOP plan to fund government and raise debt...
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump claimed "success" Thursday in coming up with a new plan to fund the government and suspend the debt ceiling...
boon Secures $20.5M in Funding and Launches AI Workflow Platform to...
"Given the crucial nature of logistics, we are...
Blinken announces aid for Sudan and talks about AI risks at...
UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $200 million in humanitarian aid for conflict-torn Sudan during what is likely his final trip...
What Does the End of Assad’s Regime Mean for Syria and...
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Global Geopolitics, Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
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...
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,...
M4Markets Ends the Year with a Milestone Partnership, Launching the New...
M4Markets has partnered with FX Back Office to launch the new M4Markets Mobile App, a user-friendly platform designed to enhance the trading experience with...
Human8 Releases 2025 What Matters Trend Report
Human8, a leading marketing insight consultancy, has announced the release of its fifth annual What Matters trend report. This year's report, titled 'Fulfilment Rewired,'...
Transformative Change Will Save a Planet in Peril—IPBES
Active Citizens, Africa, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Conservation, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United...
Why Funders Must Step Up Financing for Development in 2025
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The conference will address...
‘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) -...
African Public Transport Struggles To Match Urban Growth
Africa, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
A congested street in Bulawayo...
SA’s Influencer Economy Is Booming and SARS Is Taking Notice
Digital marketing expenditure in South Africa is set to surpass R500-million this year and is forecasted to exceed R850-million by 2030. Luncedo Mtwentwe, Director...
Israel Continues to Attack Gaza Amid Ceasefire Negotiations
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The General Assembly adopts a...
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...
Pharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador
PARIS -- Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams was named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship on Tuesday in Paris, continuing...
Access to Education and Water Security Have Become Intertwined
The risk of running out of clean drinking water may have appeared like an extract from an apocalyptic movie. However, this scenario is becoming...
Beyond TV: How Digital Campaigns Build Awareness in a Multi-Screen World
We don't need to do much to convince clients of the value of digital as a medium for tactical, low-funnel marketing campaigns. Yet, we...
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
Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Environment, Global, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Combating Desertification and Drought
"Without concerted efforts, billions face a future marked by...
Interlinked Solutions Key to Tackling Biodiversity, Water, Food, Health and Climate...
Africa, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Sustainability, Global, Headlines, Health, Natural...
Simply Black Wins Media Agency of the Year at Festipub 2024
Simply Black Media has announced that it has been recognised as Media Agency of the Year at Festipub 2024, an advertising and marketing festival...
inDrive Reports Surge in Demand During Black Friday
inDrive has reported that during Black Friday Week, it saw an impressive 75% surge in demand for mobility services, as consumers turned to ride-hailing...
CHEX Crypto Price Prediction: (Listed Exchanges, How to Buy, is it...
Have you heard of the CHEX token? CHEX is a utility token of Chintai Network. This network is a real-world platform that allows the...
America’s Climate Carousel
Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Oxfam activists wearing masks of...
UNCCD COP16 Spotlights Drought But Fails to Agree on a Legally...
Combating Desertification and Drought, Conferences, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Combating Desertification...
Johnson & Johnson Marks New Era as Global Healthcare Company With...
Johnson & Johnson has announced it is updating its brand and uniting its two business segments under the Johnson & Johnson brand name in...
Nigerian Crypto Romance Scam: Nearly 800 Culprits Arrested
Key Takeaways
The significant crackdown on the Nigerian Crypto Romance scam includes 800 individuals from multiple nationalities.
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) exposed the...
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...
How an African Bioeconomy Can Strengthen Agrifood Systems in the Context...
Africa, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food Sustainability, Headlines, Natural...
Congressional Report Warns of Climate Threat to US Insurance, Housing Markets
After at least two dozen U.S. disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion during a year that is on track to be the hottest on...
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...
UN Funding Uncertainty Threatens Rights Investigations
United Nations member countries should take urgent steps to end the UN’s financial troubles, which are hindering human rights investigations in Ukraine, Sudan, Haiti,...
Bridging the Gap in Africa’s Surgical Care Crisis
Africa, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
COSECSA trained surgeons prepare young boy for surgical...
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...
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the...
Celebrations tubs to Cadbury treats – the Christmas chocolates that have...
Consumer watchdog Which? has been looking into which festive treats have been affected by 'shrinkflation' - when grocery items shrink in size,...
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...
Clear progress for Africa’s financial markets
Jeff Gable, Chief Economist, and Anthony Kirui, Head of Global Markets Ex.SA, at Absa CIB explain why recent strong progress in Africa’s financial market...
The revolving door of Africa’s displacement crises
Nyibol Mathiang Deng, 27, and her child receive energy biscuits from aid workers after arriving at the South Sudan border point in Majok Yinthiou....
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,...
Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts...
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children’s inquiries about...
Thari Helps Tackle Violence and Abuse of Children and Women in...
Gender-based violence (GBV) in schools is a silent epidemic undermining the safety, well-being and potential of South Africa's youth. Peter Mahani, Thari Programme Manager:...
Glovent Launches Estate Management Platform
Glovent has announced the launch of a new Glovent mobile app — a South African-built estate management platform that enables marketers to reach residents...
Newly licensed Ethiopian Securities Exchange unveils trading floor
The Ethiopian Securities Exchange has today (Friday 13 December) announced that it will officially launch in mid-January 2025. CEO Tilahun Esmael Kassahun and top...
Helm Wins CX Solutions Provider of the Year — MEA at...
Helm has announced that it took home the title of CX Solutions Provider of the Year — MEA at the Technology Innovation Awards. The...
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...
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
People...
Picup Kickstarts Its Electric Vehicle Strategy in 2025
Picup Technologies, an independent on-demand delivery provider and subsidiary of Karooooo Limited, has announced its 2025 Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy. The company will integrate...
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...
Greece’s only miniature therapy horses bring joy to many, but their...
ATHENS, Greece -- Slowly, almost imperceptibly at first, a smile spreads across the little girl’s face. Blinking behind her glasses, she inches her wheelchair...
Equality is on Syria’s agenda
Just a day after capturing Syria’s capital Dec. 8, the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) felt compelled to issue a rule for its...
Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern...
A modern version of The Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving week.Pro Shop, the new golf media company led by “Full Swing” executive producer...
How young Nigerian women in arranged ‘money marriages’ are getting a...
At age 7, Atumoga Rose was abandoned by her parents in the compound of an older man from their Becheve tribal community in southeastern...