Tamil theatre group inspires Ceylon’s arts scene
The Suguna Vilasa Sabha received 2,500 rupees from a drama contractor to fund their five-play performance series in Ceylon in 1911.
thehindu.com · 18 Sept
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Van Devi Temple: Bihar shrine inspires new film
The Van Devi Temple is believed by locals to have originated around the 16th century, based on oral histories.
indianexpress.com · 18 Sept
Temiar people balance tradition with modern materials
Temiar artists now use modern cosmetics to create facial art because traditional ingredients like kesumba seeds are becoming harder to find.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 18 Sept
India’s revolutionaries: untold family stories emerge
The Agnijug Archive has recorded more than 70 family stories of revolutionaries since its founding in July 2022.
indianexpress.com · 18 Sept
UKZN graduates honor family legacies through education
Dolly Nyasulu earned her PhD at age 82, completing a study on family-centered postnatal care after decades of experience in nursing and midwifery.
timeslive.co.za · 18 Sept
Te reo Māori revitalisation builds bridges across generations
Facu Cuello began learning te reo Māori within three years of moving to Aotearoa New Zealand.
rnz.co.nz · 18 Sept
Sheep drive from Achel to Brussels seeks accommodation for shepherd
The sheep drive will cover 170 kilometers over two weeks, starting September 28 and ending October 13.
vrtnws.be · 18 Sept
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Madagascar communities adapt after back-to-back cyclones
Conservationists used drones to restore 300 hectares of mangrove and littoral forests in Madagascar, carrying up to 45kg of seeds up to 5km into remote terrain.
dailymaverick.co.za · 18 Sept
Funding cut threatens archive collaboration in Brazil
The Rowasu’u project trained twenty A’uwẽ researchers to use digital technologies and record the knowledge of elders.
anthropology-news.org · 17 Sept
First Nations netballers push for cultural safety and inclusion
Only three Indigenous Australian women have ever represented the Diamonds, the country’s national netball team.
abc.net.au · 17 Sept
Azores immigrants maintain strong ties to homeland
More than 80% of the Portuguese-origin community in California traces its roots to the Azores islands, making it the state with the largest Luso-American population in the United States.
rtp.pt · 18 Sept
Musicians in São Paulo honour Chilean artist Victor Jara
The event marks 53 years since the military coup in Chile that led to the murder of artist and activist Victor Jara.
brasildefato.com.br · 18 Sept
Beatification celebrates a Spanish nun’s devotion to community
Approximately 180,000 people accompanied the Virgen de la Esperanza Macarena during a procession connected to the beatification ceremony.
abc.es · 18 Sept
Retired baker walks over 800 miles to thank life
Lieven Debusschere walked 2386 kilometers (approximately 1482 miles) from his home in Belgium to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
dhnet.be · 18 Sept
Children learn water safety through te reo Māori
Around 300 students from three schools participated in Kauora Ahurei, a swimming event conducted entirely in te reo Māori.
rnz.co.nz · 17 Sept
Nepal flood impacts Indigenous communities
The Fund for Nonviolence will match donations to Cultural Survival’s Nepal relief effort dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000.
culturalsurvival.org · 17 Sept
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid explores history of Emirati cordage
The research project documented Al Khuzam’s evolution across three phases, starting with its functional use in camel steering and desert navigation.
emirates247.com · 18 Sept
Raghubir Yadav’s early life shaped by theatre and hardship
Raghubir Yadav earned just 2.50 rupees a day while performing with a travelling theatre troupe, and sometimes had to manage on as little as 1 rupee when it rained.
indianexpress.com · 17 Sept
Guarani heritage shaped southern Brazil’s culture
The Portuguese and Spanish languages in the Rio Grande do Sul region have incorporated approximately 6,000 words from indigenous languages like Tupi, Guarani, and Quechua.
brasildefato.com.br · 17 Sept
Sudanese women maintain henna tradition despite war and drought
Farmers report that inconsistent access to water is the biggest obstacle limiting henna production in Sudan.
africanews.com · 17 Sept
Indian communities build lives around water
Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur is the world’s only floating national park, situated on masses of vegetation called phumdis.
indianexpress.com · 17 Sept
Da Nang plans over $15 million investment in sacred forest
The project will construct two new roads on Trung Son Hill, measuring 691 meters and 212.6 meters long.
news.tuoitre.vn · 18 Sept
Wendell Berry’s impact on Christian farmers embracing sustainability
Nearly all the farmers studied grew up in Protestant Christian households and connected their faith with a sense of responsibility to address harm to the land.
phys.org · 17 Sept
Makanjuola couple celebrate 50 years of marriage and a 75th birthday
Remi Makanjuola received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Leicester fifty years after graduating and marrying his wife.
thisdaylive.com · 18 Sept
María Valverde shares fond memories of her grandparents
María Valverde said she first went to her grandparents, rather than her parents, to discuss her feelings about seeing a dead person for the first time.
20minutos.es · 17 Sept
Brazilian short film “Guél Boy” screens free in Recife and Olinda
“Guél Boy” was filmed entirely using cell phones and drones to capture the summer landscapes of Recife.
brasildefato.com.br · 17 Sept
Teacher and rugby player set to play 100th match for Auckland
Eloise Blackwell has scored 23 tries in her 100 appearances for the Auckland Storm rugby team.
newsroom.co.nz · 18 Sept
Dozo traditional hunters seek to support security in Burkina Faso
More than 200 members of the Dozo confraternity attended the presentation in Kyon.
aib.media · 18 Sept
Burkina Faso official supports farmers amid dry season
Adama Kamboné visited the VDP agricultural group in Niaogho on September 16, 2026, to offer support during a season marked by scarce rainfall.
aib.media · 17 Sept
Young people fuel growth of Texas civil rights group
LUPE saw a 36% increase in participation from members under 45 at its 2026 convention compared to the previous event in 2024.
feeds.texastribune.org · 17 Sept
Former hostage leads prayer service marking release from Hamas
Bar Kupershtein was released from Hamas captivity in October 2025, after being held since the October 7 massacre.
jpost.com · 18 Sept
Burkina Faso citizens repair road to improve access
Residents repaired approximately three kilometers of roadway using community labor and locally available materials.
aib.media · 17 Sept
In Chad, blind man builds business and composes songs
Doumta Jacob began his first business with 2,000 CFA francs, roughly $3.30 USD, received from his grandmother.
tchadinfos.com · 17 Sept
Nepali family finds success with vegetable farming
The Chandraवंशी family earned one crore Rupees, roughly $77,000 USD, from gourd sales last year.
nepalnews.com · 18 Sept
Ohio bike shop aids Mauritanian immigrants finding community
Over 160 Mauritanian men lined up at a community center in Lockland, Ohio, in 2023, seeking assistance after arriving from their home country.
africanews.com · 17 Sept
Rescuer processes aftermath of shark attack in Australia
Mel Ismail lost his foot just above his ankle in the shark attack at Glenfield Beach.
abc.net.au · 17 Sept
King Philippe honors everyday heroes in Belgium
Nearly 150 people were nominated for the BeHeroes initiative across Belgium.
dhnet.be · 17 Sept
In Mauritania, tea serves as a cultural language
Mauritanians prepare tea using three teapots, a tradition inherited from their ancestors.
rfi.fr · 17 Sept
Poem asks generations to value ancestors’ efforts
The poem notes that many fathers were taught to “endure” instead of “feel,” reflecting a different approach to emotional expression in previous generations.
upworthy.com · 17 Sept
Cuban immigrant fights hunger, supports families in Florida
Three Grains of Rice Missions distributed approximately 22,000 meals to children last year alone.
cubaheadlines.com · 18 Sept
Ethiopian shepherd becomes Australia’s marathon record holder
Haftu Strintzos broke the Australian men’s marathon record, completing the race in two hours, six minutes and 20 seconds.
abc.net.au · 17 Sept
Student group wins prize for supporting LGBTQ+ youth
Queer Up has been working to support LGBTQIA+ youth in Limburg, Belgium for four years.
vrtnws.be · 18 Sept
El Salvador’s Central market preserves pickling tradition
Encurtidos Letona offers a variety of pickled foods including onions, cauliflower, papaya, and jalapeño peppers.
elsalvador.com · 17 Sept
Nurse finds lifeline in peer support Program
The Nurse and Midwife Health Program Australia provides support to up to 60 midwives, nurses, and students each month.
abc.net.au · 17 Sept
Play explores impact of loss and absence on youth in Malmö
The creators of the play “Killar” interviewed young boys at four different organizations over a period of one and a half years.
sydsvenskan.se · 17 Sept
Burkina Faso residents secure water access for health center
Residents financed a complete well for the Kourga Health and Social Promotion Center after the facility opened in April 2026 with limited water access.
aib.media · 17 Sept
Yiyun Li writes after loss: “i still love my sons”
Yiyun Li’s book In the Nature of Things earned her the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Memoir, after her previous work, Wednesday’s Child, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2024.
elmundo.es · 17 Sept
Pope’s Córdoba visit spurs host production
The Congregation of Saint Joseph is producing 400,000 communion wafers to prepare for the Pope’s mass in Córdoba.
perfil.com · 17 Sept
Architect builds fire-resistant tiny home after bushfire escape
Casa Manyana, the fire-resistant tiny home, can be assembled in a single day with its flat-pack design.
abc.net.au · 17 Sept
Valter Nilsson supports Gothenburg city mission with concert
Last year’s event culminated with the audience moving to Götaplatsen, a public square, to continue singing a song by Håkan Hellström together.
gp.se · 17 Sept
Friends find refuge from technology in Ontario cottage country
The friends’ cottage in Killarney, Ontario, is almost an hour’s drive off the Trans Canada highway.
theglobeandmail.com · 17 Sept
Israel election shaped by October 7 attack survivors
Nine candidates in the upcoming election either had a loved one killed or taken hostage, or distinguished themselves in fighting Hamas on October 7.
al-monitor.com · 18 Sept
Sheinbaum wears muxe artisans’ dress at Independence Day ceremony
Four artisans. Elvis Guerra, Dayari Ramírez, Reyna Montero, and Lorena Martínez, embroidered the flowers on the dress Sheinbaum wore.
jornada.com.mx · 17 Sept
Berliners reconnect with Jewish history through homes
Denk Mal Am Ort has organized 90 commemorative events in eight cities this year, with many young descendants participating.
dw.com · 17 Sept
Slovenia’s potato harvests shrink amid European drought
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit estimates the summer drought will reduce potato harvests in major exporting countries by approximately 3.1 million tonnes.
aljazeera.com · 17 Sept
Taiwan’s Bunun people lose heritage to typhoons and relocation
Approximately 70% of the land in Taiwan declared unsafe after Typhoon Morakot in 2009 was located within Indigenous territories.
news.mongabay.com · 17 Sept
Oaxaca photo center marks 30 years of support for the art
The Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo has welcomed thousands of visitors and trained hundreds of photographers over the past three decades.
jornada.com.mx · 17 Sept
Farmer finds new purpose through choir after herd loss
The Farmers' Choir grew after their performance at the King’s Coronation concert, leading to a surge in membership.
bbc.co.uk · 17 Sept
Bennee brothers achieve football dream at Utah
Jackson Bennee blocked a punt against Iowa State and later intercepted a pass against Arkansas, showcasing his impact on special teams and defense.
deseret.com · 17 Sept
New Zealand honours woman who revived Māori language
Dr Te Ripowai Higgins dedicated more than 43 years of service to education and Māori language revitalisation in New Zealand.
rnz.co.nz · 17 Sept
Vietnam’s highland drums reveal ancient beliefs
A drum’s hide could be as thick as a finger joint, as people in the Central Highlands did not thin the hide like makers elsewhere.
news.tuoitre.vn · 17 Sept
New Zealand’s Indian pioneers gain recognition for resilience
The theatrical production involved over 80 amateur actors who practiced for months to share the stories of early Indian migrants in New Zealand.
rnz.co.nz · 16 Sept
Mozambique’s journey from colonial subject to citizen
Labor migration sent income back to families in southern Mozambique, becoming an important part of the local economy for many communities as thousands of men worked in South African mines.
globalvoices.org · 17 Sept
Schoolboy’s bake sale honors brother, supports sick children
Josh Goodwin rallied his entire Year 5 cohort to host a bake sale, hoping to raise at least $1000 for Telethon.
thewest.com.au · 17 Sept
Bolivia’s Kaka river: gold mining leaves “dead” waters and contaminated lands
Between 2000 and 2024, micro-watersheds with illegal mining in the Beni River basin gained 21.5% more water surface area, while those without mining lost 17.2%.
es.mongabay.com · 17 Sept
Families mark 15 years since Indigenous woman’s disappearance in Canada
Manitoba accounts for 21 percent of all missing and murdered Indigenous women cases nationally from 2010 to April 2024.
ictnews.org · 16 Sept
South Africa’s sacred springs show microplastic pollution
Researchers found up to 48 microplastic particles per litre of water in the nine sacred springs they tested.
allafrica.com · 17 Sept
Woman delays retirement to care for 102-year-old mother
Marcanti’s mother continues to play high-level card games and accurately recall details from 20 years ago, demonstrating remarkable cognitive function at age 102.
businessinsider.com · 17 Sept
Amuta celebrates roots and relationships with new memoir
Dr. Amuta has worked as a journalist for over 35 years, interviewing numerous world leaders and writing for newspapers around the globe.
vanguardngr.com · 17 Sept
Belfast garden revives city’s linen heritage
Merle grew flax and produced yarn at the Friends of the Field garden in Belfast, a city once a global powerhouse of linen production during the 19th century.
theguardian.com · 17 Sept
Hebron community restores ancient tomb linked to King David
The restoration project cost roughly one million dollars, which Yishai Fleisher raised from donors around the world.
jpost.com · 16 Sept
Artist Manuel Santos honors family through portraiture
Manuel dos Santos drew the portraits of his family, his mother, father, and himself, after completing a series of portraits of composers over a period of 15 to 16 years.
observador.pt · 17 Sept
Brazil’s A’uwẽ-Xavante people protest railway threatening their lands
The Center-West Integration Railway, or FICO, spans approximately 1,641 kilometers (1,020 miles) and is intended to move commodities produced in Brazil’s Centre-West region.
globalvoices.org · 16 Sept
Memphis violence interrupters face funding cuts
The National Guard’s deployment in Memphis is estimated to cost more than $300 million by the end of the year, exceeding the $1.8 million in funding canceled from Heal 901’s three-year grant by over 166 times.
thetrace.org · 17 Sept
Pune mandal recreates Somnath Temple for Ganeshotsav
Artisans worked for 25 days to construct the replica, ensuring every architectural detail mirrored the original Somnath Temple.
indianexpress.com · 16 Sept
Tunis remembers its theatrical and spiritual past
The Berliner Ensemble performed Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Tunis Municipal Theatre.
webdo.tn · 17 Sept
Vietnam’s central region finds sweetness in flood-season crickets
Families prepared the caught crickets by removing their wings, trimming legs, and cleaning them, a painstaking process before cooking.
news.tuoitre.vn · 16 Sept
Recife’s Terreiro Carijós hosts cultural heritage gathering
The event brought together five distinct cultural groups. Coco de Umbigada, Ciranda Dengosa, Urso Cangaçá de Água Fria, Maracatu Nação Raízes de Pai Adão, and the Tribo Carijós, to share knowledge and skills.
brasildefato.com.br · 16 Sept
Family letters reveal Spanish Civil War from both sides
One brother served as a captain in the Nationalist army's IV of Navarra division, while another was a doctor for the Republican forces' Durruti Column, unknowingly facing each other in battles near Castellón in 1938.
elpais.com · 17 Sept
Federal agency takes control of Red Lake Nation’s child welfare
The Red Lake Nation reported 313 child maltreatment cases in 2024, a decrease from 641 cases reported in 2023.
ictnews.org · 17 Sept
English Heritage revives ancient meadow management with scything volunteers
English Heritage pledged to create or enhance 100 meadows to mark the coronation of King Charles in 2023.
theguardian.com · 17 Sept
Artist builds dollhouse to honor friend’s legacy
Bergljót Gunnarsdóttir spent months restoring the dollhouse, even building a fully furnished pizza restaurant on the ground floor.
ruv.is · 17 Sept
Ugandan community seeks recognition from Kingdom after exile
George Wilson Nsamba Kumama served as a Member of Parliament for Bbaale from 2016 to 2021.
allafrica.com · 16 Sept
Glasgow honours first Scottish “Fire dog” with statue
Jean Dallas, 81, raised funds for the statue through activities like making tablet and arts and crafts.
bbc.co.uk · 16 Sept
Munich man discovers grandmother’s fate in Holocaust exhibit
Ursula Saabel and Barbara von Broekhoven began researching Anna Paroubek’s life in 2010, eventually uncovering details through archival research and a visit to Theresienstadt.
sueddeutsche.de · 16 Sept
Julien: the man who became a saint to French Roma
The town of Lézignan-Corbières, located 20 kilometers west of Narbonne, is sometimes referred to as “the Roma corner.”
lemonde.fr · 16 Sept
Colombia’s coreguaje indigenous people restore water sources amidst ranching expansion
The study analyzed 722 micro-watersheds in four countries, finding that 63% of them contain territory belonging to at least 74 Indigenous peoples.
es.mongabay.com · 17 Sept
Locksmith in Malaysia sustains traditional craft
Poh can now cut a key in around five minutes with modern equipment, a process that once took about half an hour to complete manually.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 16 Sept
Andy Burnham returns to work after father’s death
Roy Burnham, Andy Burnham’s father, worked as a telephone engineer for the Post Office and BT before passing away in his mid-80s.
independent.co.uk · 16 Sept
Childhood pen pals meet after 30 years
The two friends exchanged letters for three years, and then maintained a connection with roughly once or twice a year correspondence for decades afterward.
businessinsider.com · 17 Sept
Thai King visits Hanoi Pagoda during historic trip to Vietnam
The Thai King and Queen’s visit to Vietnam occurred 50 years after the two countries established diplomatic relations.
news.tuoitre.vn · 16 Sept
Amanda Peters explores Mi’kmaq heritage in new novel
Amanda Peters finished her second novel, The Birthing Tree, in just two weeks during a writing residency in the mountains of Banff.
theglobeandmail.com · 16 Sept
Dutch schools adopt war graves to preserve memory
Corporal John Hines, whose grave was adopted by Kindcentrum Platijn, was 23 years old when he died on the day Best was liberated.
nos.nl · 17 Sept
Over 100,000 celebrate independence with mayor in Mexico City
More than 2,000 public servants from the Gustavo A. Madero government, along with 200 civil protection personnel and 500 police officers, worked to keep the celebration secure.
excelsior.com.mx · 17 Sept
Malaysian woman documents over 250 ethnic groups
Faye Lim has gathered information on more than 250 ethnic and sub-ethnic groups in Malaysia through her work with the Rojak Projek.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 16 Sept
Maltina's role in Nigerian hospitality traditions
Since 1976, Maltina has become a familiar beverage for Nigerian families and their guests.
thisdaylive.com · 16 Sept
Lebanese Film Festival celebrates land and people
The festival will screen around 12 films about biodiversity in Lebanon, made by filmmakers and people knowledgeable about the environment.
aawsat.com · 17 Sept
Assam artisans find sustainable livelihoods in bamboo’s versatility
Prabhat Saikia’s workshop in Assam currently employs around 20 artisans, offering them local employment opportunities.
thebetterindia.com · 16 Sept
Opinion: women challenge tradition in southern Brazil’s gaucho culture
The Peleia Braba movement, launched in June 2026, united women across Brazil to denounce misogyny within gaucho culture and advocate for cultural equity.
brasildefato.com.br · 16 Sept
Swiss convent cultivates herbs and tradition
Sister Dorothea developed a cough syrup recipe with the help of a pharmacist over 40 years ago, and she refused to lower the herbal dosage when he suggested it.
srf.ch · 16 Sept
Papua New Guinea community honors priest with new residence
The new residence was blessed in Imangapos village on the eve of Papua New Guinea’s 51st Independence Day.
postcourier.com.pg · 17 Sept
Father’s dream empowers seniors to travel again
The company has facilitated over 40 domestic and international journeys for approximately 350 senior citizens since June 2023.
thebetterindia.com · 16 Sept
Domingo Catalán grieves daughter, draws on athletic past
Domingo Catalán once held the world record for running 100 kilometers on foot, completing the distance at a pace of 3 minutes and 45 seconds per kilometer.
lavanguardia.com · 16 Sept
Klamath Tribes continue fight to restore River ecosystem
The Klamath Tribes hold the most senior water rights along the Klamath River, stemming from a ratified treaty signed in 1864.
culturalsurvival.org · 15 Sept
Turtle Mountain Chippewa invest in youth for long-term growth
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians extended 401(k) retirement accounts and insurance benefits to youth employees after only six months of employment.
ictnews.org · 15 Sept
Indigenous self-governance adapts to modern challenges
In Oaxaca, Mexico, 417 of 570 municipalities are currently governed by Indigenous regulatory systems.
culturalsurvival.org · 15 Sept
Nigerian parents learn details of son’s death in Philippines
Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia died during a team-building activity on June 8, exactly 100 days before his parents attended his team’s first game of the season.
rappler.com · 16 Sept
Kichwa art sustains culture across borders
Adina Farinango began creating digital illustrations in 2024, and consistently drew variations of herself wearing the traditional anaco clothing.
culturalsurvival.org · 15 Sept
Nashville singer rescues foxes from painful skin disease
Walden’s Puddle Animal Rescue rehabilitated 60 red foxes by September of this year, surpassing their total for all of 2025.
goodnewsnetwork.org · 16 Sept
Tampa gardeners seek funding to address food insecurity
Six out of twelve community gardens that started in the Tampa region between 2009 and 2011 had failed by 2015.
insideclimatenews.org · 16 Sept
Erling Haaland champions libraries and literacy in Norway
Erling Braut Haaland and his father donated a book worth 1.3 million kroner to the library in their home municipality.
nrk.no · 16 Sept
Artist revives centuries-old paper marbling in Qatar
More than 100 students are currently learning traditional artistic disciplines under Davlat Toshev’s guidance at the Ustoz-Shogird Centre.
gulf-times.com · 15 Sept
Minister proposes parent-school coffee meetings in Belgium
Degryse noted that more mothers than fathers typically attend school meetings, a reality she acknowledged while defending her proposal.
dhnet.be · 17 Sept
Historic Tower Theatre set to reopen in Utah
Donations from several sources, including Lauren and Tyson Call, have helped the Salt Lake Film Society raise enough money to begin a major renovation project.
deseret.com · 16 Sept
Indigenous self-governance sustains knowledge in Uganda
Women in Abim traditionally hold essential knowledge of seeds and crops that can withstand harsh environmental conditions, supporting family and community survival.
culturalsurvival.org · 15 Sept
Latin America remains most dangerous region for environmental defenders
The report documented 2375 murders and long-term disappearances of land and environmental defenders since Global Witness began tracking them in 2012.
es.mongabay.com · 15 Sept
Faye Lim works to document Malaysia’s many cultures
Faye Lim has gathered information on more than 250 ethnic and subethnic groups in Malaysia.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 16 Sept
Man cleans village roads for seven decades
For 70 years, one man consistently cleaned the roads of his village in West Bengal, India.
thebetterindia.com · 16 Sept
Women form firefighting squad to protect Indonesian Borneo
The Power of Mama team consists of 146 women from 10 villages in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
theguardian.com · 16 Sept
Eleven-year-old karate student wins trophies in Belgium
Talya has already collected eight trophies through her karate practice.
bruzz.be · 16 Sept
Army veteran dedicated life to helping others worldwide
Sean Lee helped evacuate thousands of Afghan allies after the fall of Afghanistan in 2021.
foxnews.com · 16 Sept
Croatian twin brothers welcome twin sons in the same year
The Vuka family now has four sets of twins across three generations.
index.hr · 16 Sept
Indigenous women revive Amazon turtle populations
The Tari Nomiowa’i successfully hatched and released 208 charapa turtle hatchlings into the Aguarico River between March and April this year.
goodgoodgood.co · 15 Sept
OTS leaders visit Azerbaijan’s liberated territories
Azerbaijan is restoring mosques in Shusha after Armenian forces damaged historical and architectural structures during nearly 30 years of occupation.
report.az · 16 Sept
Historic Bank restored to revitalize English Town
Sellafield Ltd provided more than £3.3 million to support the Millom Town Deal through its Social Impact, Multiplied program.
gov.uk · 16 Sept
Iran sees strikes and security as Amini anniversary arrives
Over 90,000 cases were opened by the Iranian judiciary in connection with the 2022 protests.
iranintl.com · 16 Sept
Thousands gather in Mexico City’s Zócalo to celebrate independence
An elderly woman and her mother, both wearing traditional Zapoteca clothing from Oaxaca, attended the celebration in the Zócalo, with the mother participating from her wheelchair.
excelsior.com.mx · 16 Sept
Matam, Senegal prepares for youth Olympic flame
Preparations involve all three departmental councils of Matam, Kanel and Ranérou, and every commune in the region.
seneweb.com · 16 Sept
Lima’s house of literature preserves Peruvian stories
The House of Literature Peruana opened its doors in 2008 and has since preserved the memory of dozens of Peruvian authors.
andina.pe · 16 Sept
Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota anthropologist preserves native heritage
Ella Cara Deloria published her novel, “Waterlily”, in 1988, 44 years after she first wrote it in the 1940s.
ictnews.org · 15 Sept
Malaysian man’s life story preserves family history
Jusit was one of over 100 police officers considered to raise the flag during the formation of Malaysia on September 16, 1963.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 16 Sept
Iranian generation defines itself by protest and defiance
More than 90,000 cases were opened in connection with the 2022 protests, including cases involving schoolchildren, university students, and teachers.
iranintl.com · 16 Sept
Austrian family honored for generations of alpine herding
The Dichtl family will be honored as “Alpine Herder Family of the Year” in 2026 for their work on the Merschenalm.
kleinezeitung.at · 16 Sept
Lalbaugcha Raja: Mumbai’s Ganpati rooted in community and hope
The Lalbaugcha Raja festival draws around 1.5 million devotees to Mumbai each day during the annual celebration.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 15 Sept
Luo Yang captures Asian women’s lives in New York’s Chinatown
Luo Yang’s photo book, Girls, was carried by Chop Suey Club when it was first released, demonstrating an existing connection between the artist and the community.
elephant.art · 15 Sept
Peace team reaches isolated Papua New Guinea village
The outreach team reached a community that residents reported had not seen outside visitors since the mid-20th century.
postcourier.com.pg · 16 Sept
Italian identity: a family’s journey across borders
Between 1861 and 1985, around 29 million Italians left the Italian peninsula, creating a widespread diaspora around the world.
aeon.co · 15 Sept
Fostering transforms lives in Wolverhampton, UK
Mel Blake and her husband have been fostering children as a family for seven years.
bbc.co.uk · 16 Sept
Brazilian indigenous leader Raoni, 94, receives palliative care
At 94 years old, Raoni has spent decades advocating for the rights of Indigenous peoples and the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
vrtnws.be · 15 Sept
Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South focuses on climate literacy
The Edward Ndlovu Memorial Trust aims to improve the quality of life for people in Matabeleland South, prioritizing children and working with entire communities to address development challenges.
heraldonline.co.zw · 16 Sept
Brothers revived a Belgian village with running event
Thousands of people now gather at the border on October 12 for the running event started by two brothers.
gva.be · 16 Sept
Digital archive preserves Artsakh Culture after displacement
The platform encompasses five domains of intangible cultural heritage, mirroring a framework established by UNESCO.
hetq.am · 15 Sept
Rare whale death spurs investigation in New Zealand
The pygmy right whale weighed up to 3500 kilograms and is one of the smallest and rarest baleen whale species.
rnz.co.nz · 15 Sept
Mr. T’s life teaches Chicago youth about opportunity
Mr. T bought his mother a mansion with an elevator in Lake Forest, the same area where she previously worked as a housekeeper.
foxnews.com · 15 Sept
Students in prilep promote green transition through project
Students created plant pots for their school eco-garden using recycled plastic bottles.
mia.mk · 16 Sept
Runners memorialize woman killed during Kempton Park run
Approximately 38 years old, Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo was remembered by community members through a memorial run in Rhodesfield.
sabcnews.com · 15 Sept
Uzbek weddings: family, rituals and new beginnings
Uzbek weddings can involve hundreds of guests, with friends and relatives participating in festivities.
euronews.com · 15 Sept
Croatian festival celebrates maritime heritage despite bad weather
The festival included 22 gundula boats and more than 40 women participating in a regatta.
n1info.hr · 16 Sept
American family builds new life in Latvia
The Bergeson children, aged five and seven, attend Latvian kindergarten and school, with their parents prioritizing fluency in the Latvian language.
eng.lsm.lv · 15 Sept
Army veteran revives rural school in Uttarakhand
The Happy By Nature School has grown from serving 30 students to 180 since Rohit Chaudhary took over as Managing Trustee in 2022.
thebetterindia.com · 15 Sept
Rombo mourns father Pius’s community leadership
Father Pius served as a priest in Rombo District for approximately 40 years, dedicating himself to community development.
mwananchi.co.tz · 16 Sept
Portugal pledges support for veterans in Mozambique
Portugal and Mozambique signed an agreement allowing Portugal to digitize archived documents relating to veterans of the Portuguese Armed Forces dating back to Mozambique’s independence.
observador.pt · 15 Sept
Three-year-old calls for help during mother’s seizure
Emi Vatavuk, at just three years old, successfully contacted emergency services and unlocked the door for paramedics while her mother was having a seizure.
sonoticiaboa.com.br · 16 Sept
Africa’s rainmakers face rising pressure from climate change
At least two rainmakers have been killed in South Sudan in the past few years because communities blamed them for ongoing drought.
africanews.com · 15 Sept
Scottish teenagers may represent Uganda in football
Laryea Kingston believes the Fisher brothers would be the first white players ever to represent Uganda, potentially making history for the nation.
bbc.co.uk · 16 Sept
South African students blend robotics and cultural preservation
The Magic Marimba required students to write 3,000 lines of code to enable the instrument to play songs on its own.
citizen.co.za · 16 Sept
Belfast Telegraph bombing remembered after 50 years
The Belfast Telegraph managed to publish a four-page edition just one day after the bombing, selling approximately 200,000 copies.
bbc.co.uk · 15 Sept
Church faces tribal opposition after pastor criticizes Arapaho ceremony
Foundations for Nations Church saw its Sunday attendance drop by half, from 150 people, after the pastor’s comments became public.
ictnews.org · 15 Sept
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Forgotten trek: the Amandelboom Basters’ displacement in South Africa
Eugen Fischer, who later became Hitler’s most senior racial scientist, measured and photographed the Rehoboth Baster community in 1908, the same year the Nama and Herero genocide ended.
dailymaverick.co.za · 14 Sept
Residents revive Kwidzyn’s history with community archive
In the 1950s and 60s, one in three residents of Kwidzyn was a student, reflecting the town’s historical role as an educational center.
wiadomosci.onet.pl · 15 Sept
Belarusian artist honors US physicist with sculpture
The sculpture of Jim Gates stands approximately 30 centimeters tall and is made from a water-based mineral composite material called Acrystal.
physicsworld.com · 16 Sept
Mothers, Sons, and the weight of stories
The author’s mother taught several generations of Stanford students, including Scott Turow, Tobias Wolff, Michael Cunningham, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Akhil Sharma.
theatlantic.com · 15 Sept
Coventry market hosts new CBeebies series
The production company Common Story has created more than 100 programmes for CBeebies in the last six years.
bbc.co.uk · 15 Sept
Religious leaders tour rebuilt mosque in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh
The Aghdam Juma Mosque was described as a “martyr mosque” due to the suffering it witnessed during the First Karabakh War.
report.az · 16 Sept
Jip and Janneke stories published in Urks dialect
A team of nine people from Urk collaborated on the translation, ensuring the language resonated with local children.
nos.nl · 14 Sept
Peruvian artisans weave tribute to Pope Leo XIV
Jesús Ayasta Caicedo spent approximately 25 days creating the stole, from weaving the fabric to completing the embroidery and lining.
andina.pe · 14 Sept
UAE business leaders learned from early work
Mohamed Jasir received one dirham (Dh1) at the end of a workday, illustrating a lesson about earning value through effort.
khaleejtimes.com · 16 Sept
Orkney island seeks new residents to sustain community life
The two new affordable homes on Eday are available for rent at £550 per month.
bbc.co.uk · 16 Sept
Volunteer opens aid shop after closure of local giveaway store
The Facebook group for ‘De Hulpwinkel’ gained 55 members within its first week of operation.
vrtnws.be · 16 Sept
Family questions Namibia’s hero honors for Shityuwete
Helao Shityuwete spent 18 years imprisoned on Robben Island fighting for Namibian independence.
namibian.com.na · 14 Sept
Adventist missionary joins youth rally in Papua New Guinea
The youth rally, organised by the Maip-Mulitaka Maramuni District, began one day before the missionary arrived.
postcourier.com.pg · 15 Sept
Janša affirms slovenian identity of Primorska region
The Paris Peace Treaty with Italy, signed in 1947, formally returned a significant part of the Primorska region to Slovenia after sixty years of dispute.
delo.si · 15 Sept
Kempton Park residents fear for safety after five women found dead
Seventeen women were reported missing in the Kempton Park area since January, with police locating 13 of them.
dailymaverick.co.za · 14 Sept
Jesús Luisa Esnaola: basque leader who supported soldiers and culture
Cándido Saseta, Jesús Luisa Esnaola’s brother-in-law, commanded the Euzko Gudaroztea militia during the Spanish Civil War, while Esnaola served as one of his five supporting commanders.
eldiario.es · 14 Sept
Pope Leo XIV relies on family for everyday help
Pope Leo XIV spent part of last July with his brother at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, continuing a tradition of summer retreats that his predecessor, Francis, had paused.
faz.net · 15 Sept
Volunteer trades PhD for community service, wins honor
Mohd Firdoos planted more than 2,450 saplings as part of his environmental work with the National Service Scheme.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 15 Sept
Woman carries hug to Cuban parents separated from daughter
The woman walked through flooded streets to deliver a hug to a friend’s parents who had been separated from their daughter for almost five years.
news.google.com · 15 Sept
Family legacy drives Argentine tractor business
Oscar Solís sells customized tractors and cars to customers as far away as the United States, completing one particularly detailed project over a period of 18 months.
lanacion.com.ar · 15 Sept
How Burgenland saved its unique Uhudler wine
Thomas Dunst sells Uhudler wine online to customers in Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
burgenland.orf.at · 14 Sept
Namibian president commemorates independence leader
President Nandi-Ndaitwah commemorated Helao Joseph Shityuwete at a state memorial service held in Windhoek on September 12, 2026.
namibian.com.na · 15 Sept
In Aguascalientes, a bullfighting event celebrates Mexican identity
The Corrida de la Insurgencia bullfighting event will donate all its profits to the state’s DIF, a family services organisation.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 15 Sept
Jobs of past generations shaped modern America
The Job Corps, a program established in the 1960s, has trained and placed over 3 million men and women into full-time jobs and careers to date.
upworthy.com · 14 Sept
Solidarity travels to Honduras after father’s killing
The Write for Rights campaign generated 332,381 actions worldwide in support of Juan López and his family.
amnesty.org · 14 Sept
Who decides the fate of Indigenous cultures?
In Australia, Indigenous children are 23 times more likely to be under government supervision than their non-Indigenous peers.
globalvoices.org · 14 Sept
Funeral reveals shifting meaning of “the people” in Greece
The singer’s funeral drew a crowd so large it filled the space around a grave, just two square meters, with people performing a traditional dance.
tanea.gr · 15 Sept
Family seeks answers in Malawi cricket coach’s murder
Ms. Menon’s family raised over S$13,000 through a charity cricket and football tournament held in Singapore to benefit a Malawian orphanage and a Singaporean cultural centre.
channelnewsasia.com · 14 Sept
Colombian communities revive languages while documenting dragonflies
Researchers and Indigenous communities have so far identified nearly 120 dragonfly species in Guainía, Colombia, a region where only about 10 were previously recorded.
news.mongabay.com · 14 Sept
Ecuadorian couple finds peace living off the land in the Amazon
Rosa and Sixto have lived in the Ecuadorian Amazon for 30 years, cultivating food on their farm.
lanacion.com.ar · 15 Sept
French Touch: legacy of a musical movement
Modjo’s song ‘Lady’ is expected to surpass one billion streams on Spotify, demonstrating the continued popularity of French Touch-inspired music.
euronews.com · 15 Sept
Residents extinguish fire before firefighters arrive in Singapore
Residents extinguished a fire involving a shoe rack in a public housing corridor before firefighters could arrive on the scene.
straitstimes.com · 15 Sept
Slovenia commemorates primorska’s integration with motherland
The Paris Peace Treaty of 1947 assigned part of the Primorska region, including Posočje and the Vipava Valley, to Yugoslavia and Slovenia.
delo.si · 15 Sept
Emirati woman defies expectations to become blacksmith
Hajar Al Hosani completed a professional diploma in blacksmithing and welding in less than seven months at Lootah Technical Centre.
emirates247.com · 14 Sept
Namibia distributes farmland to resettlement beneficiaries
The handover included allotment letters for 101 beneficiaries, 38 from Farm Tsintsabis and 63 from Farm Urwald.
namibian.com.na · 15 Sept
Mozambican poets seek greater recognition for Noémia de Sousa
Noémia de Sousa was the first Black woman to publish poetry in Mozambique, beginning her work in 1948.
observador.pt · 14 Sept
Pistachios link Iran and US amidst land subsidence
More than nine in 10 liters of groundwater in Rafsanjan, Iran, are used for pistachio orchards.
dw.com · 15 Sept
Kente’s rising popularity: can Ghana meet demand?
Following recent events, Kente cloth is gaining global attention, with international headlines including coverage in Forbes.
thechronicle.com.gh · 15 Sept
Film offers refuge from hardship in Argentina
The film La noche está marchándose ya features classic films such as Los tallos amargos by Fernando Ayala, La venganza del bergantín by Edward Ludwig, and Buenos días by Yasujirō Ozu.
lanacion.com.ar · 15 Sept
Zimbabwean youth defend Constitution from abroad
Over 20 young Zimbabweans, alongside elders and community supporters, attended the gathering in Durham, England to discuss the future of their country.
newzimbabwe.com · 14 Sept
Emirati man rescues injured gazelle in Dubai desert
After receiving treatment, the rescued gazelle was released back into the wild within two weeks of being found.
khaleejtimes.com · 15 Sept
Kola Escocesa: Arequipa’s soft drink built by three generations
Kola Escocesa’s distribution network now reaches over 16,000 points of sale.
gestion.pe · 14 Sept
Crocheux d’Pierwez blend tradition with community outreach
The Crocheux d’Pierwez will hold their annual cross-country race on February 10.
dhnet.be · 14 Sept
Teacher walks to remote school to support nine students
Harshit Sanguri walks 15 to 20 minutes through a forested area each way to reach his school, and another 15 to 20 minutes to the school itself.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 15 Sept
Vietnam festivals celebrate ox racing and Mekong Delta floods
Festival organizers in Hong Ngu donated 100 bicycles to disadvantaged students during the ox racing festival.
news.tuoitre.vn · 14 Sept
UK funds aim to strengthen community connections
The Common Ground Award will distribute up to £250,000 to groups of organisations working together to maximise their community impact.
gov.uk · 14 Sept
Family’s sheep return to Uruguayan Expo after honor
La Lucila ranch brought four Southdown sheep to the Expo Prado, with three bred by the family itself.
rurales.elpais.com.uy · 14 Sept
Namibia celebrates cultural roots during Heritage Week
Namibia’s Heritage Week will run from Monday to Friday, encouraging people to protect cultural traditions.
namibian.com.na · 14 Sept
Annabel Hernandez pursues performing arts in Kansas
The film features Annabel Hernandez as she participates in auditions, works, and spends time with family and friends in Wichita, Kansas.
psyche.co · 14 Sept
Nepal tunnel survivor returns to grieving village
Approximately 900 power station workers remain missing in Nepal following the glacier collapse and subsequent flooding.
kathmandupost.com · 14 Sept
Regina family demands justice after woman’s murder
Rebecca Wilson, the oldest of five children, died on August 30 from injuries sustained in an aggravated assault on August 14.
globalnews.ca · 14 Sept
Student honors late mother with traditional dance in Chile
A student honored his late mother by performing the cueca, Chile’s national dance, at a school event.
biobiochile.cl · 15 Sept
Retired Missouri firefighter crafts wooden swords to cancel school lunch debt
Chris Monroe has dedicated at least 25 hours to crafting a single wooden sword.
elcomercio.pe · 14 Sept
Mechelen park seeks guardians for historic apple orchard
Vrijbroekpark’s apple orchard contains 93 different apple varieties, some of which are currently unidentified.
vrtnws.be · 14 Sept
Artist defies past, embraces change in Germany
Stötzer received a 30,000 euro prize with the Pauli-Preis in 2024, which helped fund the renovation of her childhood home into an art studio.
welt.de · 15 Sept
Alice Duncan-Kemp observed Mithaka life, leaving a complex legacy
Mooraberrie station, located in Queensland’s Channel Country, saw “more than a dozen major massacres” of Mithaka people well before Alice Duncan-Kemp’s birth.
theconversation.com · 13 Sept
Sisters are buying homes together, reflecting changing trends
A Bank of America survey found that twenty-two percent of Gen Z homeowners bought their home with siblings in 2025.
newyorker.com · 14 Sept
Tournai's Masure 14 secures funding to stay in historic building
Nearly 1,000 donors contributed to the 200,000 euro fundraising campaign for Masure 14.
rtbf.be · 14 Sept
Diljit Dosanjh’s Wembley concert signals changing Britain
Diljit Dosanjh sold out Wembley Stadium in just 48 hours, demonstrating his widespread popularity and the growing acceptance of Punjabi culture in Britain.
cityam.com · 14 Sept
Hawaii communities seek resilience after storms
Kauai County passed a law in 2022 requiring the lowest floors of new and renovated buildings to be elevated above projected sea-level rise.
mauinow.com · 14 Sept
Barcelona neighbors form support group for aging together
Anna Freixas, at 80 years old, commented that when she was 30 she attended weddings, but at 80 she attends funerals.
eldiario.es · 14 Sept
Sydney bus grant fuels division in Indian community
The NSW government awarded Little India NSW a $45,000 grant to launch a shuttle bus between Parramatta and Harris Park’s restaurant strip.
smh.com.au · 15 Sept
Māori language revitalisation rooted in community
The 2023 Census recorded 213,849 people who could hold an everyday conversation in te reo Māori, a rise of 27,894 speakers in just five years.
thespinoff.co.nz · 13 Sept
Andy Burnham pauses duties after father’s death
Roy Burnham’s Alzheimer’s disease had progressed to the point he did not know his son had become prime minister.
bbc.co.uk · 14 Sept
Wawonii islanders protect seas amid nickel mining and fishing
The Tahi Tewabuno Coastal and Marine Guardians youth group formed to help protect Wawonii Island’s coasts and seas.
mongabay.co.id · 14 Sept
Catholics celebrate Mary’s birthday in Nigeria
Valentine Chineto Ozigbo distributed rosaries to attendees and shared his WhatsApp number to invite people to join his Igbo Rosary and “Songs of Mary” platforms.
vanguardngr.com · 13 Sept
Haiti commemorates revolt that launched first Black republic
Kenbe Kapow, a youth collective founded in 2025, organised events to mark the anniversary and advocates for accountability from local authorities.
globalvoices.org · 13 Sept
Cousins lead church congregations in Washington state
Three first cousins became bishops in neighboring wards within the Othello Washington Stake over a three-year period, starting in 2022.
deseret.com · 14 Sept
Siblings’ vital role in lives of people with disabilities
Isabel Martínez’s family created “Algo de Jaime,” which began as a social media profile and evolved into a business selling Jaime’s artwork.
20minutos.es · 14 Sept
Romanian authors and illustrators tour European communities
More than 400,000 Romanian children were born outside of Romania between 2009 and 2023, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics.
romania-insider.com · 14 Sept
Munhumutapa Day celebrates youth empowerment in Zimbabwe
ZANU PF allocated over 260 buses to transport young people from all ten of Zimbabwe’s provinces to the Munhumutapa Day celebrations.
heraldonline.co.zw · 14 Sept
Remembering grandmothers across generations
Haimabati carried only one possession, a wooden box, when she and her family fled Sylhet during the Partition of India.
thehindu.com · 13 Sept
Venezuelan political party demands new elections
Acción Democrática has existed for 85 years as of September 13, marking a long history in Venezuelan politics.
eltiempove.com · 14 Sept
Train near Magdeburg reveals Holocaust survivors’ rescue
Peter Lantos, a Holocaust survivor, was just five years old when he was on the train carrying 2,500 prisoners liberated by American soldiers.
cbsnews.com · 13 Sept
Zimbabwe commemorates history, democracy, and leadership
President Mnangagwa’s birthday, the International Day of Democracy, and the first national Munhumutapa Day all fell on September 15th.
heraldonline.co.zw · 14 Sept
Ganga Aarti ceremony held on London’s Thames river
The ‘Totally Thames’ festival, which has run since 1997, is likely to make the Ganga Aarti an annual event.
hindustantimes.com · 14 Sept
UAE President honors 1990 World Cup team, inspiring future athletes
The reception took place 36 years after the UAE’s first World Cup appearance, demonstrating a long-lasting commitment to recognizing national heroes.
emirates247.com · 14 Sept
Actor shares family history in moving performance
The one-man show featured archival documents, interrogation records, and details of torture alongside personal memories from Kvoščiauskas’s childhood.
lrt.lt · 14 Sept
Culiacán residents demand end to violence, seek missing
Families carried photos of David Antonio Ruelas and José Isaías Ibarra, who were last seen in March of the previous year while traveling to the Colegio del Aire de Sinaloa.
excelsior.com.mx · 13 Sept
Uganda to honor liberation fighters and Museveni’s birthday
The commemoration will take place on September 15, coinciding with President Yoweri Museveni’s 82nd birthday.
allafrica.com · 14 Sept
Dutch fry cooks receive Ukrainian award for war aid
The fry cooks have distributed hundreds of thousands of portions of fries and snacks to people in Ukraine since 2022.
nos.nl · 14 Sept
Dayak Lundayeh farmers preserve traditional rice growing in Borneo
Dayak Lundayeh farmers cultivate padi adan rice on 3,600 hectares of land in the Krayan Highlands of North Kalimantan.
mongabay.co.id · 13 Sept
Ayahuasca Forum draws indigenous leaders and researchers to Spain
The forum brought together an estimated 1,800 attendees over three days in Girona, Spain.
20minutos.es · 13 Sept
UK dedicates first memorial to veterans lost to suicide
More than 1,300 military veterans and personnel in the UK have taken their lives in the last 30 years.
bbc.co.uk · 13 Sept
Historic eider duck site closes in Norway
A single handmade eider duck duvet can cost over 100,000 kroner.
nrk.no · 13 Sept
Students in New Zealand grow bee garden to help ecosystem
Woolworths estimates that bees contribute to 200,000 crates of fruit and vegetables sold each week through its stores.
thespinoff.co.nz · 13 Sept
Bosnian community in Turkey maintains culture for generations
The Bosnian association in Karamürsel offers Bosnian language classes twice a week, with instruction from a student who travels from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
klix.ba · 13 Sept
Elder Caussé shares family values with children
Elder Gérald and Sister Valérie Caussé participated in the “Friend to Friend” broadcast released on September 13.
deseret.com · 14 Sept
Chuseok tradition connects Seoul seniors and students
Forty senior citizens and forty international students participated in the songpyeon-making event in Seoul.
koreaherald.com · 14 Sept
Indigenous languages thrive through oral documentation in India
Kshetrabasi Juanga documents traditional Juang knowledge on his YouTube channel, Majang Studio Vlogger, with videos showing how to perform tasks like starting fires with stones.
es.globalvoices.org · 13 Sept
Mariachi music: a Mexican tradition that endures and evolves
Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán includes a women’s branch, helping to nurture future generations of musicians.
excelsior.com.mx · 13 Sept
Family shares generations of student life in the Netherlands and US
Marlijn van de Sanden sometimes takes a plane to away games while playing field hockey for her school in the United States.
ad.nl · 14 Sept
Play honors Nepalese freedom fighter Ganesh Man Singh
Ashesh Malla’s Sarwanam theatre group has operated continuously for 45 years, a duration that sets it apart from many other Nepalese theatre companies.
kathmandupost.com · 13 Sept
Vietnam community honors local workers
An Phu Dong Ward honored a total of 330 people for their community work, including 186 non-professional workers and 144 who previously held direct roles.
tuoitre.vn · 14 Sept
Actress returns to parents’ homeland after decades
Géraldine Nakache’s grandparents left Algeria 60 years before her recent trip with her parents and brother.
tsa-algerie.com · 13 Sept
Mexico’s mazatec healers offer hope for mental health
Mexico is home to 53 species of psychedelic mushrooms, representing 25% of the world’s total diversity.
lalibre.be · 13 Sept
Ke Huy Quan connects past to present at statue of Liberty
Ke Huy Quan’s “Keep Smiling” T-shirt supports the U.N. Refugee Agency and the Displacement Film Fund with its proceeds.
newyorker.com · 14 Sept
Grandparents step in to support families, delaying retirement
More than 1.1 million US grandparents 60 and older were providing at least part-time care for their grandchildren in 2024.
businessinsider.com · 13 Sept
Azerbaijani Women form society to support local community in Georgia
The new Azerbaijani Women's Society in Georgia includes a thirteen-member team representing four villages: Qabal, Qaracalar, Ganjali, and Uzuntala.
report.az · 14 Sept
La Guadalupe: a Mexico City neighborhood rooted in football
Genaro Bermúdez Martínez, a native of La Guadalupe, played as a defender for the Pumas de la Universidad in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
jornada.com.mx · 13 Sept
Gran Canaria women break silence on rural life and intimacy
The project involved ten women, but the documentary focused on five stories to allow for a more in-depth exploration of their lives.
eldiario.es · 13 Sept
Miss America winner credited father’s prep with victory
Regan Hutsell earned nearly $90,000 in scholarships from the Miss America pageant.
businessinsider.com · 14 Sept
Romania’s president commends saint’s canonization in Serbia
Saint Magdalena of Mălainița, born in 1895, had a mother descended from a family who came from Transylvania.
hotnews.ro · 13 Sept
Rarámuri communities demand self-determination in Chihuahua
Rarámuri leaders are requesting that decisions on infrastructure projects be made in community assemblies, ensuring local control over resources.
jornada.com.mx · 13 Sept
Game recreates lost Jewish quarter in Hanau, Germany
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, the first Jewish painter to achieve international recognition, was born in Hanau in 1800 and grew up in the Judengasse.
faz.net · 13 Sept
Governor Nwifuru reports road construction and cultural concerns in Ebonyi State
Governor Nwifuru’s administration has completed more than 500 kilometers of roads connecting local government areas and spanning bridges across Ebonyi State.
vanguardngr.com · 13 Sept
Karakachoff: radical politician killed during Argentina’s dirty war
Sergio Karakachoff founded the Centro de Estudiantes Democráticos while attending Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández in La Plata.
perfil.com · 13 Sept
Dakar-Plateau funds Zawiya El Hadj Malick Sy reconstruction
Dakar-Plateau provided 100 million FCFA to help rebuild the Zawiya El Hadj Malick Sy.
seneweb.com · 13 Sept
Nepal’s Gen Z movement continues through art a year later
The art exhibition ‘के’ (K?) will remain open to the public for a full year, running until September 8, 2027.
kathmandupost.com · 14 Sept
Residents protest priest’s transfer in Spain
Carles Catasús has served as the priest of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia for the last 32 years.
lavanguardia.com · 14 Sept
Singaporean students preserve heritage through children’s books
The Temasek Foundation. NUS Heritage Champions programme supported 10 student-led community heritage projects over two years, involving 125 tertiary students.
straitstimes.com · 13 Sept
Venezuela’s Carúpano celebrates world Arepa day with food distribution
Organisers distributed 1,500 arepas throughout Carúpano, Venezuela, during the World Arepa Day celebration.
eltiempove.com · 13 Sept
Josep Oller built Moulin Rouge, revolutionized Paris, and is now forgotten
The Moulin Rouge, opened in 1889, featured a swimming pool measuring six hundred square meters, complete with five hundred cabins, a gym, saunas, and hydrotherapy.
lavanguardia.com · 14 Sept
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Estonia celebrates grandparents day with family photos
Henry Sildaru said he was spending the day with his little brother and their beloved grandparents, appreciating their care and support.
pmo.ee · 13 Sept
Dog stays with lost boy for 17 hours in Vietnam mountain rescue
The dog, named Den, stayed with the boy for a full 17 hours while he was lost on the mountain.
e.vnexpress.net · 14 Sept
Jewish New Year marked by concerns over rising extremism
A 93-year-old Holocaust survivor recently received a death threat in Munich’s Englischer Garten park, with the message referencing the AfD party and promising harm to Charlotte Knobloch.
sueddeutsche.de · 13 Sept
Family grows Ganesh idol from wheat seeds for eco-friendly festival
The Marathe family has been growing their Vanaspati Ganesh idol from wheat seeds for 31 years, beginning in 1995.
thebetterindia.com · 13 Sept
Sir Gabriel Igbinedion built businesses and supported communities
Okada, a town in Nigeria, grew from a village to a city in just 30 years thanks to Chief Gabriel Igbinedion’s development programs.
vanguardngr.com · 13 Sept
Purépecha community demands budget after legal ruling
52 communities in Michoacán have successfully gained recognition of their traditionally elected authorities and direct access to their budgets.
jornada.com.mx · 13 Sept
Uruguayan foundation uses ballet gala to fund education programs
Fundación Sophia supports 1,200 educators who work with 5,000 students in its formal school programs.
elpais.com.uy · 14 Sept
Dau trau fertilizer and family farming in Vietnam
Binh Dien Fertilizer Company provided free agricultural guides and scholarships to support farmers and their children’s education.
tuoitre.vn · 13 Sept
Venezuela rebrands after US intervention and earthquake
The US secured a deal last month for a majority stake in 65 billion barrels of oil reserves in Venezuela.
aljazeera.com · 13 Sept
Hollywood producer prays for entertainment industry
The Hollywood Prayer Network has expanded to include over 170 chapters in 42 countries.
foxnews.com · 13 Sept
Residents mourn singer giorgos mazonakis in Greece
A woman who has lived in Nikaia for 45 years remembered Giorgos Mazonakis from his youth.
tanea.gr · 13 Sept
Families remember loved ones beyond road collision statistics
Forty-seven people had died in road traffic collisions in Northern Ireland as of Friday, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
bbc.co.uk · 12 Sept
Mexican grandparents pass down centuries of wisdom
Around 30% of children in Mexico receive care from their grandparents, highlighting their significant role in childcare.
mexiconewsdaily.com · 13 Sept
Priest scores victory and saves penalty in Austrian match
Hans Wurzer saved a penalty while playing goalkeeper at age 64 for SV Opponitz’s reserve team.
kurier.at · 13 Sept
Ojukwu family revives legacy of Nigerian pioneer
The Ojukwu family is increasing annual prizes at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for the best graduating students in two departments.
thisdaylive.com · 13 Sept
Church adapts to reach people seeking spiritual connection
Pastor Margit Zahn baptized 35 children at a recent event held at the Kinzigsee beach in Langenselbold.
faz.net · 13 Sept
Son’s move across country eases mother’s letting go
The son packed a childhood Christmas bear among his belongings when he moved 3,000 miles away from home.
businessinsider.com · 13 Sept
Son of 9/11 NYPD officer follows father’s path
Casey Kloepfer wears his father’s badge number, a small but deeply personal reminder of the man who died on September 11.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 12 Sept
At 84, Uruguayan farmer continues family tradition
Malena Sanguinetti developed a rotational grazing system with 70 pastures on her 62-hectare farm.
rurales.elpais.com.uy · 12 Sept
Lee Hsien Loong urges Singaporeans to support each other
The Bag to School program provided $50 in mock currency to 79 children from lower-income families to practice financial literacy.
straitstimes.com · 13 Sept
Finnish museum features one family’s felt tradition
The Lahtinen family’s felt factory has been operating for over 100 years, founded in 1921.
yle.fi · 13 Sept
Mississippi police investigate Tasia Fortune’s death, expect more arrests
Tasia Fortune’s body was discovered on August 3, prompting a month-long investigation before the arrest of Jarques Ratliff.
theguardian.com · 12 Sept
Azerbaijan celebrates Kalbajar’s revival with Honey Festival
The Second Kalbajar Honey Festival took place in a district undergoing large-scale reconstruction following recent conflict.
report.az · 12 Sept
Mother reunites with firefighter who delivered her son on 9/11
Robert Shay Jr. helped deliver a baby on September 11, 2002, and the child was named in part after him.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 12 Sept
Lisbon’s Festival Todos celebrates immigrant communities amidst political absence
The festival’s performances and guided tours were fully booked, attracting a diverse audience who believe in the importance of intercultural dialogue.
observador.pt · 12 Sept
Culture enthusiasts carry on legacy of suffragettes
Lisa Boda’s study, Dom kallar oss kulturtanter, represents the first large-scale mapping of these culture-consuming women in Sweden.
dn.se · 13 Sept
Emirati entrepreneur turns family traditions into Soapbar success
Soapbar transitioned from offering some products in plastic containers to using glass packaging, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability.
emirates247.com · 13 Sept
Veterinarian honored for decades of service to Uruguayan agriculture
Jaime Castells has dedicated more than 60 years to professional activity in Uruguayan agriculture.
rurales.elpais.com.uy · 12 Sept
Jewish life flourishes in Vienna, despite rising concerns
The Chabad-Campus, a Jewish educational center in Vienna, began the school year with 611 students.
diepresse.com · 12 Sept
Josh Pyke shares memories of mother and early career
Josh Pyke’s mother was a primary school teacher and later taught English as a second language.
smh.com.au · 12 Sept
Bogebada Lakatoi returns to Era Kone after historic voyage
Edai Siabo’s wife kept a tally of the days the Bogebada was gone, followed specific rituals, and had her skin tattooed to ensure the safety of her husband and his crew.
postcourier.com.pg · 12 Sept
Song for a legend: Peruvian football star receives gift from artist with autism
Matthew Gamarra, diagnosed with autism at 18 months, paints and designs clothing, and has exhibited his art in both Europe and Peru.
elcomercio.pe · 12 Sept
Fires threaten Belgium’s High Fens nature reserve
The fires have so far ravaged over 3000 hectares within the High Fens.
dhnet.be · 12 Sept
Venezuela commemorates Bolívar’s writings and arrival in Carúpano
The discussion commemorated the 215th anniversary of the Manifiesto de Carúpano, a document expressing Bolívar’s revolutionary ideas.
eltiempove.com · 12 Sept
Armed attack kills woman in India’s Manipur region
The Naga-Kuki conflict of the 1990s claimed more than 1,000 lives in the region.
hindustantimes.com · 13 Sept
Papua New Guinea crowns cultural ambassador at Hiri Moale Festival
The 2026 Hiri Moale Festival spanned six days, running from September 8th to September 13th.
postcourier.com.pg · 12 Sept
Play reclaims forgotten history of Chinese New Zealanders
The 1881 poll tax imposed on Chinese migrants equated to around $1,770 in today’s currency.
thespinoff.co.nz · 12 Sept
Opinion: Muslim parents find deep meaning in naming children
Choudhry’s parents adapted her Arabic name, Noor-ul-Ain, to Naureen to fit the naming conventions required for a United Kingdom passport.
smh.com.au · 12 Sept
Family finds home after leaving Kathmandu
The family walked twenty kilometers through the hills of Nepal carrying their belongings to reach their ancestral home in Timirkot.
kathmandupost.com · 12 Sept
Book documents history of Asholio people in Nigeria
The 409-page book contains 22 chapters covering topics ranging from the Asholio people’s political organization to their unique mathematical symbols.
vanguardngr.com · 12 Sept
Bitola honors macedonian heroes after 84 years
Stevan Naumov was born in Bitola on October 27, 1920, and Dimitar Bogovski-Mite on October 31, 1919, in the village of Bolno.
mia.mk · 12 Sept
Tanzania honors composer of popular Catholic hymns
Pascal Mwarabu served as a Catholic church choir master for 45 years, composing hymns that remain central to worship in Tanzania.
thecitizen.co.tz · 12 Sept
Uganda’s King Oyo buried amid succession dispute
King Oyo became the world’s youngest reigning monarch in 1995 at the age of three, after the death of his father.
aljazeera.com · 13 Sept
Isabel Chiarino continues family legacy at Uruguay’s rural Expo
Isabel Chiarino first visited the Prado expo 61 years ago following her father, who brought their cattle to the show.
rurales.elpais.com.uy · 12 Sept
Filipino artists honored for rooted community work
The Metropolitan Museum of Manila holds works by Nunelucio Alvarado in its collection, recognizing his art as giving voice to communities in Negros.
rappler.com · 12 Sept
History circle rediscovers Old Town halls in Lasne, Belgium
The history circle identified 15 former administrative centers dating back to 1831, just after Belgium gained independence.
dhnet.be · 12 Sept
Fans chant for Mandhana in Dubai as women’s cricket grows in India
Approximately 200 fans remained at the Dubai International Stadium for an hour after a match to see the Indian women’s cricket team, demonstrating the sport’s growing popularity.
khaleejtimes.com · 12 Sept
Portuguese survivor recounts escape from World Trade Center
Joe Salgado recalls that 13 of his friends who were with him on September 11th have since died.
observador.pt · 12 Sept
American activist Elaine Mokhtefi dies in New York
Elaine Mokhtefi was set to celebrate her newly granted Algerian citizenship in October, after President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed a decree of naturalization earlier this year.
tsa-algerie.com · 12 Sept
Students pack food parcels to support pets in need
The students have packed thousands of food parcels for pets, benefiting families and animals in need across Northern Ireland.
bbc.co.uk · 13 Sept
Mexico honors Manuela Molina, captain in independence war
Manuela Molina led a troop composed of approximately 60 Indigenous and mixed-race soldiers during the Mexican War of Independence.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 12 Sept
Lethbridge firefighters honor fallen colleagues on 9/11 anniversary
Firefighters read the names of every IAFF member across North America who died in the last year during the annual memorial.
globalnews.ca · 11 Sept
Estonia’s Seto people revive tradition with one-day “kingdom”
The Seto Kingdom Day festival attracted thousands of participants to Mikitamäe this year, marking its 33rd celebration.
vnexpress.net · 12 Sept
Gazan couples marry amid war and uncertainty
The cost of renting a wedding hall in Gaza rose to 3,900 shekels ($1,300) for two days in 2025, equivalent to the average annual per capita income in 2022 before the war drastically lowered it.
aljazeera.com · 12 Sept
Milan Jews face rising antisemitism after October 7th
Since October 7th, Dalia Gubbay has travelled to Israel eleven times to demonstrate support for the country.
jpost.com · 12 Sept
Moroccan carpets tell cultural stories in Dutch museum
Nearly one in ten residents of Gouda, Netherlands, traces their roots to the Rif mountains and Amazigh culture of Morocco.
en.le360.ma · 11 Sept
South Africa: zulu women uphold tradition at annual reed dance
Approximately 71-year-old Mam’Mahlinsa accompanied girls from her region to the ceremony, helping continue a tradition spanning generations.
africanews.com · 11 Sept
Mother dedicates memorial to son found after disappearance
Elke Verberckmoes attended the memorial unveiling just weeks before the start of her son Dean’s assizes trial.
hln.be · 12 Sept
Ancient stones build modern lives in Romania’s hațeg land
A stone could fetch five million (unspecified currency) as people built homes and offered money to those with larger stones.
adevarul.ro · 12 Sept
Yosemite park celebrates ancient arrowhead crafting tradition
Indigenous communities have traded obsidian, a volcanic glass, across routes spanning hundreds of miles for generations, exchanging it for goods like pine nuts and animal skins.
popsci.com · 11 Sept
9/11 survivors reflect on enduring trauma
Stanley Praimnath received a leukemia diagnosis on September 11th, 2020, exactly nineteen years after the attacks.
nos.nl · 11 Sept
NECO honors community leader, strengthens local ties
NECO provided two transformers each to the communities of Wushishi and Gidan Mangoro in 2023 as part of its corporate social responsibility program.
thisdaylive.com · 12 Sept
Taiwan officially recognizes Siraya people after centuries of erasure
Linguists have compiled a glossary of over 6,000 Siraya words, helping to revive a language once declared extinct by 1908.
straitstimes.com · 11 Sept
Roosters’ academy develops NRL stars for finals
Four players from the Roosters’ 2021-established academy are starting in the team’s semi-final match against the Penrith Panthers.
theage.com.au · 11 Sept
September 11 attacks remembered 25 years later
Papali'i Mele Maualaivao recalled seeing debris from the World Trade Center, including bits of paper and ash, falling into her Brooklyn home after the towers collapsed.
rnz.co.nz · 11 Sept
Kansas inmates help children by paying school lunch debt
Inmates and staff together donated $4,267 to cover school lunch debt, representing 71% of the outstanding balance for the Norton, Kansas school district.
goodgoodgood.co · 11 Sept
Flight 93 passengers prevented Capitol attack on 9/11
More than 300,000 people visit the Flight 93 National Memorial each year to remember the passengers and crew.
cbsnews.com · 12 Sept
Grandmother faces cancer three times, stays positive
Kirsty Priest has raised £11,500 for the breast cancer ward at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley since her first diagnosis.
bbc.co.uk · 12 Sept
Ethiopia’s New Year ushers in season of celebrations
UNESCO currently lists seven elements associated with Ethiopia on its list of intangible cultural heritage, including Meskel and the Gada system.
fanamc.com · 11 Sept
Widow reflects on 25 years after 9/11 and finds New purpose
Frank Schramm, a professional photographer, documented the scenes around New York City after the 9/11 attacks, capturing history before the widespread use of smartphones and social media.
abcnews.com · 11 Sept
Barcelona’s markets struggle to survive
Ondina Monteiro de Moura has worked in Barcelona’s markets since she was 14 years old and worries about the lack of younger people willing to continue the trade.
lavanguardia.com · 12 Sept
Palestinian writer secretly archives diaries in Scotland
Raja Shehadeh began consistently documenting his life in a diary in 1967, creating a record spanning over 50 years of Palestinian history.
npr.org · 12 Sept
Trump resumes border wall construction despite tribal objections
The Tohono O’odham Nation reports a 95 percent reduction in arrests along the border sector where the new wall is being built.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 11 Sept
Belgium's "Nonkels" aunts say goodbye to roles
Isabelle Van Hecke is 49 years old and Emilie De Roo is 46, having played their roles for three seasons.
gva.be · 12 Sept
Israeli demolitions disrupt education in Masafer Yatta
Israeli authorities have issued demolition orders for schools serving approximately 250 girls at Zif Secondary School for Girls.
aljazeera.com · 11 Sept
Triplet brothers follow father’s path to FDNY after 9/11
William Gormley was one of over 400 fire and EMS workers who died from illnesses related to their service after the September 11th attacks.
abcnews.com · 11 Sept
Friend runs Great North Run for slain police officer
Daragh Burke had only two weeks to train for the Great North Run, and his starting position was near the elite runners.
bbc.co.uk · 12 Sept
Ecuador’s indigenous leader jailed amid land dispute
Between 1985 and 2016, the Puná region of Ecuador lost over 5,600 hectares of mangrove forest due to the expansion of shrimp farms.
es.mongabay.com · 11 Sept
Americans reflect on 25 years since 9/11 attacks
Casey Kloepfer joined the New York police force in June, 29 years old, and now wears his father Officer Ronald Kloepfer’s badge number, who died at the World Trade Center on 9/11.
theglobeandmail.com · 11 Sept
September 11th: a generation lacks firsthand memory of attacks
Approximately 100 million Americans, around one-third of the population, do not have a lived memory of the September 11th attacks.
elnacional.com · 11 Sept
Kenyan uprising’s history written as it happened
Despite facing obstruction, activists managed to get 55 copies of the book across the Kenya-Uganda border through covert means.
africasacountry.com · 11 Sept
Nepal’s Kushe Aunshi festival honours fathers and ancestors
Devotees gathered at Gokarneshwar Mahadev Temple, popularly known as Uttar Gaya, to perform ancestral rites on the banks of the Bagmati river.
kathmandupost.com · 11 Sept
Remembering the FDNY chaplain lost on 9/11
A French film crew captured Father Mychal Judge’s final moments praying inside the lobby of the north tower before the south tower collapsed.
abcnews.com · 11 Sept
Australia’s justice system disproportionately detains Indigenous youth
In 2024-25, there were 25.7 Indigenous children aged 10 to 17 per 10,000 in custody on an average day.
es.globalvoices.org · 11 Sept
Families shield children from trauma, but silence can echo
Nearly 20 percent of 9/11 first responders struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder in the years following the attacks.
slate.com · 11 Sept
Saturnino Quispe Boza: alpaca herder upholds tradition in Peru’s highlands
The Association of Producers of Cerro Huamanrazu now manages 50 hectares of natural pastureland for their alpacas.
elcomercio.pe · 11 Sept
9/11 portraits showed every life has value
The median age of the 2,310 victims profiled in The New York Times’ “Portraits of Grief” was 39 years old.
wbur.org · 11 Sept
9/11 tragedy forges lifelong bond between families
Louise Rayner remained with the Lawrence family for two and a half years after the 9/11 attacks to help care for their children.
bbc.co.uk · 11 Sept
New Yorkers supported each other after 9/11
Following the attacks, people paused weekly to connect, listen to music, and reflect, finding solidarity and fellowship helped them cope.
reasonstobecheerful.world · 11 Sept
Family meets woman who took historic 9/11 call
Betty Ong relayed critical information during her call that contributed to the FAA’s decision to close U.S. airspace on 9/11.
cbsnews.com · 11 Sept
Artist transforms personal history into public art
Rivelino began photographing public marches and demonstrations as early as 1991.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 11 Sept
Parkrun cultivates community in Soweto park
Approximately 35,000 people participated in 220 parkrun events across South Africa on September 5, 2026.
dailymaverick.co.za · 11 Sept
Gilmar Beltrán Ponce: Peruvian artist preserves culture through clay
Gilmar Beltrán Ponce began working with clay at the age of seven, creating animal figures from the clay he collected from a lagoon.
elcomercio.pe · 11 Sept
Chrétien defends Canada at 9/11 memorial in Gander
After U.S. airspace closed on September 11, 2001, the town of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, took in nearly 7,000 stranded passengers, almost doubling its population.
theglobeandmail.com · 11 Sept
Chrétien defends Canada’s values at 9/11 ceremony
After the attacks, the town of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, population under 10,000, sheltered nearly 7,000 stranded passengers from diverted flights.
theglobeandmail.com · 12 Sept
Environmental justice depends on local news
Approximately 3,500 local newsrooms have shut down in the United States since 2005, leaving over 50 million people with limited access to local news.
nonprofitquarterly.org · 11 Sept
Peruvian mother supports family through weaving
María Luz Candia completed three to four weaving projects each week to finance her family’s expenses.
elcomercio.pe · 11 Sept
Cavan museum to display 9/11 survivor’s World Trade Center keys
Hugh Smith worked at the World Trade Center for 27 years, beginning with its construction and continuing through maintenance until the 2001 attacks.
rte.ie · 11 Sept
Families still seek closure from 9/11 victims’ remains
Forensic genetic genealogy helped New York City identify its 1,654th victim of the September 11th attacks, a milestone reached 25 years after the tragedy.
elnacional.com · 11 Sept
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa opens Himalayan peaks to women
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa is the first woman from Nepal to earn international certification as a mountain guide.
derstandard.at · 11 Sept
Seaman’s Schnapps sponsors Nigerian festival to preserve culture
Seaman’s Schnapps sponsored the 2026 Ekimogun Festival, continuing a tradition of supporting Nigerian cultural events.
punchng.com · 11 Sept
Farmer earns master’s degree to aid drought resilience
Commercial sheep farmers in the Upper Karoo lost nearly 45% of their livestock between 2017 and 2021 due to drought conditions.
timeslive.co.za · 11 Sept
Venezuelan cultural center honors virgin of the valley
Five children from the Guaraúnos Cultural Foundation sang décimas, ten-line stanzas, to honor the Virgin during the cultural evening.
eltiempove.com · 10 Sept
Child witnesses 9/11, credits fate with survival
Jay Nyandak’s mother was heading to an underground shopping complex beneath the World Trade Center when his call to get a permission slip signed brought her back towards his school.
nationalpost.com · 11 Sept
9/11 families appeal to Trump for unredacted files
A U.S. District Judge allowed claims against Saudi Arabia to proceed in August 2025, finding families presented enough evidence to move toward trial.
foxnews.com · 11 Sept
Romania’s “merry cemetery” tells life stories after death
Stan Ioan Pătraș carved over 700 crosses, transforming the cemetery into a unique art form.
adevarul.ro · 11 Sept
Philipstown’s wire cars spark imagination and community growth
The Philipstown WireCar Foundation’s online shop sells draadkarre, the Afrikaans name for the wire cars raced in the town’s annual grand prix.
businessday.co.za · 11 Sept
Zulu maidens prepare for annual Reed Dance celebration
Organizers expect approximately 30,000 maidens to take part in this year’s Reed Dance.
sabcnews.com · 10 Sept
Artist loses memories, retains love for Dunhuang Grottoes
Chang Shana compiled 328 color illustrations of cave murals and sculptures from the Mogao Grottoes in her book, “Clothing Patterns of China Dunhuang Mural.”
sixthtone.com · 11 Sept
Belfast school celebrates a century of community
Euston Street Primary School has educated four generations from some local families.
bbc.co.uk · 10 Sept
Cook Islands cemetery vandalism shocks veterans’ families
Cate Walker and her husband were awarded Honorary Permanent Residence in the Cook Islands for their decade-long cemetery restoration project.
rnz.co.nz · 10 Sept
Peruvian project highlights afro-descendant leaders in schools
The project will distribute 50,000 printed copies of educational materials to schools in five regions of Peru.
andina.pe · 10 Sept
Residents revive neglected park in Gqeberha, South Africa
Hundreds of volunteers cleared overgrown vegetation and repaired damaged infrastructure at Happy Valley during a Madiba Day cleanup in July.
dailymaverick.co.za · 10 Sept
Hanoi exhibition revives traditional mid-autumn toys
The exhibition features dozens of traditional toys recreated by young artists and cultural researchers.
vnexpress.net · 10 Sept
Man finds birth mother after decades using ChatGPT
ChatGPT identified Avtar Singh’s birth mother, Savinder Kaur Nagi, within minutes, despite his only providing a first name and an estimated age range of 87 to 97.
upworthy.com · 10 Sept
Bosnia and Herzegovina: people donate to help young Edin mahmutović
Calling 17056 donates 2 KM to help cover the costs of Edin Mahmutović’s ongoing medical treatment.
klix.ba · 11 Sept
Moscow patriarchate fuels war in Ukraine
Patriarch Kirill called Kyiv “our Jerusalem” during a 2010 visit to Ukraine, years before justifying war against the country.
citizen.co.za · 11 Sept
Captain runs 2,977 miles to Remember 9/11 victims
Captain Hanna Born plans to say the name of each of the 2,977 victims of the September 11th attacks aloud while running one mile for every life lost.
upworthy.com · 10 Sept
Remembering 9/11: choosing unity after loss
Nearly 9,000 people have died in the years since the September 11th attacks, due to health issues linked to the event.
csmonitor.com · 10 Sept
9/11 cleanup workers now fear deportation
Cleanup workers received approximately $80,000 in worker’s compensation, but this money is often insufficient given their compromised health and inability to continue working.
npr.org · 11 Sept
Children step up to aid disaster recovery
During Hurricane Katrina, children organised activities and even provided childcare for mothers standing in line for aid at shelters.
yaleclimateconnections.org · 11 Sept
Haebangchon’s jar street ends after land fee dispute
Hanshin Onggi displayed onggi along a wall in Haebangchon for four decades before its removal this week.
koreaherald.com · 11 Sept
Novel co-authored with indigenous elders wins Australian award
A Piece of Red Cloth earned its authors an $80,000 prize from the Australian government.
thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 10 Sept
Boy with rare condition meets spider-man hero
Noah Connell, who communicates using an iPad app due to his condition, asked Spider-Man actor Tom Holland how it felt to inspire kids like him.
bbc.co.uk · 10 Sept
Welles Crowther’s training shaped 9/11 heroism
Welles Crowther assisted in the rescue of at least 18 civilians from the South Tower on 9/11 before losing his life.
foxnews.com · 10 Sept
Durham, North Carolina, includes incarcerated residents in city budgeting
230 incarcerated residents of the Durham County Detention Facility participated in voting on city budget proposals in the most recent round of participatory budgeting.
smartcitiesdive.com · 10 Sept
Families remember victims of highway crash in Mexico
Thirty-two people died in the highway accident at La Concordia one year ago, prompting a community memorial.
excelsior.com.mx · 10 Sept
Vienna’s Meidling district surveys resident satisfaction
73.6 percent of Meidling residents walk daily, more than any other mode of transportation.
kurier.at · 11 Sept
Photographer finds beauty in family and faith
Luis Manuel Diaz earned his BFA from Parsons School of Design in 2019 and will complete his MFA from Yale University in 2025.
aperture.org · 10 Sept
100-year-old musician joins band and revives nursing home
A 100-year-old man surprised a musician and an audience by joining an impromptu performance with his flute.
upworthy.com · 10 Sept
South Africa’s Gauteng heritage sites face deterioration
The Heidelberg Heritage Museum is currently valued at R14.56 million (South African Rand) despite being closed for over a year.
citizen.co.za · 11 Sept
Seoul troupe reimagines Korean shamanic rituals as dance
The Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theatre based its new production on “mugamseogi,” a ritual where clients dress as shamans and dance spontaneously.
koreatimes.co.kr · 11 Sept
Firehouse preserves memories of 9/11 fallen
Only about 840 firefighters who were working on September 11, 2001, remain on the job today.
abcnews.com · 10 Sept
Italian town commemorates woman killed by former partner
Squinzano’s Town Hall and Villa Cleopazzo will be lit in red for the entire month of September to honor Lorena Isceri.
rainews.it · 10 Sept
Fair fosters community and sustainable practices in Italy
This year’s fair will host over 110 exhibitors showcasing local crafts, organic food, and fair trade goods.
italiachecambia.org · 10 Sept
Italian village transforms with handmade paper flowers
Over 1000 volunteers contributed to creating the 500,000 paper flowers that decorated Casorate Sempione.
greenme.it · 10 Sept
Argentina remembers radical leader killed during dictatorship
Sergio Karakachoff was 37 years old when he was abducted and murdered by the military dictatorship in 1974.
perfil.com · 10 Sept
Family rebuilds after father’s prison sentence
Jasson Howell Sr. earned $15 an hour breaking down televisions at All Metals Recycling after his initial release from prison.
pbs.org · 10 Sept
Ahmedabad’s public spaces face increasing restrictions
The Gujarat High Court struck down an order blocking a property sale in Jamalpur to a Muslim family after decades of tenancy, rejecting the idea that demographic change alone justifies restricting transactions.
scroll.in · 10 Sept
Catalonia marks first post-Franco Diada
The 1976 Diada in Sant Boi de Llobregat gathered tens of thousands of attendees just ten months after the death of Francisco Franco.
eldiario.es · 10 Sept
Peruvian farmers blend tradition with modern sales
Researchers identified ten categories of practice within the Condorcocha community, organized into three connected areas of life.
frontiersin.org · 10 Sept
105-year-old Texan shares secrets to a long life
Blynda Vidock earned $15 per week when she began working at the First National Bank of Palm Beach at age 18.
lanacion.com.ar · 10 Sept
Bernard O'Shea credits granny’s life lessons
Bernard O'Shea began drinking coffee at four or five years old, a habit he maintains today.
irishexaminer.com · 10 Sept
Vienna’s smallest vineyard grows on former traffic island
The vineyard’s first harvest yielded enough grapes for approximately ten bottles of wine.
kurier.at · 10 Sept
Digital wallets bring National Heroes to a new generation
Yape, Peru’s leading digital wallet, has over 18 million users.
perfil.com · 10 Sept
Friends step in as caregivers for aging adults
Approximately 2.4 million adults nationally receive caregiving support from friends.
kffhealthnews.org · 10 Sept
Students provide tailored first aid to Vietnamese schools
Aware to Care has organized health workshops for more than 1,500 students in Vietnam.
vietnamnews.vn · 10 Sept
Volunteers rescue historic signs in Spanish city
The volunteers have already published two books featuring photographs of over one thousand traditional signs from the city and province.
eldiario.es · 10 Sept
Teachers bridge digital divide for ethnic students
725 students from 35 primary schools in Krông Pắc Commune, Vietnam, do not have smartphones for their studies.
vietnamnews.vn · 10 Sept
Sergipe’s shellfish collectors fight for mangrove access
The Program of Environmental Education with Coastal Communities, a Petrobras-funded initiative, currently covers 95 traditional communities across ten municipalities in Sergipe and Bahia.
brasil.mongabay.com · 9 Sept
In Turkey, man preserves ancient kingdom’s lost language
Mehmet Kusman claims to be one of only seven people in Turkey who can still speak the Urartian language.
lequotidien.lu · 9 Sept
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Estonia honors historian who linked history to freedom
The new collection of Vahtre’s writings, “Õigus ajaloole,” contains 640 pages of his work on topics including population, the St. George’s Night Uprising, and historiography.
pmo.ee · 10 Sept
9/11 first responders face ongoing health crisis
Six firefighters from Engine 10/Ladder 10 died in the World Trade Center collapse, leaving Sal Argano as the last remaining member of the station who served at the time of the attacks.
villagevoicenews.com · 9 Sept
Vienna’s city temple reopens after restoration
The renovation of the City Temple cost a total of 10.5 million Euros, funded equally by donations, the federal government, and the city of Vienna.
diepresse.com · 10 Sept
Idaho town celebrates new temple and pioneer history
The new temple in Montpelier, Idaho, will serve 15,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
deseret.com · 10 Sept
Novel co-authored with Indigenous elders wins top prize
The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards distributed a total of $600,000 in tax-free prizes across six categories.
smh.com.au · 10 Sept
Documentary series highlights war canoe racing in Pacific Northwest
The Island Brave Canoe Club paddlers sometimes train twice in one day, balancing practices with work and family commitments.
vancouversun.com · 9 Sept
First Nation defies Alberta to protect gender-affirming care
The Saddle Lake Cree Nation is invoking a treaty signed in 1876, specifically the “medicine chest clause”, to justify its provision of gender-affirming care.
globalnews.ca · 9 Sept
Lost words, lost ecosystems: how language shapes conservation
The Māori language includes specific terms for parts of the harakeke (New Zealand flax) plant that guide sustainable harvesting, ensuring only outer leaves are taken to allow regeneration.
therevelator.org · 9 Sept
Family searches Morocco for missing son
Khadir Rabbaj and his team have travelled thousands of kilometers across Morocco in the two months since Ouadoud went missing.
nos.nl · 10 Sept
Centuries-old tradition sees man pursued and painted in Spain
The Cascamorras festival was recognized as a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest in 2013, making it one of only ten such festivals in all of Andalusia.
xataka.com · 9 Sept
Inheritance: how past shapes present in Spain
More than half of people in Spain believe an inheritance will be decisive in whether their generation can become homeowners.
lavanguardia.com · 9 Sept
Baltimore honors 9/11 with memorial’s moving shadow
The memorial uses 200,000 pounds of Danby marble blocks to support the recovered steel, representing all fifty states uniting in remembrance.
bmoreart.com · 10 Sept
Grandparents share life lessons through family questions
Elizabeth Keating’s student described speaking with her grandmother as feeling like “talking to a celebrity.”
time.com · 9 Sept
Norwegian schools mark king Harald’s funeral with lessons and reflection
Students at Østbyen School in Bodø spent time writing poems about King Harald, with one student reading, “Kong Harald, you were very kind, and you had a good heart.”
nrk.no · 9 Sept
Neuberg, Austria marks 450 years since founding by Croatian settlers
Around 500 residents of Neuberg emigrated during the 20th century, making it one of the largest emigration communities in the region.
kurier.at · 9 Sept
After 9/11, a woman finds family bonds endure
The author’s aunt, Daphne Pouletsos, was 47 years old when she died in the 9/11 attacks and did not have children of her own.
time.com · 10 Sept
Papuan women advocate for land and forest rights
The national program for social forestry has reached approximately 8.41 million hectares, working toward a target of 12.7 million hectares.
mongabay.co.id · 9 Sept
Station Narva festival bridges divides in Estonia
Approximately half of the attendees at Station Narva came from Ida-Virumaa, while the other half traveled from other parts of Estonia.
news.err.ee · 10 Sept
Ukraine’s Jews prepare for war-marked Rosh Hashanah
JRNU established local factories in Ukraine to produce most of the basic food and holiday products, rather than rely on imports.
jpost.com · 10 Sept
Mexican youth resist through community cinema
Xolo Films, founded in 2015, has produced several short films and hosted numerous workshops focused on community storytelling.
mrmondialisation.org · 9 Sept
Family revives Gaza Seed Bank after bombing
Before the war in October 2023, Gaza was able to export some of its fresh vegetables, but now local agriculture only covers approximately 10% of the region’s vegetable needs.
greenme.it · 9 Sept
Film explores complex mother-son bond in Italy
Vanessa Scalera described preparing for her role by "abolishing a feeling that I hate: the fear," pushing herself to explore new emotional and artistic territory.
repubblica.it · 9 Sept
Magistrate uses courthouse for mother’s birthday
The monthly “Campechana Lottery” organized by the Judicial Branch Patronage takes place in the auditorium and involves different areas of the state’s judicial system.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 9 Sept
Fox Cities businesses aid tornado relief efforts
Residents reported an estimated $8.2 million in damages to over 2,300 structures after the EF3 tornado hit the Fox Cities.
wisconsinwatch.org · 10 Sept
Robots help indigenous children preserve native languages
Fewer than 10,000 people in the United States currently speak Anishinaabemowin.
ciclovivo.com.br · 9 Sept
Extinct woolly dog pelt returns to ancestral lands
Genomic testing revealed woolly dogs were present in Coast Salish territories for at least 5,000 years before European colonization.
vancouversun.com · 8 Sept
Nepal’s rotating houses disappear with tradition
Approximately 10 to 11 rotating houses stood in Turlungkot just a few years ago, but now only two to four remain.
nepalnews.com · 9 Sept
Students install EV chargers, learn green job skills
Students earned paychecks while learning skills for careers working with electric vehicles through the green jobs training program.
yaleclimateconnections.org · 9 Sept
Paris cafe fosters community among Tunisian immigrants
For decades, a cafe in Paris has provided a consistent meeting place for Tunisian Muslims and Jews.
wbur.org · 9 Sept
Zimbabwe to honor Edward Raradza with national burial
Edward Raradza received the National Farmer Award of Excellence in 2003 to 2004 for his contributions to Zimbabwe’s agriculture.
heraldonline.co.zw · 9 Sept
Labour selects former refugee to contest Starmer’s old seat
Sagal Abdi-Wali became leader of Camden council in May, after arriving in the UK as a child refugee from Somalia in the 1990s.
theguardian.com · 9 Sept
Technology and tradition: protecting Indigenous knowledge
Indian Community School now facilitates professional development sessions empowering teachers to critically evaluate AI tools through a lens of cultural safety and data privacy.
edsurge.com · 9 Sept
Opinion: Peace Arch ceremony highlights US-Canada unity on 9/11
Over 400 first responders, military personnel, and members of the public will attend the Northwest 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at the Peace Arch on September 11.
vancouversun.com · 8 Sept
Father sings to fund daughter’s university education
Ngân earned 22.85 points on her university entrance exam, securing her a place to study logistics and supply chain management.
tuoitre.vn · 10 Sept
Harare celebrates winner of national Cookout Competition
The 2026 Amai’s Traditional Cookout Competition included participants from all ten of Zimbabwe’s provinces.
heraldonline.co.zw · 8 Sept
Canada shares mohawk peace philosophy at Gwangju Biennale
The exhibition title, “Skennen'kó:wa ken?. Do You Carry Great Peace?” comes from a daily greeting within the Kanien'kehá:ka, Mohawk, culture.
koreatimes.co.kr · 9 Sept
Pakuri’s lands span two regions of Guyana
Pakuri’s titled lands cross into Administrative Region Five, despite the community being recognised as the only Indigenous village in Region Four.
villagevoicenews.com · 8 Sept
Frankfurt expands addiction care with new facility
Integrative Drogenhilfe currently supports around 5,000 people each year with its various programs.
faz.net · 9 Sept
New program honors fallen soldiers by preparing young Israelis for service
The program will serve young adults aged 18 to 20 from traditional, religious, and haredi backgrounds.
jpost.com · 9 Sept
Elderly woman hand-knits scarves for sanitation workers in Rio
Dalva Taboada receives orders for her crafts from locations including Brumadinho, Avenida Paulista, and Catanduva, in addition to neighborhoods within Rio de Janeiro.
sonoticiaboa.com.br · 9 Sept
Texas neighborhood revives Route 66 roots
The Barrio revitalization project included the installation of nine street benches painted in reds, blues, and greens.
csmonitor.com · 8 Sept
Irish wake traditions shock English friend
Twenty people crowded into the grandmother’s living room as the undertaker closed the coffin.
irishtimes.com · 9 Sept
South Korea’s sea women fight for damaged habitat
The haenyeo, some in their 70s, can hold their breath for up to 90 seconds and dive to depths of 10 meters (33 feet) without oxygen tanks.
eco-business.com · 9 Sept
Colombian farmers seek political recognition
More than 30 organizations, including academic institutions and civil society platforms, participated in the dialogue on the environmental dimension of farming.
lasillavacia.com · 8 Sept
Grandchildren step up to care for aging grandparents in Hong Kong
More than half of the grandparents receiving care in the study were 85 years or older.
phys.org · 8 Sept
Actor y. Gee Mahendra remembers childhood in Madras
Y. Gee Mahendra started his theatre career in Madras in 1961.
thehindu.com · 8 Sept
Ukraine mother mourns son killed in Russian strike
The UN documented at least 437 civilian deaths in Ukraine during July, the highest monthly figure since May 2022.
spiegel.de · 9 Sept
Pataxó territory in Bahia faces mining and eviction threats
At least 34 mining requests cover 8,600 hectares, roughly four times the size of the Aldeia Velha Indigenous Territory, surrounding the Pataxó community’s land.
nexojornal.com.br · 8 Sept
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid honours wife of 47 years
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum described his wife, Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, as the mother of his sheikhs after 47 years of marriage.
emirates247.com · 10 Sept
Remembering 9/11: a call to pass on lessons of service
Nearly 100 million Americans currently have no personal memory of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
atlanticcouncil.org · 9 Sept
Antwerp’s Nepali community mourns flood victims
The City of Antwerp provided 15,000 euros in emergency aid to help those impacted by the floods in Nepal.
vrtnws.be · 9 Sept
Peruvian communities gain recognition for tourism efforts
The three associations received their licenses between August 10 and September 1, 2026.
andina.pe · 9 Sept
Hundreds of boats honor virgin of the valley in Venezuela
The Barloventeo tradition began around 29 years ago with an initiative from a family on Margarita Island.
eldiario.com · 9 Sept
Pedri’s family legacy fuels Barcelona career
Pedri’s grandfather once insisted on being wheeled off a plane in Madrid via wheelchair so he wouldn’t have to step foot in the city.
vnexpress.net · 10 Sept
Ethiopia celebrates harmony and national unity
Ethiopian diplomatic missions hosted gatherings in six cities, London, Brussels, Beijing, Xiamen, Kampala, and Geneva, to celebrate the Day of Harmony.
fanamc.com · 9 Sept
Carora’s 457th year marked by decline in Venezuela
Residents of Carora now often rely on costly private water trucks, with families dedicating a substantial portion of their daily income to purchasing water.
elnacional.com · 9 Sept
Odesa farmers resist Russia’s Black Sea blockade
Between August 1 and August 26, Ukraine exported around 1.42 million metric tons of agricultural products, less than one-third of the potential volume if logistics were fully operational.
kyivindependent.com · 8 Sept
Memoir charts family’s trauma across generations
Sidhu’s mother travelled with her family eastward as part of the single largest mass migration in human history, involving millions of people displaced by the Partition of 1947.
scroll.in · 9 Sept
Costa Rican man, 119, pursues oldest person title
Jose Flores has 23 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter.
straitstimes.com · 9 Sept
Congo Basin communities seek role in conservation
Communities near Congo’s national parks are proposing solutions after being displaced when the parks were first established.
news.mongabay.com · 8 Sept
Film documents woman’s fight to protect Amazon, despite death threats
Juma Xipaia survived six attempts on her life while defending the Amazon rainforest from illegal mining and deforestation.
greenme.it · 9 Sept
Salvadorans prepare for loss of safe haven in US
Approximately 150,000 US citizen children could be impacted by the potential deportation of Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status recipients.
themarshallproject.org · 8 Sept
Venezuelans honor virgin of the valley with prayer and procession
The earthquake that struck on June 24th prompted a moment of remembrance during the celebration, with attendees lighting candles and observing a period of silence.
eltiempove.com · 8 Sept
Daughter commends governor for continuing activist’s legacy
Uba Sani lived with the Fawehinmi family for four years while mentored by Gani Fawehinmi, sharing breakfast and commuting to work with the activist each day.
thisdaylive.com · 8 Sept
Chefs fuel Ground Zero recovery with massive operation
Volunteers served roughly one million meals over two months, with donations coming from as far away as Texas.
abcnews.com · 8 Sept
Rapper supports new library for students in Vietnam
The new Hope Library includes a digital library with 15 tablets and Vuihoc online-learning accounts for students.
e.vnexpress.net · 9 Sept
Lambayeque crafts heritage into new business opportunities
Mari Reaño Sánchez’s intricate amigurumi of the Lord of Sipán required careful crochet work to accurately represent his complex attire and symbolic details.
andina.pe · 8 Sept
Kyiv restaurant rebuilds after repeated Russian attacks
The attacks have cost the Zavertailos $500,000 in both repair costs and lost income.
kyivindependent.com · 9 Sept
Imam returns actor’s funds for family project
Tajudeen Adewunmi received 25 million Naira from Taiwo Hassan to rebuild his grandfather’s house before the actor’s death.
punchng.com · 8 Sept
In Beijing parks, seniors still sing praises of Mao
Approximately one hundred retirees meet regularly in Beijing’s Tuanjiehu Park to sing in praise of Mao Zedong.
lemonde.fr · 9 Sept
King Charles III’s Romanian house displays artist’s work on heritage
The Linea Lignea exhibition will remain open at the Charles III House in Viscri until January 10, 2027.
romania-insider.com · 9 Sept
Norway mourns king Harald V’s funeral
An estimated 53,000 people gathered in Oslo to watch the procession carrying King Harald’s coffin from the Royal Palace to the cathedral.
aftenposten.no · 9 Sept
Israel’s northern city struggles to rebuild after war
Nearly 40% of Kiryat Shmona’s 24,000 residents had not returned to their homes almost 18 months after the initial evacuation order.
csmonitor.com · 8 Sept
Two meanings of “indigenous” fuel European nationalism
Karl May’s novels, which featured the Apache hero Winnetou, became so popular that many women born in North Macedonia in the 1970s were named Vineta in his honor.
es.globalvoices.org · 8 Sept
Woman turns personal loss into empowerment summit in South Africa
The summit expects to bring together around 215 women leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals and changemakers from across the continent.
timeslive.co.za · 8 Sept
Widow welcomes husband’s remains home after nearly 50 years
Chu Thị Miện spent over 20 years unable to afford to transport her husband’s remains home to Hà Tĩnh province.
vnexpress.net · 8 Sept
Suburban life finds joy through Youth Sport
Coach Wayne accommodated Saif’s sons at soccer training despite the season being underway, and refused to charge them a fee.
theguardian.com · 8 Sept
African languages find new life with diaspora youth
Shungu Chidovi now teaches around two dozen learners in Zimbabwe, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and Scotland through her online platform, ZimbOriginal.
newzimbabwe.com · 8 Sept
Nations preserve languages amid modern pressures
Indonesia’s BIPA program now includes hundreds of teaching centers in dozens of countries around the world.
en.antaranews.com · 8 Sept
Uganda honors King Oyo’s environmental legacy during river run
Conservation efforts have restored 700 hectares of degraded land across three districts in Uganda.
allafrica.com · 8 Sept
Palliative care helps young Eva live fully in Ireland
Eva receives palliative care from three different providers, Temple Street, St Francis Hospice, and LauraLynn, who all work together to support her and her family.
irishtimes.com · 8 Sept
Argentine town struggles after poultry plant layoffs
Approximately 80 families in Capitán Sarmiento are at risk of eviction due to unpaid rent as a result of the plant closure.
lanacion.com.ar · 9 Sept
Ukraine’s villages adapt as women migrate for work
The Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast region of western Ukraine is the origin of the largest number of Ukrainian labor migrants, according to sociological studies and data from the Ukrainian Statistics Service.
diepresse.com · 8 Sept
Netherlands town celebrates floral parade and community spirit
Volunteers used 400,000 dahlias to decorate the floats for the Corso Fleuri parade.
lequotidien.lu · 8 Sept
Football club honors daughter’s memory, grows rapidly in Belgium
Football Girls Leuven grew from a team of 15 players to 250 players in just six years.
gva.be · 8 Sept
Indigenous groups in India blacklist researchers to protect land and culture
The Idu Mishmi community has received over 44 research proposals since announcing their code of conduct in 2024, approving most of them.
scroll.in · 8 Sept
After 9/11, Americans prioritise connection during trauma
Nearly a quarter of Americans attempted to donate blood in the weeks following the 9/11 attacks.
goodgoodgood.co · 8 Sept
Durban community supports family after restaurant fire
Ayakha Godlwana’s quick response led to the rescue of 74-year-old Doddy Teranes from a burning building in Durban.
timeslive.co.za · 8 Sept
Aboriginal youth Health transitions face communication barriers
All seven families reported experiencing communication breakdowns during the transition from children’s to adult health services.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 8 Sept
Cat survives landfill trip and returns home to family
Landfill workers spent approximately 10 minutes carefully coaxing the frightened cat, Mike, into a loader bucket to lift him to safety.
sunnyskyz.com · 8 Sept
Man protects wild orchids in Indonesian forest
The Mattiro Baji farmer group has 30 members working to conserve orchids in the Campaga forest.
mongabay.co.id · 8 Sept
Japan’s temples adapt to declining populations
A single grave plot in Japan can cost families up to 100,000 yen annually, adding to the financial strain that leads many to abandon temple maintenance.
dw.com · 8 Sept
Brussels school blesses students’ school supplies
The Institut de la Vierge Fidèle school saw three to four times more parents attend the backpack blessing than its usual morning prayer.
lalibre.be · 8 Sept
Water crisis threatens Mapur people’s traditions in Indonesia
The Bukit Tuing forest, the last remaining ancestral forest for the Mapur people, covers approximately 300 hectares.
mongabay.co.id · 8 Sept
Nepal flood victims receive support from community
The Bhote Koshi flood made 23 people from Banke District, Nepal, disappear.
nepalnews.com · 8 Sept
Opinion: how Serbia rewrites history and glorifies war criminals
William Hirst’s research showed that personal accounts starting with “I was there” are crucial in shaping younger generations’ understanding of events like the September 11th attacks.
archiv.hn.cz · 8 Sept
Nepal’s home minister pledges service over self-interest
Home Minister Sudan Gurung committed to working “until [his] last breath” to fulfill the expectations of the Nepali people.
nepalnews.com · 8 Sept
Romanian church serves pizza instead of traditional meal
The church in Botoșani, Romania distributed 75 boxes of pizza to its congregation after a religious service.
adevarul.ro · 8 Sept
Doctor eats only Shetland Food to test island’s self-sufficiency
Dr. Armitage has completed the Shetland-only diet challenge for three consecutive years during Shetland Food Month.
bbc.co.uk · 8 Sept
Parents can help children understand 9/11
The study found that parents often adjust how they discuss 9/11 based on their child’s age, temperament, maturity, and emotional capacity.
phys.org · 8 Sept
Tunisian harvest festival celebrates tradition and skill
The town of Sers has been known as the “town of wheat” to the point that artistic groups have created songs about it and its harvest.
alquds.co.uk · 8 Sept
Swiss cowbells become political symbols
Ethnologist Konrad Kuhn teaches at the Universities of Basel and Innsbruck, studying Swiss folklore.
srf.ch · 8 Sept
Norway mourns king Harald’s passing, remembering a warm and authentic leader
The word “thank you” appeared 1374 times in the over 2300 condolences received by NRK following King Harald’s death.
nrk.no · 8 Sept
Ogun monarch honours PDP candidate and wife
The Olowu of Owu Kingdom installed Ladi Adebutu and his wife, Adenike Adebutu, with traditional titles during a ceremony attended by dignitaries and community members.
punchng.com · 8 Sept
Kyiv Fashion Week: a display of resilience amid war
The Mystetskijarsenal, a 1700s-era arsenal turned art hall, hosted Kyiv Fashion Week despite being partially damaged by a Russian drone strike in June.
dn.se · 8 Sept
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