Türkiye’s Zero Waste initiative marks 8 years with UN support

Launched under the patronage of First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Türkiye’s Zero Waste initiative marked its eighth anniversary this week, celebrated as a homegrown environmental project that has grown into a global movement recognized by the United...

US Nears Highest Cancer-Rate Around The World

Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, but its prevalence varies significantly from country to country. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu shows age-standardized cancer incidence rates across 180+ countries,...

Merck Foundation CEO meets the First Lady of São Tome and Principe and 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India São Tome and Principe / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 22: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets the First Lady of São Tome and Principe and 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India São Tome and Principe / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 22: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025...

The Power of Power: 40 Years of PTTEP - Energy for the Nation and the Thai Populace

Energy is an indispensable part of life—essential for electricity generation, driving the economy, and enabling national development across various sectors. But where does Thailand’s energy come from, especially petroleum? And how did the journey...

Uzbekistan ranks 70th in global IQ index.

Uzbekistan placed 70th out of 126 countries in the 2025 global IQ ranking, which measures average intelligence quotient levels. According to the International IQ Test ranking, the country’s average IQ score was 96.8. This is higher than last...

A Caribbean Garden in the Middle of Berlin 

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East African countries with highest to lowest quality of life and Africa's top 10 in 2025

UNDP noted that while gaps between high and low HDI countries had been narrowing for decades, they have widened over the last four years UNDP warned that AI could further reduce employment opportunities and increase poverty rates due to automation...

Republic of Congo: Improving the management of human and natural capital to raise living standards

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2025: The Congolese economy posted modest real GDP growth of 2.6% in 2024, marking a moderate increase in per capita income for the first time since 2016. This finding, according to the World Bank’s new...

Ageing luxury: What Kenya can learn from China’s approach on senior citizens

As Kenya continues to develop its social welfare programs for the elderly, there are valuable lessons to be drawn from China’s holistic and dignified approach to senior care. In China, all citizens aged 60 and above enjoy a wide range of free...

No risk-free path for Fed, says Powell, as future rate cuts remain in question

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday kept the door open to future US interest rate cuts but warned that moving aggressively could lead to higher inflation. Mr Powell said the central bank is in a “challenging situation” in which it...

Trump goes scorched earth on ‘failing’ UN in speech blasting immigration, ‘world ending’ nukes & ‘sharia law’ in LONDON

DONALD Trump went scorched earth on the "failing" United Nations during his fiery speech to the world leaders in New York. His full throttle, assault of a speech left the assembly members gobsmacked as he warned world leaders ''your countries are...

New Ifad Country Director To Lead Us$ 200 Million Drive To Boost Rural

Yaoundé, 24 September 2025. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has appointed Eric Rwabidadi, as the new Country Director in Cameroon to reinforce its efforts to support Cameroon’s rural transformation, with its investment...

ABAN at 10: Joel Nana Kontchou Calls for Cross-Border Syndication to Scale Francophone Startups

It’s easier to fly from Paris to Abidjan than to wire money from Abidjan to Lagos. In 2025, that irony still defines the African startup ecosystem. While global venture capital can flow from San Francisco to Singapore overnight, a young founder in...

President Japarov holds meetings on sidelines of UN General Assembly session

10:13, 24 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 10:13, 24 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov held several meetings on the sidelines of the...

Scaling Nature-Based Solutions With Outcomes-Based Financing

Outcomes-based financing offers a pathway to translate ecosystem services into outcomes that investors can underwrite, creating the kind of financial structure that could help close the Nature-based Solutions funding gap. GettyTim82 By Janis...

Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition

Report September 23, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Print this page Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition By Neil Ford Bottom lines up front Roughly 42 percent of Africa’s population lacks reliable access to electricity at...

It's never too late to put your finances in shape

Have you looked at your financial situation and felt a knot in your stomach? Maybe you've been putting off organising those scattered investment accounts, or you know your savings rate (the amount you invest each month) isn't where it should be....

Survivor 49 player promises to go to a straight bar if voted out first By Dalton Ross

Everyone goes on Survivor with the dream of winning the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million prize that goes with it. But underneath every dream lurks a nightmare, and the nightmare for any Survivor contestant is going through the entire...

Commonwealth Foreign Ministers unite at UN to champion multilateralism and drive reform

Foreign Ministers from across the Commonwealth convened today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the 25th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM), chaired by Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister, Toelupe Maoiautele...