Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ+ Catholics
NEW YORK — Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the...
Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ+ Catholics
NEW YORK — Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the...
Kenya’s leader wants a paved road to cut through a forest,...
ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya — In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape,...
Trinidad and Tobago Mulls Historic Disaster Declaration After ‘Ghost Ship’ Oil...
The government of Trinidad and Tobago this weekend said it is considering what would be the island nation's first-ever Level 3 diaster declaration amid...
Gallery shows Swindon College’s old town centre home
For decades, students attended classes at Swindon College's campus in what is now Regent Circus.
In the early 1960s, the site...
Viral cat undergoing hydrotherapy ahead of double hip replacement
Vets diagnosed little Obi with several health conditions that require complex procedures to be carried out
Last August, he underwent spinal...
China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?
The Alassane Ouattara stadium rises like a piece of sculpture from the dusty brown earth north of Ivory Coast’s largest city, its undulating roof...
For Native American activists, the Kansas City Chiefs have it all...
Rhonda LeValdo is exhausted, but she’s refusing to slow down. For the fourth time in five years, her hometown team and the focus of...
Pope blasts ‘radical individualism’ as he meets with Argentines ahead of...
ROME — Pope Francis on Friday blasted the "radical individualism" that he said was infecting society today, as he greeted Argentine pilgrims who are...
Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago ‘Could Happen Again’
As European Union scientists
confirmed that last month continued a worrying trend of historically high temperatures, U.K. researchers released a study Thursday warning how...
Israel is holding up food for 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza,...
JERUSALEM -- Israel has imposed financial restrictions on the main U.N. agency providing aid in the Gaza Strip, a measure which prevented a shipment...
How Two Irish Businessmen Almost Took Nigeria for $11 Billion
Like a lot of explosive financial scandals, the story of Michael Quinn and Brendan Cahill could fairly be described as a simple proposition that...
Baby boom of African penguin chicks hatches at a San Francisco...
SAN FRANCISCO -- A bounty of 10 African penguin chicks has hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum as...
Marine Corps confirms the worst: All 5 troops killed in helicopter...
By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press
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Record January Heat Caps ‘Disturbing’ 12-Month Stretch Above 1.5°C
The first month of 2024 was the hottest January on record, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service and European Center for Medium-Range Weather...
BiobiN SA unpacks Draft Food Losses and Waste Strategy
BiobiN highlights the importance of organic waste landfill diversion and alternative waste treatment methods, as the draft strategy is likely to come into effect...
Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era
Forget gold or oil, personal data has become our most valuable commodity in what is an ever-evolving digital society. An increasingly valuable commodity, data...
Drought Narrows the Panama Canal, Delays Shipping
Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global Governance, Globalisation, Headlines, Integration and Development Brazilian-style, Latin America & the Caribbean, Projects, Regional...
Huge scale of work needed to convert Apsley House
Anthony Dallimer, who runs William Arthur Property based in the town, has agreed to buy Apsley House from Swindon Borough Council.
But...
Blinken says a Hamas-Israel deal is still possible even though the...
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas was still...
Stronger EPA Soot Standards Called an Overdue ‘Step Toward Cleaner Air’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday that it had finalized tougher standards on soot, or fine particulate matter pollution, one of the...
In schools and on dance floors, building inner resilience
1. CanadaA Vancouver neighborhood is harnessing heat from wastewater to sustainably warm buildings. When water from a hot shower or laundry cycle washes down...
NASA’s PACE satellite will tackle the largest uncertainty in climate science
Small things can have big effects. Take the plant plankton that populate the Earth’s oceans. When zooplankton eat them, the phytoplankton release a chemical...
Neocolonial ISDS, Abused, Biased, Costly, and Grossly Unfair
Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Energy, Global, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations, Trade & Investment Opinion
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 7 2024 (IPS) -...
Wiltshire couple visits 32 countries using just annual leave
Alex Stroud, 26, and her husband Scott, 32, who live with their two-year-old daughter Adelaide in Devizes, maximise their 25 days of...
‘Bitter Blow’ to Biodiversity and Health as EU Pulls Proposed Pesticide...
With agricultural business owners continuing protests across France, Greece, Spain, and other European countries, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen angered public health...
In EU Climate Proposal, ‘A Dark Hole Where an End to...
Green campaigners on Tuesday
called out the European Commission's new climate targets for 2040 as "inadequate and a betrayal of climate justice."
The commission
released...
From exporting coral to restoring reefs, a Madagascar startup rethinks business
ANTANANARIVO — With coral cover declining in Madagascar, Koraï, a Franco-Malagasy startup, has shifted its focus to coral reef restoration from its predecessor’s specialization...
Dealing with Zambia’s economic headwinds: American CEO shares experiences
American-born Carl Jensen, co-founder and CEO of Zambia-based Good Nature Agro (GNA), cites macroeconomic issues, especially those pertaining to currency, as the primary...
Gig CX versus BPX: navigating the complexities of CX outsourcing in...
Many are also seeing it as an alternative to making permanent appointments in a volatile and uncertain economy.In fact, as the gig economy becomes...
Why businesses should leverage click-to-chat ads for real-time customer interaction
Considering the benefits of click-to-chat ads, businesses should be encouraged to leverage the power of this type of advertising.Image supplied. George Muhia, industry lead,...
Category 6? Scientists Highlight ‘Growing Inadequacy’ of Current Hurricane Scale
Building on arguments and warnings that climate campaigners and experts have shared for years, a pair of scientists on Monday published a research article...
Senegal Parliament Delays Elections Until December After Opposition Showdown
Senegal’s Parliament voted late Monday to delay elections until December, after opposition lawmakers seeking to block the vote were thrown out of the National...
News24 | Zambia to compete with Glencore, plans to trade its...
Zambia plans to directly buy and sell a portion of the copper produced in the southern African nation, competing with trading giants including Mercuria...
100+ Groups Pressure Banks and Businesses to Stop Backing LNG
On the heels of the Biden administration
pausing approvals for liquefied natural gas exports, over 100 advocacy groups on Monday wrote to major banks,...
‘Like a War Zone’: At Least 122 Killed in Deadliest Fires...
Extreme wildfires made more likely by the ongoing climate crisis killed at least 122 people in Chile, destroyed at least 6,000 homes, and damaged...
Election Delay in Senegal Puts Rights at Risk
On February 3, Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced that presidential elections, slated for February 25, would be delayed indefinitely. The decision came one day...
Saudi Arabia Accused of ‘Sportswashing’ Its Human-Rights Record
Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Human Rights
Soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo is on target again for Saudi Pro League...
In the Brazilian outback, the half-century Kapinawá struggle for sacred ground
BUÍQUE, Pernambuco, Brazil — In the Brazilian backlands, the jurema is a most willful tree: When you think it’s dead, it sprouts again. You...
Road to COP29: Highest Climate Ambitions Needed to Decarbonize World
Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, COP28, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Global, Headlines,...
Victoria Monét, Dua Lipa stun on the wild-and-wacky Grammys red carpet
Victoria Monét walked the Grammys red carpet Sunday in a bronze Versace goddess body-hugger, her adorable 2-year-old and fellow nominee, Hazel, in a matching...
South Africa Inflation Rate
South Africa's annual inflation rate dipped for the second month to 5.1% in December 2023, from 5.5% in November and just below market forecasts...
Hage Geingob, Namibia’s President, Dies at 82
President Hage G. Geingob of Namibia, a prominent figure in a struggle for independence from apartheid-era South Africa who later became the country’s first...
A learning kit misidentified civil rights leaders. Here’s who they were.
Target says it will no longer sell a civil rights activity kit that misidentified three prominent Black leaders — including one who is widely...
‘Like going to the moon’: The world’s most terrifying ocean crossing
Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay...
‘Save the Whales’ was a shining success. Now can humpbacks save...
Programming Note: Watch The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: What Whales Tell Us tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT.About 15 billion miles from where you sit, two...
Australia sweats through heatwave, bushfire risk rated ‘extreme’
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweltered through a heatwave as authorities warned of elevated bushfire risk in an already high-risk...
US, Britain strike Yemen’s Houthis in a new wave
WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets Saturday in Yemen, a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups...
The week in good news: Rat selfies, space pics and a...
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s The Good Stuff newsletter for positive news and vibes delivered every Saturday morning. Someone recently asked me what...
Sonar image shows anomaly that could be Amelia Earhart’s plane
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.One...
Exxon Lawsuit Forces Pro-Climate Investors to Drop Shareholder Resolution
In what one journalist called "big news for shareholder activism" at powerful companies, a climate-focused investor group said Friday it was withdrawing its proposed...
In ‘Brazen Wealth Transfer’, Exxon and Chevron Pay Out Record Sums...
U.S. oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron announced their second-highest profits in a decade on Friday, with both companies paying out a record amount to...
The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal...
ABUJA, Nigeria -- From an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres...
Space pictures! See our image of the day
Space can be a wondrous place, and we've got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and...
Live updates | Hamas is expected to respond soon to a...
A senior Hamas official said Friday the group will respond “very soon” to a proposal that includes extended pauses in Gaza fighting and phased...
Fire From Explosion of Gas-Laden Vehicle Kills at Least 3 in...
A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, early Friday, killing at...
Meet the newscaster in drag making LGBTQ+ history in Mexican television
MEXICO CITY -- Guillermo Barraza buzzes with a nervous energy as he watches himself transform.Hands delicately paint stripes of bright pink eyeshadow onto Barraza’s...
US hints large response to Iran-backed militias is imminent as Houthi...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday it's time to further disable Iran-backed militias that struck at U.S. forces and ships in the...
‘Not the Solution’: EU Delays Biodiversity Rule to Appease Farmers Protesting...
Food policy and biodiversity advocacy groups in Europe on Thursday said the European Commission's recent concession to farmers who have protested high costs across...
Israel’s Netanyahu fights against Hamas, and for his future
The war in Gaza – 4 months old, imposing terrible suffering on both sides, yielding no definitive victor, and promising no visible endpoint –...
In Gaza, humanitarian network is in crisis even as needs soar
The complex military, political, and logistical challenges to getting food, shelter, and medical supplies into Gaza are leaving the vast majority of Palestinian residents...
Shell ‘Doubled Down on Oil’ in 2023 as Planet Burned: Analysis
Oil major Shell paid nine times more to shareholders in 2023 than it invested in its "Renewables and Energy Solutions" program, according to a...
Three new species of frogs found nestled in Madagascar’s pandan trees
Scientists have described three new frog species that dwell exclusively in the spiky leaves of pandan trees in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests. Lead researcher Hugh...
How Soil Microbes Could save the World
Africa, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Global, Green Economy, Headlines, Inequality, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Five-month old cassava plants growing in the...
In-Depth Interview with Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director, Education Cannot Wait: Getting...
Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Poverty & SDGs
Feb 1 2024 -
Counsel Hope
Yasmine Sherif is...
The Spectre of Migration: A conversation with Hammoud Gallego
Civil Society, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Energy, Global, Green Economy, Headlines, Human Rights, Inequality, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva...
Hungry sea otters help save California marshland from erosion
WASHINGTON — The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows.Sea otters eat...