UN summits urge ‘ambition and action’ on climate change, SDGs: Guterres
There are five key United Nations summits taking place next week to spur action on the climate crisis and other global concerns, which will showcase the UN as a “driver…
Read MoreThe acquisition of OfferLogic adds Google, Staples, GoDaddy, and Vistaprint to Rokt’s roster of world-class clients LONDON, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Rokt, the global leader in e-commerce marketing technology, announces its acquisition of OfferLogic, a Business-to-Business (B2B) marketplace whose clients include Staples, GoDaddy, Yelp, Google and Vistaprint. Effective immediately, the two companies have merged under […]
Read MoreLes nouvelles données sous-nationales affichent des résultats surprenants et significatifs, mais d’énormes écarts existent encore, liés au sexe et à la région géographique SEATTLE, 17 septembre 2019 /PRNewswire/ — La Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates a publié ce jour son troisième rapport annuel, le Goalkeepers Data Report, qui présente de nouvelles données montrant que si les progrès en […]
Read MoreLes nouvelles données sous-nationales affichent des résultats surprenants et significatifs, mais d’énormes écarts existent encore, liés au sexe et à la région géographique SEATTLE, 17 septembre 2019 /PRNewswire/ — La Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates a publié ce jour son troisième rapport annuel, le Goalkeepers Data Report, qui présente de nouvelles données montrant que si les progrès en […]
Read MoreLes nouvelles données sous-nationales affichent des résultats surprenants et significatifs, mais d’énormes écarts existent encore, liés au sexe et à la région géographique SEATTLE, 17 septembre 2019 /PRNewswire/ — La Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates a publié ce jour son troisième rapport annuel, le Goalkeepers Data Report, qui présente de nouvelles données montrant que si les progrès en […]
Read MoreExtended Series D-1 funding will enable the AI company to continue momentum in financial services and drive innovation in rapidly growing international markets NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Reasoning, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that understands human intentions and behaviors, today announced a strategic investment from SC Ventures, the innovation, […]
Read MoreNew Sub-national Data Shows Surprising and Significant Progress, but Huge Gaps Remain, Driven by Gender and Geography SEATTLE, Sept. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its third annual Goalkeepers Data Report, which features new data showing that while progress on health and development continues unabated, global inequality remains a […]
Read MoreACCRA, GHANA – African Americans are being encouraged to visit Ghana to mark 400 years since the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade. In the capital, Accra, one returnee chef is awaiting U.S. visitors to give them a taste of home in the homeland…
Read MoreGENEVA – Forced recruitment of child soldiers is increasing in South Sudan despite a peace deal last year, the head of a United Nations investigating body said on Monday, adding that a return to full-blown conflict remained a possibility.Some of the co…
Read MoreHARARE – Weeping, she followed his casket, her footsteps heavy, her body draped in black lace.In public, Grace Mugabe has been the picture of the dignified, dutiful widow since her husband, former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, died earlier this m…
Read MoreTUNIS, TUNISIA – Tunisia’s independent electoral commission Tuesday confirmed the stunning victories of two political outsiders in the first round of presidential voting � results seen as a major rebuff of the post-revolution political establishment.Fi…
Read MoreLineup of Oona Chaplin, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Achim Steiner and music by Al-Sarah and the Nubatones will honor local nature-based solutions for climate change and sustainable developmentNew York, Sept 16- This year’s Equator Prize Award Ceremony will …
Read MoreTHE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – International Criminal Court prosecutors have appealed against the acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and a youth minister on charges of involvement in deadly post-election violence.Judges acquitted Gbagbo…
Read MoreTHE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – International Criminal Court prosecutors have appealed against the acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and a youth minister on charges of involvement in deadly post-election violence.Judges acquitted Gbagbo…
Read Moreo FIFA Club World Cup draw finalises route to the final in Qataro Tournament kicks off on 11 December as Al Sadd to face Hienghene Sporto Esperance Sportive de Tunis drawn against winners of AFC Champions LeagueThe path to the final of the FIFA Club Wo…
Read MoreHARARE – Zimbabwe’s nurses and doctors on Monday took to the streets to protest the disappearance of the head of Zimbabwe’s Hospital and Doctors Association, who was reportedly abducted by state security for leading an ongoing strike. Rights lawyers ha…
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG – South Africa has sent out special envoys to explain the government’s position on the recent wave of attacks on foreign nationals and their businesses. The country has come under criticism for failing to quickly end the attacks that left …
Read MoreOver 100 Referees and Assistant Referees on the FIFA international list for the first time gathered in Cairo, Egypt between 1-11 September for a training course to assess their abilities and orient them on the CAF refereeing system.Targeting newcomers …
Read MoreGuinea have appointed French coach Didier Six on a three-year deal with a view to qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.he nation were knocked out of the recent African Cup of Nations by eventual champions Algeria, but a decision was made to sa…
Read MoreGuinea have appointed French coach Didier Six on a three-year deal with a view to qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.he nation were knocked out of the recent African Cup of Nations by eventual champions Algeria, but a decision was made to sa…
Read MoreKAMPALA, UGANDA – U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services Alex Azar has applauded Uganda’s efforts to control the spread of Ebola in east and central Africa; however, while the U.S. remains the primary funder of Uganda’s health care sector, the se…
Read MoreThe al-Shabab militant group launched a series of attacks since Saturday that led to the death of at least 17 people in Somalia.Lower Shabelle region officials told VOA Somali that the militants attacked the town of Qoryoley late Saturday using rocket …
Read MoreYAOUNDE, CAMEROON – Consultations have begun in Cameroon ahead of a national dialogue ordered by president Paul Biya. Civil society groups and opposition political parties are calling for the unconditional release of Anglophone separatist leaders and o…
Read MoreYAOUNDE, CAMEROON – Consultations have begun in Cameroon ahead of a national dialogue ordered by president Paul Biya. Civil society groups and opposition political parties are calling for the unconditional release of Anglophone separatist leaders and o…
Read MoreClashes erupted Saturday between rival groups in Hong Kong in the latest round of demonstrations that began with calls for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.The skirmishes broke out shortly after pro-democracy demonstrators gat…
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