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Major softball tournament brings top-tier young talent to Kansas City this week
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Sports· 26 minutes agoIt seems that Kansas City can be known as more than a soccer city when it comes to sports —...
The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit
Seattle Times· 6 days agoThe United Nations said Tuesday that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing countries owing roughly one-third of that ...
Federal program to compensate downwinders expires after Republicans block it
Today's News-Herald· 9 hours agoTsosie’s father, grandfather, and uncles all worked as uranium miners on the Navajo Nation near Cove, Arizona, from the 1940s to the 1960s. RECA is a program</ ...
Birgi village of Izmir, Turkiye will become a green destination model
Digital Journal· 3 days agoSENTRUM was initiated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Turkiye's Sabanci University and energy company ...
U.N. agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July |...
Texarkana Gazette· 5 days agoUnited Nations agencies warned Wednesday that over 1 million Palestinians in Gaza could experience...
Incentives critical in accelerating net-zero transition — UNDP advisor - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 4 days agoINCENTIVES for investment and research and development are needed to drive the Philippine decarbonization campaign en route to achieving its net-zero targets by 2030, a < ...
The destiny of the planet lies in African agriculture – why aren’t we investing in it?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe world population could reach 10 billion by 2050. Every year, 30 per cent of the planet suffers...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say
WROC Rochester· 3 days agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, …
The Philippines’ tax-driven journey toward sustainability - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 5 hours agoOne of the goals for which taxation serves these dual functions is the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals ...
Heat rules for California workers would also help keep schoolchildren cool
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt’s not clear how many of these deaths are related to work, either indoors or outdoors. California has had heat standards on the books for outdoor workers since 2005, and rules for indoor workplaces ...