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...
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...
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...
Peace through compassionate justice
At the outset of the new year, assessments of global security warn that conflict is spreading across more countries worldwide and a new scramble...
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...
‘Digital platforms amplify the Israeli narrative while systematically silencing Palestinian voices’
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, Press Freedom, TerraViva United Nations ...
Education Cannot Wait Interviews UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of...
Crime & Justice, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Gender, Gender Violence, Human Rights
Jan 2 2025 - Richard Bennett was...
Methods of Persuasion in Marketing Explained
The core purpose of marketing is to persuade consumers to take desirable action. Human decision-making can be influenced in many ways, including the three...
A Staunch Ally in Africa Says French Forces Will Withdraw
Ivory Coast has announced that French forces will withdraw from its territory, following in the footsteps of several other West African countries and further...
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...
Remembering Jimmy Carter: a UN Perspective
Armed Conflicts, Children on the Frontline, Civil Society, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse,...
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...
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
By MELISSA GOLDIN, CEDAR ATTANASIO and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY - Associated Press
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Plaintiffs File Landmark Lawsuit Against Don King Productions for Fraud, Defamation,...
The Ultimate "crabs in the bucket" Approach...
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SoundExchange’s 2024 Top Tracks & Breakout Creators Revealed
"I am always impressed with the wide-ranging styles...
New year ‘another chance to get it right’ — Lincoln Journal...
The new year has a certain cleanliness to it in resetting the calendar, though it may take three months of writing the wrong year...
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...
Jimmy Carter’s Quiet but Monumental Work in Global Health
Jimmy Carter’s five decades of leadership in global health brought a hideous disease to the brink of elimination, helped deliver basic health and sanitation...
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...
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...
South African retrospective exhibition honors the colorful work of artist Esther...
JOHANNESBURG -- A boldly patterned BMW stands at the entrance of the Wits Arts Museum in the vibrant Johannesburg neighborhood of Braamfontein.Its bright geometric...
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...
Scoreboard: Montana Girls High School Wrestling Rankings (Dec. 27)
Montana Girls High School Wrestling Rankings100: Angelina Escarcega, Poplar; Wai Fandrich, Lockwood; Victoria Tenney, Billings Skyview; Ronelle LaForge, Billings Senior; Ciri Nice, Polson; Emmalyn Miller,...
Trucks Carrying Aid Finally Reach Sudan’s War-Torn Capital Region
The largest convoy of food and medical aid to reach Sudan’s battered capital region since the start of the civil war finally arrived this...
Trump’s tech allies and MAGA base clash over visas for skilled...
An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into...
An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions...
‘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...
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...
Efforts to end AIDS in children receive major boost with the...
South Africa’s fight to end AIDS in children has received a major boost with the launch of the first provincial Global Alliance chapter in...
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...
Vodacom Announces ‘V-Up Baby Names’ Initiative
Vodacom has announced that it is offering new parents the chance to win up to R25 000 as part of its 'V-Up Summer' campaign....
Social Media for Event Promotion: Strategies That Work
Promoting an event successfully in South Africa requires tapping into the platforms where people are most active. With over 26 million South Africans actively...
UNAIDS – partnerships for country led and country owned data system:...
There is an urgent need to address inequities in global health practices, including how data are collected and used. In the case of HIV...
Food Crises Intensify in Winter Ravaged War Zones
Active Citizens, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle...
Japanese Bank Criticized for Financing Mozambique LNG Project Blamed for Displacement
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Energy, Environment, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change
A village...
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...