Rihanna calls on global financial leaders to commit to climate finance
Tweeting the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank chief Ajay Banga, the Bajan superstar has requested the world’s financial leaders to ‘make bold commitments to finance and debt reforms.’ Rihanna has never been one to hold back. This time, she’s publicly calling out the world’s biggest leaders in finance...
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UK government urged to tackle toxic masculinity in schools
A cross-party group of MPs on the Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee has called for a strategy to focus on male pupils who are failing to engage with relationship and sex education. According to a study by the Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, sexual harassment and abuse of female pupils and...
Côte d’Ivoire’s ambulance boat revolutionises healthcare access
In an initiative aimed at improving healthcare accessibility in remote areas, Côte d'Ivoire launched its first-ever ambulance boat this month, catering to the medical needs of villagers residing along the country's Assinie-Mafia region. Government, healthcare practitioners, and local communities in Assinie-Mafia are working together to improve emergency medical services...
Search continues for missing submersible as rescue window narrows
Multiple search and rescue missions for a lost submersible with five people on board continue. With its oxygen supplies expected to run out by tomorrow morning, teams are fighting against the odds to locate it. A submersible vessel with five people on board has gone missing in the Atlantic...
Nearly half of US tap water contains forever chemicals says study
The US Geological Survey has completed a comprehensive analysis of the nation’s tap water quality. Alarmingly, it found that 45% of samples were contaminated with harmful forever chemicals.
Apparently, we’ve yet another annoying boon for the bottled water industry.
The US Geological Survey has just released the details of its
Shell makes U-turn on oil phase-down pledge to ‘reward shareholders’
Shell is the latest fossil fuel giant to scale back its climate pledges in favour of increasing pay outs to shareholders. The company claims it has already reached its green target after selling interest in a Texan oilfield during 2021. Despite making record profits in 2022, Shell believes its shareholders...
The Netherlands offers free-to-use sunscreen as temperatures rise
At popular leisure spots in The Netherlands, free sunscreen stations will be available to locals and visitors as they head outdoors for one of the hottest summers on record. The goal is to reduce cases of melanoma, the most common form of cancer amongst the Dutch. As Europe prepares for one of its hottest summer on record, finding ways to protect ourselves from the sun and its strong rays will...
Attack on secondary school in Uganda claims 41 lives
A secondary school in western Uganda was targeted by armed rebels last Friday, resulting in the loss of several students' lives. The ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group is believed to have been behind the attack. A terrorist attack took place at Lhubirira secondary school last Friday, which is located less than 2km from the Democratic Republic of Congo border. School dormitories were set on fire when students were...
Sunak unveils ‘radical’ vision to transform UK health service
Seeking to boost doctor numbers countrywide, the government has promised ‘the biggest ever expansion in workforce training in the NHS history.’ Yet with the pay debate still in full force, many have renounced the move for failing to address the real issues at hand. With the aim of saving taxpayers £10 billion, Rishi Sunak has unveiled the ‘most radical’ reform of the NHS in history. Pledging £2.4 billion over five...
China poised to hit clean power target five years early
China is reportedly on track to almost double its wind and solar power capacity and shatter the central government’s ambitious 2030 goal of 1,200 gigawatts way ahead of schedule. ‘China is making strides,’ says Martin Weil, a researcher at Global Energy Monitor (GEM). The NGO, which tracks operating utility-scale wind and solar farms in the country, has just released a report uncovering that if all prospective projects are...
