USD 640,000 project to strengthen flood infrastructure in Thimphu, Phuentsholing, and Samtse

A new project has been launched to enhance the disaster resilience of critical urban infrastructure in Thimphu, Phuentsholing, and Samtse, where flood risks are high and urban populations continue to grow. Heavy rainfall over the weekend swept...

DC United signs 15-year-old forward as a Homegrown Player through 2028

WASHINGTON (7News) — The 2025 season is winding down for D.C. United, but the future looks bright. On Thursday, the team announced it has signed 15-year-old Academy forward Oscar Avilez as a Homegrown Player through 2028 with options in 2029 and...

Pressing forward with hope for progress

Our mission at Development & Peace - Caritas Canada is to address the root causes of poverty, oppression and inequality by working with partners in the global south and mobilizing Canadians in the common struggle for justice & dignity. Our annual...

Protection of Minors: Second Report proposes restorative measures against abuse

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors publishes its second annual Report, which presents guidelines for “informed listening” and for economic, psychological, and spiritual support to victims, while highlighting the need for more...

Inside how U.S. Soccer chooses opponents, venues, prices for USMNT and USWNT matches

The U.S. men's and women's senior national teams will play 25 home friendly matches combined in 2025, and each game requires two simple ingredients: an opponent and a host venue. How are those opponents scheduled, and how do cities and stadiums...

CANA Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester Chapter honors Caribbean Food Delights CEO Sabrina HoSang Jordan

The Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester Chapter of the Caribbean American Nurses Association (CANA) on Saturday, Oct. 4, honored the CEO of the Tappan, NY-based Caribbean Food Delights, Sabrina HoSang Jordan, during the chapter’s 28th Annual Vernese...

Hoover’s Humidor Room moving to former Our Place space in Southside

Signage is going up at the former Our Place Lounge. (Pat Byington / Bham Now) A popular cigar & scotch bar is coming to downtown Birmingham! After roughly 15 years in Hoover, The Humidor Room is moving into the former Our Place Lounge at 2115 7th...

Mass layoffs at Nestlé: 16,000 jobs to be cut  

Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, will eliminate 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, its new CEO, Philipp Navratil, announced Thursday. The announcement came as the company published nine-month figures showing Nestlé's sales down by 1.9% to...

Brazil’s Invisible Communities Deserve to Be Counted

The rise in big data and artificial intelligence has weaponized, excluded, disadvantaged, and exacerbated the inequities faced by oppressed communities. In the United States, President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to exclude immigrants from...

Doctor warns of health risks from exotic animal trade

Veterinary chief Dr Sophia Ramlal has warned that the illegal trade of exotic animals poses a growing threat to Jamaica’s public health, agriculture, and food supply. Over the past five years, authorities have confiscated more than 250 endangered...

UN Meeting Seeks to Embed Human Rights in New Economic Indicators

A country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which measures total economic output, is central to how governments assess their economies. But this figure, when looked at in isolation, which is most often the case, incentivizes economic systems that...

Shutdown Stunt: Democrats March to Empty Speaker’s Office to Demand Rep-Elect’s Swearing In

Democrats pulled another stunt two weeks into their shutdown, marching down to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) office to demand the swearing in of Democrat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), even though Johnson was not even in his office....

The 13 best things to do in Guatemala

Guatemala deserves your attention. More than just great selfies, marvelous museums, fiery volcanoes and lazy beaches, Guatemala's top attractions encourage travelers to forge their own connections with the land and the people. Walk through ancient...

Dems’ Shutdown Wish List: $3.9 Million for “LGBTQI+ Democracy” in the Balkans While Americans Go Unpaid

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. We’re now entering the third week of what Speaker Mike Johnson rightly calls “the Democrat government shutdown.” Two full weeks of...

From Fields to Kitchens, the Fight Against Extreme Heat Is a Fight for Workers’ Lives

As temperatures shattered records across North America this summer, Jeremiah, a greenhouse worker in Ontario’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker program, stepped inside a plastic tunnel where the heat doubled the 32°C (89.6°F) outside. Within hours,...

Questions to answer for Findlay after World Cup exit

The Bermuda starting line-up against Jamaica (Photograph courtesy of Bermuda Football Association Jamaica 4 Bermuda 0 Bermuda’s hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup were extinguished by a powerful and ruthless Jamaica in Kingston last night. After...

Dole's New Pineapple Took 15 Years To Perfect—And It Tastes Like Vacation In Every Bite

A never-before-seen pineapple is coming to grocery stores nationwide thanks to Dole, the world’s largest producer of fresh fruits and vegetables. As the company prepares to celebrate its 125th anniversary next year, it’s celebrating with a...

In Rural UP, One Teacher Helped 4500 Students Talk Openly About Periods for the First Time

The air in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, is fragrant with mango orchards. Inside a sunlit classroom at Vidyasthali School, a different kind of change is taking root. “Today we will study about menstruation,” announces Zarine Garcia, standing at the...

United Nations General Assembly Electifferentiation of 14 New Members to Human Rights Council in Annual Rotation

WASHINGTON, October 15, 2025 – In a routine yet significant procedural vote at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 countries to serve on the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The...

Human Rights Education toolkits for Write for Rights 2025

Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign takes place annually around 10 December – Human Rights Day, in celebration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The campaign mobilizes millions of people worldwide...