Teacher’s early class transformed Special education approach
The inaugural Lee Casuscelli Excellence in Special Education Award includes a $20,000 teacher fellowship for 12 months of professional development.
smh.com.au · 18 Sept
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Advocates end Corn Laws, ushering in free trade
In 1951, A Streetcar Named Desire became the first film to win acting awards for three performers. Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Art Direction.
goodnewsnetwork.org · 18 Sept
Australia closes billions in unpaid retirement funds gap
Treasury estimated a 25-year-old median-income worker paid fortnightly could be around $6,000 better off at retirement from receiving super contributions earlier.
unsustainablemagazine.com · 18 Sept
Kaduna State University lecturers end strike after agreement
KASU will begin paying lecturers nine months of owed wages in October 2026.
vanguardngr.com · 18 Sept
Tajikistan bolsters pandemic defenses with ‘One Health’
Tajikistan trained over 120 laboratory specialists in outbreak response, decreasing laboratory result times by 30%.
asiaplus.news · 18 Sept
W.E.B. Du Bois’s data visualizations advanced rights
W.E.B. Du Bois created around sixty infographic panels for the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris to illustrate African American progress.
lemonde.fr · 18 Sept
World Bank mobilizes record private capital for development
The World Bank Group mobilized $112 billion in private capital in fiscal year 2026, exceeding the $35 billion mobilized in 2022.
klix.ba · 18 Sept
Niger’s Police handball club rises to national prominence
The AS Police Nationale currently includes the majority of players on Niger’s national handball team.
lesahel.org · 18 Sept
Aortic disease: prevention and early diagnosis
Doctors at the Metropolitan General hospital recommend that patients 65 and older, particularly those with a history of smoking, undergo preventative ultrasound screening for aortic aneurysms.
protothema.gr · 18 Sept
Morocco works to save endangered bird species
ANEF established a breeding population of Andalusian hemipodes at the Ain Sebaâ Zoo in Casablanca, serving as a reserve for the species.
en.le360.ma · 18 Sept
UN backs map showing Africa’s true size
The Equal Earth projection minimizes distortions so that Africa appears larger in comparison to other continents, as it is actually 14 times smaller than it appears on a Mercator projection.
n1info.hr · 18 Sept
Bitrus Nwalsu overcomes disability to serve Nigeria
Bitrus Nwalsu crawled to school as a child because his family could not afford a wheelchair.
vanguardngr.com · 18 Sept
Queensland Rail restores service after pay deal
The agreement will reinstate 417 services each week, adding about 83 extra trains to the daily schedule.
abc.net.au · 18 Sept
Telangana government acts on land disputes
The government expects over 9,700 families to benefit from the quick processing of land applications in L.B. Nagar colonies.
thehindu.com · 18 Sept
Italy’s schools reopen for 8 million students
Italy hired nearly 118,000 substitute teachers to start the 2026/2027 school year, almost 10,000 more than the previous year.
rainews.it · 18 Sept
Uzbekistan plans film industry overhaul with new partnerships
Saida Mirziyoyeva said Uzbekfilm has reflected Uzbekistan’s history, lives, hopes, and experiences on screen for almost a century.
kun.uz · 18 Sept
Canadian Walmart workers secure first union contract
The contract includes a disciplinary procedure, giving workers protections not available at other Walmart distribution centers where employees can be terminated without recourse.
labornotes.org · 17 Sept
Croatia begins issuing visas to Bosnian drivers
Drivers from Bosnia and Herzegovina will now be able to apply for visas allowing them to stay in Croatia for work, bypassing the previous 90-day limit within 180 days.
klix.ba · 18 Sept
Ecuador lawmakers speed reforms after attack on child
Ecuadorian lawmakers passed a resolution condemning the attack on a child with 88 affirmative votes.
elcomercio.com · 18 Sept
Denmark opens major carbon storage site in North Sea
The Greensand project plans to store up to 8 million tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2030.
lemonde.fr · 18 Sept
Native American organization centers community in mental health work
Two Feathers Native American Family Services increased the number of youth served from 25 in 2018 to 289 in 2024.
nonprofitquarterly.org · 17 Sept
Greek organizations seek overhaul of child protection system
Greece currently employs only 545 permanent social workers to serve 332 municipalities nationwide.
protothema.gr · 18 Sept
Chile ends dog-transmitted rabies as public health threat
Chile has gone 50 years without a human case of rabies, leading to the WHO’s validation of its elimination efforts.
humanprogress.org · 17 Sept
Niger’s Almoustapha Mamane Bako builds judo champions
Almoustapha Mamane Bako earned his third dan black belt in judo in 2024, in his hometown of Dosso.
lesahel.org · 18 Sept
People prioritise comfort objects during disaster prep
Only 4 out of 1,000 UK adults surveyed reported being fully prepared for a sudden crisis or disaster.
phys.org · 18 Sept
Bogotá’s ciclovía: a 50-year revolution for wellbeing
Bogotá’s ciclovía helped reduce the equivalent of 444 tons of CO2 in 2024.
elsalvador.com · 17 Sept
France creates task force to build child-safe AI
The task force will work for two months to establish guidelines for a child-protective AI.
bfmtv.com · 18 Sept
California court limits ICE arrests without warrants
The judge reviewed 871 arrest documents and found that 41 of the detained individuals had no documented justification related to flight risk.
lanacion.com.ar · 17 Sept
India launches bridge course for primary teachers
NIOS approved 66,312 applications for the bridge course after receiving 67,529 registrations from in-service primary teachers.
hindustantimes.com · 18 Sept
Polish parliament passes personal assistance act for people with disabilities
The law will provide eligible adults with up to 240 hours of personal assistance each month.
polsatnews.pl · 18 Sept
Brazil's election focuses on violence against women
Femicide cases in Brazil increased by 4% in 2025, reaching a total of 1,571 incidents.
brasildefato.com.br · 17 Sept
Niger DSS arrests kidnappers, Kwara rescues children
The kidnapping gang collected N14million, roughly $9,100 USD at current exchange rates, in ransom from the families of the people they abducted.
thisdaylive.com · 18 Sept
Polish workers’ Defense Committee built civic society
The Workers' Defense Committee began with fourteen signatories to an appeal published on September 23, 1976.
historia.rp.pl · 17 Sept
Phoenix village offers container homes to seniors experiencing homelessness
Senior Bridge provides each resident with a 160-square-foot studio unit, complete with a bed, bathroom, mini-fridge, and microwave.
goodgoodgood.co · 17 Sept
Niger’s Amana Transfert d’Argent pursues financial inclusion
Amana Transfert d’Argent employs over 1,600 people across seven countries in West Africa.
lesahel.org · 18 Sept
Hanwha construction provides safety training to foreign workers
Hanwha Construction provided safety training to workers from five different countries. China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
hankyung.com · 18 Sept
Police in Nigeria receive buses to ease commute home
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, initiated a welfare drive that included deploying newly acquired buses to provide free transportation for thousands of police officers.
thisdaylive.com · 18 Sept
Toledo Museum partners with Ethiopia to research art, return pieces
The Toledo Museum of Art’s collection includes approximately 380 Ethiopian artworks spanning more than 500 years, from the 13th century onward.
artcentron.com · 17 Sept
Geneva meeting highlights progress in Western Sahara Development and rights
The meeting coincided with the 60th anniversary of the two International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights, and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
yabiladi.com · 17 Sept
Kwara State rescues children from unapproved home
Authorities relocated 30 children, including both boys and girls, to a government shelter where they are receiving care and support.
thisdaylive.com · 17 Sept
Seoul resolves dispute to advance redevelopment project
The Jeongneung-gol redevelopment project in Seoul will create a residential complex with 1,411 housing units.
yna.co.kr · 18 Sept
Extremely premature infants: shifting limits to survival and wellbeing
Approximately 41% of infants born at 22 weeks in Spain received active medical intervention between 2004 and 2019, with around 8.7% surviving to discharge.
elmundo.es · 17 Sept
Abu Dhabi schools integrate AI Literacy into curriculum
ADEK plans to provide training and upskilling to 19,000 educators by the completion of the program.
emirates247.com · 17 Sept
UAE shares development model with UN in new Report
The UAE achieved equal representation of women and men in its Federal National Council, a key milestone highlighted in the new report.
emirates247.com · 17 Sept
Ecuador provides education to students receiving medical care
During the first half of 2026, Ecuador’s program delivered 21,096 educational sessions in hospitals and homes nationwide.
elcomercio.com · 17 Sept
Peru launches mobile app to improve disaster response
The EDAN Digital app is available for free download on Android devices through the Play Store.
andina.pe · 17 Sept
Bosnian town’s business model drives local growth
Companies in Tešanj demonstrate that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy can compete in the demanding European market.
klix.ba · 17 Sept
England approves breast cancer drug after cost dispute
The DESTINY-Breast04 trial showed patients receiving Enhertu lived an average of 6.6 months longer than those on traditional chemotherapy.
skynewsarabia.com · 17 Sept
Fiji faces HIV crisis, declares national emergency
Fifty-nine babies were born with HIV in Fiji last year, and 18 died before their first birthday.
abc.net.au · 17 Sept
Old planes keep remote Colombian villages connected
The DC-3 planes transport over three tons of supplies on each flight to remote villages.
nzz.ch · 17 Sept
Burkina Faso schools celebrate perfect exam results
TEKSUM schools in Burkina Faso achieved a 100% pass rate on the Primary School Certificate Examination in 2026, with every one of their 231 candidates succeeding.
aib.media · 17 Sept
Guinea reports over 50% drop in new HIV infections
Guinea documented a decrease of over 50% in new HIV infections from 2016 to 2026.
news.google.com · 17 Sept
Samsung gathers experts to explore AI’s human impact
Samsung’s Innovation Campus has already trained more than 1,700 students in artificial intelligence.
20minutos.es · 17 Sept
Mesa Verde National Park returns ancestral remains and sacred objects
Mesa Verde National Park identified 4,304 culturally significant objects to be repatriated in this effort.
thecooldown.com · 17 Sept
Cambodia disrupts scam centers, seeks global financial tracking
Cambodian authorities have frozen more than $300 million in bank accounts connected to online scams.
asiatimes.com · 17 Sept
World Bank Group attracts record private investment for development
The World Bank Group mobilized $112 billion in private capital for developing countries in fiscal year 2026, a rise of over 200 percent since 2022.
hetq.am · 17 Sept
Colombia sees rising life expectancy amid pension debate
Women in Colombia live approximately three years longer than men, on average.
colombiaone.com · 17 Sept
Singapore team wins award for Muslim family support
Project ARIF has benefited over 12,000 individuals, including more than 5,000 couples, since it began in 2020.
straitstimes.com · 17 Sept
Singapore expands support for people with disabilities
The income ceiling for households to qualify for disability subsidies will increase from $4,800 to $6,000 per month.
straitstimes.com · 17 Sept
Documentary highlights advocates with intellectual disabilities in Spain
The 2018 electoral law reform allowed more than 100,000 people to regain their right to vote in Spain.
20minutos.es · 17 Sept
Zimbabwean wins award to support clean energy innovators
Mpahlo received $4 million to help African clean energy innovators expand their work beyond pilot projects.
newsday.co.zw · 17 Sept
Robert Irwin names crocodile after Prince William to honor conservation work
Researchers expect the newly tagged crocodile's tracker to provide up to 10 years of data on the animal’s movements and behavior.
thecooldown.com · 17 Sept
Spain advances major social reform for dependent people
The reform seeks to reduce the time to recognize administrative dependency from a maximum of six months to three.
eldiario.es · 17 Sept
Sonora reduces poverty through social programs
Social programs in Sonora, Mexico, benefited over one million residents through an annual investment of 20 billion pesos.
excelsior.com.mx · 17 Sept
Florida to clean up nine polluted springs after legal deal
The settlement covers nine springs out of hundreds in Florida, a state known for its abundance of these freshwater sources.
insideclimatenews.org · 17 Sept
Mexico City’s emergency Response Center serves thousands monthly
Mexico City’s emergency response center provided 31,000 medical services between August 2025 and August 2026.
jornada.com.mx · 17 Sept
Guinea removes fourteen-year-old landfill, improving public health
The Ratoma landfill had amassed more than 84,000 tonnes of waste over fourteen years before the removal operation began.
mosaiqueguinee.com · 17 Sept
South Africa’s HIV & TB hotline closes due to funding loss
The hotline answered approximately 380 to 430 HIV/TB queries per month over the last five years, equating to around 18 to 20 healthcare worker consultations each working day.
businessday.co.za · 17 Sept
Venezuela lifts blocks on digital news outlets
VE Sin Filtro documented the restoration of access to at least ten Venezuelan news websites after the blocks were lifted.
eldiario.com · 17 Sept
Venezuela lifts blocks on digital news outlets
Despite lifting restrictions on at least 10 sites, 194 domains remained blocked in Venezuela as of September 17.
eldiario.com · 17 Sept
US returns cultural artifacts to China ahead of summit
The United States and China have collaborated on cultural property protection since 2009, resulting in the return of 58 items ahead of the upcoming summit.
hankyung.com · 17 Sept
African agriculture Initiative charts path to climate resilience
African countries estimate they need hundreds of billions of dollars to fund agricultural adaptation measures to address climate change.
en.le360.ma · 17 Sept
Chad releases prisoners through collective sentence reduction
The presidential decree led to the immediate release of 150 prisoners whose remaining sentences were fully served.
alwihdainfo.com · 17 Sept
Zanzibar farmer turns banana waste into business opportunity
Siti’s cooperative now uses a briquette-making machine, allowing members to increase production and demonstrate the technology to other communities.
dailynews.co.tz · 17 Sept
Gazan researchers win UNESCO prize for manuscript rescue
The UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize awarded Hashim and Al-Amassi totaled $40,000.
theartnewspaper.com · 17 Sept
Argentine residents revive highly polluted river
The Reconquista River is Argentina’s second most-polluted river, plagued by sewage, dog carcasses, and industrial waste.
theguardian.com · 17 Sept
Italy advances Circular Economy, trails leaders
Italy’s circular material use rate reached 21.6% in 2024, exceeding the European average of 12.2%.
economyup.it · 17 Sept
UK prime minister funds community-owned clean energy projects
Andy Burnham’s government committed nearly £30 million to fund People’s Power projects for community-owned clean energy.
theguardian.com · 17 Sept
Bucharest event sets record and funds psychiatric hospital
The Masa Care Unește event in Bucharest raised over EUR 100,000 to fund the construction of Romania’s first pediatric psychiatric hospital.
romania-insider.com · 17 Sept
Mary Kariaga: Kenyan scientist pioneered mushroom farming
Mary Kariaga secured a 50 percent salary increase for lecturers during the 2007 nationwide strike, the highest increase in Kenya’s history.
nation.africa · 17 Sept
Romanian shelter sterilizes dogs to end culls
Smeura shelter carried out nearly 40,000 sterilizations of both stray and pet dogs this year.
straitstimes.com · 17 Sept
Wild dogs travel thousands of kilometers for mates in Africa
Researchers documented a 4,126-kilometer journey by three male African wild dogs, a distance longer than any previously recorded African mammal migration.
allafrica.com · 17 Sept
Austrian zoo successfully raises endangered parrots from smuggled eggs
Schönbrunn Zoo is currently the only zoo in Europe successfully breeding Red-spectacled Amazons, with just one other European zoo, Zoo Prague, holding the species.
wien.orf.at · 17 Sept
Hydro-diplomacy could build resilience in the Himalayas
A single disaster can combine glacier instability, landslides, flooding, and infrastructure disruption within minutes, demonstrating the speed at which local events can become regional crises.
kathmandupost.com · 17 Sept
North Carolina county to receive $23 million in PFAS settlement
The settlement provides a $455 million payout and a $135 million reserve fund, making it the largest environmental-damages recovery in North Carolina’s history.
thecooldown.com · 17 Sept
Pennsylvania county advances fracking air quality rules
The American Lung Association ranked Allegheny County among the 20 most polluted counties nationally in April.
foodandwaterwatch.org · 17 Sept
Uganda performs first local stem cell transplants
The Uganda Cancer Institute registered 8,764 new patients in 2025, marking a 10 percent increase in demand for cancer services.
observer.ug · 17 Sept
Institute battles invasive plants to protect southern Brazil’s ecosystems
The Horus Institute’s database currently lists 552 invasive species found throughout Brazil.
brasil.mongabay.com · 17 Sept
Nigeria pays billions to retired power workers
PTAD disbursed ₦18,958,199,952.27 (approximately $20.7 million USD, as of November 2026 exchange rates) to resolve the pension arrears.
vanguardngr.com · 17 Sept
Peru’s labor minister outlines plans to boost employment and healthcare
As of September 16, 2026, the government had transferred 42.7 million soles to 238 districts to support vulnerable populations ahead of the El Niño weather phenomenon.
andina.pe · 17 Sept
Artificial lung technology offers hope for chronic lung disease
The device allows patients to remain fully awake, eat on their own, and move independently while receiving respiratory support.
medicalxpress.com · 17 Sept
Life extending drug now available to England’s breast cancer patients
Enhertu can extend the lives of patients with HER2-low breast cancer by an average of almost seven months.
bbc.co.uk · 16 Sept
Pakistan cement plants and homes adopt solar power to compete
Bestway Cement’s solar installations currently provide over one-quarter of the electricity for a plant that produces 3.3 million tons of cement each year.
thecooldown.com · 17 Sept
Spanish basketball leagues unite for historic presentation
Spain has 163,770 registered female basketball players as of 2025, according to the Consejo Superior de Deportes.
elpais.com · 17 Sept
Bir ecosystem supports Azerbaijani women’s University access
The Bir ecosystem currently serves over 5 million customers in Azerbaijan through its integrated digital services.
trend.az · 17 Sept
Saudi Arabia charts its own course with Hudhud Maps
The Hudhud Maps team captured millions of high-resolution panoramic images, up to 72 megapixels each, of Riyadh and other cities, with an average distance of just 5 meters between each image.
aawsat.com · 17 Sept
Ghana enforces rights for women, people with disabilities
The Ministry sensitized 2,321 stakeholders on their obligations under the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Act, and 47 institutions submitted compliance reports.
myjoyonline.com · 17 Sept
South Australia expands sexual assault examination access
Only 12 government-trained staff were previously available in all of South Australia to conduct forensic examinations for sexual assault victim-survivors.
abc.net.au · 17 Sept
NUS researchers and students support Singapore’s vulnerable communities
Researchers used laminated cards and worksheets during focus groups to help teenagers comfortably share their thoughts about a boarding program.
news.nus.edu.sg · 17 Sept
Woori financial group expands support for South Korean small businesses
Woori Financial Group provided 25.3 trillion won in productive finance through August, surpassing their annual goal by 116.3%.
yna.co.kr · 17 Sept
Phoenix plants trees and builds shade to fight extreme heat
The Shade Phoenix Plan could save the city of Phoenix around $2.1 billion in power bills over three decades.
thecooldown.com · 17 Sept
Faster cancer analysis: AI runs on standard laptops
The system completed a full tumor genome analysis in 18 hours using a laptop with a graphics card costing less than $350.
arxiv.org · 17 Sept
Modi government resolves long-standing interstate disputes
Agreements signed in recent months have resolved disputes affecting some 15 Indian states.
indianexpress.com · 17 Sept
Brazil debates care policies ahead of elections
The national plan for care in Brazil will mobilize approximately 25 billion reais (about 5 billion US dollars) from 2025 to 2027.
brasildefato.com.br · 16 Sept
Liberia launches initiative for Clean Cities and youth employment
The first phase of the initiative will engage 1,250 young Liberians in sanitation activities and public awareness campaigns.
allafrica.com · 17 Sept
Azerbaijan registers religious sites in recovered territories
Azerbaijan has placed a total of 423 mosques under state protection since 2001.
report.az · 17 Sept
Man fights for identity and rights in Sarawak, Malaysia
Approximately 30 Sa’ban people in Paulus’ village still do not have MyKad, alongside 100 Kenyah community members facing similar issues.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 17 Sept
Simple videos can restore trust in US elections
Videos explaining election security increased trust in elections by an average of 10 to 12.5 percentage points across party lines.
phys.org · 16 Sept
Ozone layer recovery: global cooperation yields results
The world has eliminated 99% of the chemicals that deplete the ozone layer thanks to international cooperation.
andina.pe · 16 Sept
Zimbabwe pursues nuclear power for industrial growth
Zimbabwe signed a business agreement with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to conduct a preliminary feasibility study on deploying an Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR).
heraldonline.co.zw · 17 Sept
North Carolina county to build largest park
Buncombe County secured the 342-acre Deaverview Mountain property with $4,009,648 in federal funding and $4,162,000 from a North Carolina state fund.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 17 Sept
Sex workers in Zimbabwe demand rights and healthcare access
Sex workers pooled their own funds to contribute to the commemorations and associated activities.
heraldonline.co.zw · 17 Sept
Maharashtra launches hub to improve healthcare for All
The Maharashtra Impact and Innovation Hub will connect six types of stakeholders, government, providers, the private sector, academia, innovators, and development partners, to improve healthcare.
thehindu.com · 17 Sept
Russia’s Nochlezhka charity expanded services for people experiencing homelessness
Grigory Sverdlin led Nochlezhka for more than a decade, from 2011 to 2022, while the charity provided aid to people experiencing homelessness.
meduza.io · 16 Sept
Teacher uses MIT resources to reach rural Indian students
Mewati connected with over 1,000 teachers across India to share resources and collaborate on improving education.
news.mit.edu · 16 Sept
Manta rays face extinction: conservation efforts gain traction
Some manta rays can have a wingspan exceeding seven meters, larger than many small boats.
greenme.it · 17 Sept
Tanzanian girls advocate for digital inclusion
Internet subscriptions in Tanzania rose from approximately 29.1 million in December 2021 to 36.8 million by March 2024.
dailynews.co.tz · 17 Sept
$200 million invested to save 100 species from extinction
The Phoenix Species Project will allocate between $500,000 and $1 million to each of the 100 selected species over a five-year period.
brasil.mongabay.com · 17 Sept
Forus and DotCooperation empower African cooperatives with digital tools
FORUS developed WOW-Connect for the Eastern Cape Transport Tertiary Co-operative in South Africa, the largest public transport cooperative in Africa.
thefintechtimes.com · 17 Sept
Austrian theater celebrates 30 years of inclusive performances
Pamina Milewska has been a member of the Theater ecce ensemble since 2009 and is playing the lead role in their 30th-anniversary production.
salzburg.orf.at · 17 Sept
Collins Okoh and the rise of Nollywood’s new storytellers
A Tribe Called Judah became the first Nigerian film to exceed 1 billion naira at the box office.
punchng.com · 17 Sept
Ghana increases poverty relief payments to families
The LEAP program will distribute increased grant amounts totaling GH¢569 to eligible households, a 70 percent increase from 2024 levels.
myjoyonline.com · 17 Sept
Assam post offices bring eye care to rural communities
Eighty-two percent of people receiving eyeglasses through the program were wearing them for the first time.
scroll.in · 16 Sept
Experts ask Nigeria to strengthen Patient Safety oversight
Patient Safety Africa has trained healthcare professionals in Nigeria’s public and private sectors, with participants now contributing to international conferences and quality improvement initiatives.
thisdaylive.com · 16 Sept
Modi’in and Rochester build memorials for fallen soldiers
The initiative collected 480 gallons of blood in its first year through a national blood drive inspired by fallen soldier Yonah Brief.
jpost.com · 16 Sept
Network of rivers could sustain US freshwater life
The Freshwater Resilient and Connected Network, identified by the study, covers 35% of the lower 48 states and could preserve freshwater biodiversity.
phys.org · 16 Sept
UN programs in Senegal exceed job goals despite recent slowdown
UN programs in Senegal generated 37,240 direct and green jobs, exceeding the initial target of 30,000 by 2028.
seneweb.com · 16 Sept
Casamance center offers refuge and rebuilding for girls facing violence
Since its creation in 2015, UN Women has supported the Kullimaaroo center with funding, supplies, and expertise for nearly ten years.
seneweb.com · 16 Sept
Brazilian feminist activist fought for justice and memory
Amelinha Teles began her feminist activism at age 20 and remained involved for over six decades.
brasildefato.com.br · 16 Sept
Europe sees falling suicide rates, advances in cancer detection and care
Fifteen trained dogs in India are learning to identify cancer-related odours in human breath with a reported 90% success rate.
squirrel-news.net · 16 Sept
Mali man champions end to FGM within his community
Sidi Haidara’s work has contributed to 50 community initiatives implemented across the Mopti and Gao regions of Mali.
allafrica.com · 16 Sept
Jeju tourism organization wins national contribution award
Jeju Tourism Organization collected over 7 tons of waste through its ‘Green Jeju Campaign’ last year.
yna.co.kr · 17 Sept
Jewish Israeli-Canadian freed after 11 years in Iraqi prison
Benjamin Hassin was held in Iraqi prison for 11 years before his release.
jpost.com · 16 Sept
Robotics hubs boost rural AI education and mentorship
The program increased K-12 students’ reported access to robotics resources by an average of 2.25 points on a five-point scale.
arxiv.org · 17 Sept
EU Missions exceed goals for climate resilience and city sustainability
The Climate Adaptation Mission has already supported climate adaptation measures in 292 European regions and local authorities, surpassing its 2030 target of 150.
innovationnewsnetwork.com · 16 Sept
K-pop star supports veteran’s family with home repair
Sumgo has a network of approximately 2.5 million skilled workers, called “gosu,” registered on its platform.
hankyung.com · 17 Sept
Health insurer installs accessible call systems nationwide
The NHIS will standardize the height of ticket dispensers to better serve wheelchair users in all of its branches.
yna.co.kr · 17 Sept
Groups build unity by focusing on shared goals
Ninety-three percent of students who complete Generation Citizen’s curriculum feel confident they can form plans to address problems in their communities.
nonprofitquarterly.org · 16 Sept
Old Boys and company connect Nigerian school to broadband
The project established a digital network connecting 29 buildings at Government College Ibadan.
thisdaylive.com · 16 Sept
Indigenous communities restore lands across Brazil
The Laklãnõ/Xokleng people have already reforested approximately 1,000 hectares with araucária trees, a species sacred to their culture.
brasil.mongabay.com · 16 Sept
Ecological movements win battles across France
The researchers identified almost 250 ecological movements in France that achieved victory since 1970.
reporterre.net · 16 Sept
South Korea blocks 87 violent videos targeting vulnerable groups
The commission identified 87 videos showing violence against children, teenagers, and other vulnerable groups during its monitoring of online platforms.
yna.co.kr · 17 Sept
Lithuania opens sports complex for German soldiers’ children
Lithuanian authorities are preparing for a potential increase to 500 children of German soldiers receiving education in Vilnius by 2027.
lrt.lt · 16 Sept
Supreme Court prioritizes child’s wellbeing in custody case
The court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to alter the terms of a 2018 settlement, a move that went beyond simply resolving a dispute between parents.
hindustantimes.com · 16 Sept
Indonesia trains technicians for green cooling jobs
The Environment Ministry provided 99 training equipment units to 14 vocational centers spanning from Aceh to Sorong, Papua.
en.antaranews.com · 16 Sept
Former professor brings medical care to underserved communities
Kim Yong-min has been providing medical aid to underserved communities for eight years, since leaving his position as a professor in 2018.
hankyung.com · 16 Sept
Typhoon Project cleans Greek coastline, shares lessons learned
The Typhoon Project has removed more than 25.8 million pieces of waste from Greek beaches, totaling over 1.1 million kilograms, equivalent to 1,638 shipping containers.
protothema.gr · 16 Sept
Manchester Centre develops plan for inclusive health research
The strategy includes five principles, mapping inequalities, training, community partnerships, delivery routes, and inclusive methods, to guide research at the Manchester BRC and CRF.
journals.plos.org · 16 Sept
Lima prepares river for potential flooding from El Niño
Workers are removing 480,000 cubic meters of material from 70 points along the river system to benefit around 2 million people.
gestion.pe · 17 Sept
Indonesia’s child protection policies gain US attention
US officials expressed interest in learning from Indonesia’s approach to digital child protection, which focuses on tiered, age-based restrictions rather than outright bans.
en.antaranews.com · 16 Sept
Teachers in England will receive fully funded pay rise
The National Education Union prompted a government reversal on a pay offer that included a 3.5% increase this month and a further 3% starting next September.
theguardian.com · 16 Sept
NASA restores Guam station after typhoon damage
The typhoon caused the “Zone of Exclusion” to reopen for the first time since 1998, reducing TDRS coverage to 85% of a spacecraft’s orbit.
nasa.gov · 16 Sept
European funds improve daily life in Slovenia
Slovenia will receive 7.1 billion euros in non-repayable funds from the European Union between 2021 and 2027.
delo.si · 16 Sept
New Orleans recycles glass to rebuild coastline
Glass Half Full has diverted over 12 million pounds of glass from landfills since its launch in 2020.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 16 Sept
Tanzania wins awards for expanding Financial access
Tanzania reduced the gap in financial inclusion between women and men from 10 percent in 2017 to 3.2 percent in 2022.
mwananchi.co.tz · 16 Sept
Zagreb hospital emergency room reopens with faster care
The renovated emergency room received a donation of 426,000 euros to improve facilities.
index.hr · 16 Sept
Lebanon returns ancient Egyptian artefacts smuggled from country
Lebanon spent six years working with INTERPOL and Egyptian authorities to verify the authenticity and ownership of the 37 returned artefacts.
aljazeera.com · 16 Sept
Poland launches Justice Fund competition to aid crime victims
The competition will distribute 360 million złoty from the Justice Fund to establish aid centers.
rp.pl · 16 Sept
Greece updates foot-and-mouth disease protocol to speed animal health decisions
The new decision, number 236005, was published in the Government Gazette issue B’ 5582 on September 15, 2026.
tanea.gr · 16 Sept
Peruvian institute boosts cancer treatment with nuclear medicine
IPEN coordinates the production and delivery of technetium-99m, a key radioisotope, to match the daily demands of healthcare facilities due to its six-hour half-life.
andina.pe · 16 Sept
South Korea’s top judge advocates for justice for the vulnerable
The Supreme Court of South Korea and the World Bank jointly established the Sejong Law and Culture Award after a proposal from World Bank Senior Vice President Christopher Stephens.
hankyung.com · 16 Sept
Ozone layer recovery reaches levels not seen for decades
The ozone layer over Antarctica was at a size in 2025 not recorded since the early 1990s.
krone.at · 16 Sept
Tanzania expands cancer care and seeks regional leadership
Tanzania increased the number of CT scanners from 12 in 2021 to 97 in 2026.
dailynews.co.tz · 16 Sept
Tinubu launches plan to end child labour in Nigeria
The new National Action Plan for the Elimination of Child Labour will run from 2026 to 2030.
punchng.com · 16 Sept
Colleges increasingly replace student loans with grants
Carleton College is funding this change with an initial $80 million in donations and plans to raise an additional $48 million to sustain the program.
businessinsider.com · 16 Sept
Jordan advances sustainable cooling and ozone protection
Participants discussed linking sustainable cooling technologies with financing, skills, and partnerships, with projects already underway at the Aqaba Marine Reserve and the new Amman Customs Center.
en.ammonnews.net · 16 Sept
Lesotho advances toward measles and rubella elimination
Lesotho maintained first-dose measles vaccination coverage above 90% throughout the 2011 to 2025 period.
journals.plos.org · 16 Sept
Indianapolis School focuses on family wellbeing to improve outcomes
Roughly 82% of School 15’s third graders passed the IREAD literacy exam in 2024, exceeding the Indianapolis Public Schools district-wide pass rate of nearly 74%.
chalkbeat.org · 16 Sept
Uttar Pradesh raises pay for panchayat assistants after protests
Uttar Pradesh will now pay its 57,000 panchayat assistants Rs 9,000 per month, a 50 percent increase from their previous salary.
indianexpress.com · 16 Sept
Singapore initiative expands Dementia care to homes
The PDS+ initiative received a $3.3 million grant from the Lien Foundation to support its four-year plan.
straitstimes.com · 16 Sept
East African Community and UN partner to improve health
The new framework aims to align the plans and resources of the East African Community, four UN agencies, and member countries to improve health services.
mwananchi.co.tz · 16 Sept
Mulherar transforms women’s voices into political platform in Brazil
Mulherar gathered input from approximately 500 women during four months of conversations in 15 municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul.
brasildefato.com.br · 16 Sept
Woman leads crocodile relocation in Kenya to ease conflict
Sergeant Beatrice Mitei is leading a team tasked with relocating more than 50 crocodiles from Lake Baringo.
nation.africa · 16 Sept
Alpha Bank supports equitable education access in Greece
Alpha Bank provided school supplies to benefit more than 870 children from vulnerable families in Greece.
capital.gr · 16 Sept
Ghana launches plan to grow more tomatoes at home
The first phase of GHATSI aims to produce approximately 100,000 tonnes of tomatoes from more than 10,000 acres across Ghana.
thechronicle.com.gh · 16 Sept
Nigeria’s identity system gains momentum under Tinubu
The National Identity Management Commission’s enrollment numbers are rising as it integrates with banking, telecommunications, and social protection systems.
vanguardngr.com · 16 Sept
Tajikistan bolsters early warning systems amid rising climate risks
Mudflows and avalanches accounted for 631 of the 741 natural emergencies recorded in Tajikistan during the first six months of 2026.
timesca.com · 16 Sept
Antarctic ozone hole reaches size not seen since 1990s
The ozone hole over Antarctica in 2023 reached a size not seen since the early 1990s, marking a period of significant recovery.
diepresse.com · 16 Sept
Telemedicine brings forensic expertise to rural Austria
The Steiermark region will provide approximately 640,000 Euros to fund the Forensic PETRA project.
krone.at · 16 Sept
Marhaba operation aids over four million summer travellers
The Marhaba operation deployed 1,134 social workers and 236 medical personnel to 26 reception points in Morocco and across Europe.
en.le360.ma · 16 Sept
Cities lead the way to ecological transition
Italian cities generate over 60% of the country’s economic output and concentrate the majority of its energy consumption and emissions.
repubblica.it · 16 Sept
BRICS nations address rising health risks alongside hunger
The BRICS Roadmap for the Joint Initiative on Healthy Lifestyle Promotion will span from 2026 to 2029.
thehindu.com · 16 Sept
England’s salmon population reaches record low
Only one or two out of every 100 young salmon migrating to sea now return to rivers as adults, compared to 15 to 20 historically.
gov.uk · 16 Sept
Peruvian ministry opens dialogue with protesting community
The meeting between government officials and community representatives will include a delegation of 30 people from farming communities affected by the South Road Corridor project.
andina.pe · 16 Sept
Uganda balances cleanliness campaign with rights protection
Uganda’s national cleaning days involve citizens dedicating three hours each month, from 7 am to 10 am, to improve their environment.
observer.ug · 16 Sept
Netherlands backs Ukraine claims commission for war damage
Forty countries had signed the convention as of September 15, with nine states and the European Union having ratified it.
ukrinform.net · 16 Sept
Indonesia invests in green job training for workers
Indonesia plans to train 270,000 residents this year with a budget of Rp1.7 trillion to prepare them for green jobs.
en.antaranews.com · 16 Sept
UAE closes accounts promoting unlicensed domestic workers
The UAE closed 200 social media accounts in the first half of 2026 for promoting unlicensed domestic worker recruitment.
emirates247.com · 16 Sept
New York neighbors save kittens from the rain
Heidi Systo’s organization, Heidi Wrangles Cats, successfully found new homes for all six kittens after rescuing them from a tight space.
lanacion.com.ar · 16 Sept
Teacher transforms classrooms to support students with special needs
Vonn used his own money to convert a former teachers’ quarters into a multisensory room, a STEM room, and a therapy area for his students.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 16 Sept
New York expands energy assistance to help millions of families
The EAP and the Enhanced Energy Affordability Program together distribute over $500 million each year in rebates to approximately one million households.
lanacion.com.ar · 16 Sept
Alex Saab pleads guilty, Venezuela braces for rain
Experts estimate the ozone layer will fully recover in around 40 years due to the Montreal Protocol.
eldiario.com · 15 Sept
Athens metro installs tactile map for visually impaired
The City of Athens planned four free accessible tours as part of “Tours of Athens for All” during European Mobility Week.
tanea.gr · 16 Sept
Nigeria’s creative sector gains momentum with new leadership
The International Finance Corporation’s partnership with Terra Kulture aims to expand creative infrastructure and skills development nationwide in Nigeria.
punchng.com · 16 Sept
Brazil marks two decades of landmark domestic violence law
Before the Maria da Penha Law, only 17% of people interviewed in a Datafolha survey expressed confidence in Brazil’s Justice system and 19% in the police.
brasildefato.com.br · 15 Sept
Sarajevo’s Novi Grad builds access for residents with disabilities
The municipality commits approximately 200,000 convertible marks annually to projects improving accessibility for people with disabilities.
klix.ba · 16 Sept
Malaysian court approves settlement for brain injury victim
The settlement includes RM1.7 million for the victim, plus an additional RM170,000 to cover legal costs.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 16 Sept
UK funds Ukrainian heritage preservation program
The UK will provide over US$1 million to fund the Ukrainian cultural heritage program, which will run until 2029.
pravda.com.ua · 16 Sept
Farmers grow 3,000 hectares of poison-free rice in Argentina
Farmers harvested 14,000 tons of rice grown on 3,000 hectares without using any pesticides.
agenciatierraviva.com.ar · 15 Sept
Christian Bale opens foster care village after 18 years of work
Together California will provide a home for up to 72 children at a time, with a total facility size of 11,000 square feet.
upworthy.com · 15 Sept
Nigeria aims for near-universal digital identity by 2026
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has grown the national identity database to nearly 140 million NINs since the start of the current administration.
vanguardngr.com · 16 Sept
From civic duty to nature’s renewal in Nepal
Social media posts displaying pride in actions considered socially unacceptable are increasingly common in Nepal.
nepalnews.com · 16 Sept
Portugal’s National Health Service turns 47 with tech advances
In 2023, Portugal installed four additional surgical robots in its National Health Service, increasing the total to five.
pplware.sapo.pt · 15 Sept
Volunteers mobilize to clean Brazilian beaches
Volunteers have removed approximately 17 tons of waste from the Brazilian coastline since 2018 through these coordinated cleanup efforts.
oeco.org.br · 16 Sept
Seattle parents back teachers in contract dispute
Seattle teachers earn an average salary of $117,000, but the cost of living in the city is 66% higher than in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
upworthy.com · 15 Sept
Family’s long battle against marginal zone lymphoma
The patient achieved complete remission (CR) after receiving targeted therapy, a result that does not guarantee the same outcome for all patients.
news.sciencenet.cn · 16 Sept
Free center supports children with disabilities in Argentina
The Madre Teresa de Calcuta center currently provides free therapies to approximately 60 children with disabilities.
lanacion.com.ar · 16 Sept
AI accurately detects Parkinson’s in Bengali speakers
The new AI framework correctly identified Parkinson’s disease in 95.67% of cases using Bengali speech samples.
arxiv.org · 16 Sept
Catalonia adds staff to support gender violence victims
Catalan courts processed 50,439 domestic violence complaints between 2023 and 2024, marking a 12.4% increase over the previous two years.
20minutos.es · 15 Sept
Tamil Nadu sets standards for mental Healthcare
The regulations require a minimum of six square meters of floor space per bed in mental health facilities.
thehindu.com · 16 Sept
Greece launches personal assistant program for people with disabilities
The program will provide financial support ranging from 416 to 939 euros, depending on individual needs.
protothema.gr · 16 Sept
TaperMate: Australian pharmacist develops app to ease medication cessation
TaperMate supports people across the world to track and adjust hyperbolic tapering plans through a simple mobile app.
madinamerica.com · 16 Sept
South Korea will allow medication abortion up to nine weeks
South Korea aims to have medication abortion available by March 2027, after a period where doctors will both prescribe and dispense the drugs at major hospitals.
straitstimes.com · 16 Sept
Florida raises Minimum Wage to $15 by 2026
By September 30, 2026, Florida workers earning an hourly wage will see their pay increase to $15 per hour, a nearly $2,080 annual increase for a full-time employee.
gestion.pe · 15 Sept
Gates Foundation will invest $1 billion to expand AI access globally
The Gates Foundation will dedicate 40% of its $1 billion investment to support education, including AI tutoring systems.
electronicsweekly.com · 16 Sept
Google AI advances benefit billions globally
Google’s AI-powered language tools now support nearly 300 languages, spoken by 7 billion people, representing 86% of the global population.
blog.google · 15 Sept
Gunayala: Guna Peoples practice self-governance in Panama
Gunayala’s coastline stretches approximately 315 kilometers and includes over 400 small islands and islets, forming a vital part of the Guna people’s geography, memory, and spirituality.
culturalsurvival.org · 15 Sept
Azerbaijan invests in climate resilience after hosting COP29
Azerbaijan allocated €540 million, almost 40% of its agricultural budget, to climate-resilient irrigation infrastructure.
euronews.com · 15 Sept
Guyana distributes over 3200 house lots in first half of 2026
The government allocated 65 percent of house lots to low-and-moderate-income households in the first half of 2026.
guyanatimesgy.com · 16 Sept
South Korea will boost native plant supply for ecological restoration
The organizations plan to begin fully supplying native plants to restoration projects starting in 2029.
ecotiger.co.kr · 16 Sept
Google expands AI language support to reach billions globally
Google’s Universal Speech Model was trained on 12 million hours of audio to improve speech understanding in under-resourced languages.
blog.google · 15 Sept
EU plans digital social security pass for workers
The package of measures is projected to generate approximately 6 billion euros in benefits by 2040 through streamlined processes and fraud prevention.
tovima.gr · 15 Sept
Guyana students turn Classroom skills into businesses
Nearly half of the students who took the 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations in Guyana pursued at least one TVET subject.
guyanatimesgy.com · 16 Sept
Rwanda uses space technology to improve lives
A pilot program in Rwanda aims to connect 500 schools to high-speed internet using satellite technology.
ktpress.rw · 15 Sept
China plans path to boost soybean self-sufficiency
China’s total soybean demand is projected to reach 161.0 million tons by 2050 if no new policies are implemented.
news.sciencenet.cn · 15 Sept
New peanut genome map increases yields for farmers
The new peanut line, LuAi-1, yielded around 20% more in field trials when planted densely.
phys.org · 15 Sept
New homes offer hope for families in Belgium
The project required an investment of 710,000 euros to complete.
dhnet.be · 16 Sept
Maryland Dough: bakery builds community for seniors and people with autism
Maryland Dough currently employs 15 youths with special needs and one senior participant.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 16 Sept
Bristol bans fast fashion ads in UK first
Bristol’s new policy applies to all advertising spaces owned by the council, including online platforms.
theguardian.com · 15 Sept
Ireland to fund drug for rare neuromuscular disease
Skyclarys costs €288,000 per patient each year, but Biogen negotiated a financial offer with the HSE to allow reimbursement.
thejournal.ie · 15 Sept
Utah woman becomes first Barre fitness instructor with Down syndrome
Aubry Alldredge led a barre fitness class of over 60 participants during her debut as a certified instructor.
greenme.it · 15 Sept
Luxembourg eases seniors’ transition from hospital to home
The government will dedicate 3.2 million euros annually to fund the “Out of hospital” program.
lequotidien.lu · 15 Sept
Good ideas travel: lessons from eradicating disease and improving social security
The smallpox eradication program involved around 500 million vaccinations and saved over one billion dollars annually after 1980.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 15 Sept
Bhutanese refugees fight US deportation after decades of displacement
Asian Refugees United mobilized to track over 75 deportations of former Bhutanese refugees to the Indo-Nepal border as of the time of reporting.
wagingnonviolence.org · 15 Sept
Scientists win prize for restoring sight to the blind
The António Champalimaud Vision Award carries a prize of 1 million euros, the highest amount awarded in this field of research.
rtp.pt · 15 Sept
Quảng Trị club supports students with over $100,000
The “Nghĩa tình Quảng Trị” Club has given over 29 billion Vietnamese đồng (approximately $1.2 million USD) in scholarships to 2,890 students over the past 22 years.
tuoitre.vn · 15 Sept
Dutch organization fights declining literacy with read-alouds
Last year, the Voorleesexpress foundation read to over 7100 children in the Netherlands.
groene.nl · 15 Sept
Guyana cancels student debt and expands education access
The government spent $2.1 billion on school grants during the first half of the year, providing classroom supplies to schools across the country.
inewsguyana.com · 15 Sept
Sports bras keep women in the game, Australian study finds
Researchers found that a school providing free, professionally fitted sports bras saw a 35% increase in girls participating in its athletics carnival.
phys.org · 15 Sept
Ecuador bolsters flood response with water treatment plants
The four mobile plants can collectively treat up to 240,000 liters of water per day.
elcomercio.com · 15 Sept
Fewer animal tests on the horizon with new screening methods
A liver-on-a-chip device correctly identified nearly 7 out of every 8 drugs that proved toxic in clinical trials, despite appearing safe in animal tests.
newscientist.com · 15 Sept
Tanzania aims to become leading cancer treatment hub in Africa
Tanzania increased the number of digital X-ray machines from 147 in 2021 to 770 in 2026.
mwananchi.co.tz · 15 Sept
Romania’s Ultima Frontiera restores wetlands and remembrance
Ultima Frontiera encompasses over 800 hectares of diverse habitats, including wetlands, reedbeds, and sand dunes, supporting an extraordinary array of wildlife.
rewildingeurope.com · 15 Sept
Business leader expands long-term philanthropic giving in Korea
Won Young-sik pledged 10 billion Korean won, doubling his previous commitment, to a fund supporting a variety of social welfare programs.
greenpostkorea.co.kr · 15 Sept
Donors revitalize Law Clinic for Lagos students
Donors renovated the LASU Law Clinic in honor of Justice George Oguntade, a former Chancellor of the university.
punchng.com · 16 Sept
Ethiopia verifies first civilian Emergency Medical Team in Africa
Thirty countries in the WHO African Region are currently developing national Emergency Medical Teams with support from a new regional framework.
news.google.com · 15 Sept
Mother’s opioid treatment inspires research on infant wellbeing
Jess Doumany began a PhD after her son required morphine-assisted withdrawal due to methadone exposure, hoping to improve support for mothers and babies in similar situations.
theage.com.au · 15 Sept
Student recovers and returns home after Crete hospital stay
Rafaela spent 34 of her 57 days of hospitalization in intensive care.
tanea.gr · 15 Sept
Commission launches to restore trust in science globally
The new commission includes 30 experts from 22 different countries and territories.
phys.org · 15 Sept
India’s Forest Service marks 60 years of conservation
India’s forest cover has increased to 25.17% of the country’s landmass, ranking it third globally for net annual forest cover gains.
hindustantimes.com · 15 Sept
Hungarian evangelical fellowship regains church status
The Evangelical Fellowship of Hungary lost approximately two billion forints in state support due to its downgraded church status over the last three years.
telex.hu · 15 Sept
Colombia rescues eight hostages from ELN guerilla group
Colombian military forces rescued eight people who had been held hostage by the ELN in the Catatumbo region.
eldiario.com · 15 Sept
Nepal seeks to lead Himalayan climate resilience strategy
The recent debris surge destroyed approximately 60 kilometers of national highways and 37 motorable bridges in Nepal.
kathmandupost.com · 15 Sept
Romanian teenagers will learn about trafficking in mobile escape room
Nearly half of the human trafficking victims identified in Romania in 2023 were minors.
romania-insider.com · 15 Sept
Reading for pleasure boosts mental health and empathy
Nearly two in five adults (38%) choose books as their primary method for relieving stress.
news-medical.net · 15 Sept
Indonesia seeks billions to improve health and lifespans
Indonesia distributed 10,000 ultrasound machines to community health centers, raising the percentage with this equipment from 22 percent to a much higher level.
en.antaranews.com · 15 Sept
Electric vehicles quietly enter Kenyan game reserves
An electric motorcycle used by rangers in the Maasai Mara can travel 160 kilometers on a single charge.
africanews.com · 15 Sept
Nepal updates school lessons to include AI and local knowledge
The government is collecting feedback from all 77 of Nepal’s Education Development and Coordination Units to inform the curriculum changes.
kathmandupost.com · 15 Sept
Guyana works to eliminate diseases and improve healthcare
The cost of hepatitis C treatment in Guyana has decreased to less than US$100 per patient through collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
demerarawaves.com · 15 Sept
Indonesia prioritizes wellbeing in slum upgrades
The ministry renovated around 150 homes in Menteng Tenggulun, Central Jakarta, as part of its comprehensive slum area rehabilitation program.
en.antaranews.com · 15 Sept
Historian details Nazi seizure of Jewish pianos in France
Archivists have returned nearly 1500 pianos to their owners from the 8000 stolen by Nazis during the occupation of France.
lalibre.be · 15 Sept
Estonia and Ukraine open new education center amidst war
Nineteen Ukrainian teachers are participating in the project to become trainers and share knowledge with other educators in the Zhytomyr Oblast.
baltictimes.com · 15 Sept
US provides Nepal with forensic aid after deadly floods
The United States has committed more than $5 million in total aid to Nepal following the recent floods.
kathmandupost.com · 15 Sept
Spain offers subsidized holidays to boost pensioner wellbeing
The Imserso program will offer 7,447 pensioners with limited resources the opportunity to travel for just €50, regardless of their destination.
thelocal.es · 15 Sept
Chile eliminates dog-transmitted rabies in first for South America
Chile reduced dog-transmitted rabies cases to zero after the last recorded instance in 1972, following more than 50 years of prevention efforts.
klix.ba · 15 Sept
Scotland updates infection control with new aerosol evidence
The AERATOR study found that many medical procedures previously considered high risk actually produce fewer aerosol emissions than normal breathing, coughing, or talking.
medicalxpress.com · 15 Sept
Children’s voices take center stage in Padua Hospice project
The observational study found that even the most reserved children showed significant positive changes during the voice acting workshop.
ansa.it · 15 Sept
Man crafts braces for Gaza children amid war
Muhammad Al-Khalidi builds braces that can cost between 200 and 300 dollars each due to material shortages.
skynewsarabia.com · 15 Sept
Baloch fishermen prioritize long-term ocean health over short-term profit
Fisheries support the livelihoods of over seventy percent of Balochistan’s coastal population, yet almost all conventional marine resources in the province are now either fully exploited or overexploited.
dawn.com · 15 Sept
Benghazi to screen all newborns for hearing loss
Benghazi plans to screen every newborn for hearing loss as part of a new initiative to improve maternal and child health services.
libyaupdate.com · 15 Sept
Skills program offers Kigoma girls new paths to employment
The Wezesha Binti program will operate in five districts of Kigoma with a budget of €25 million from 2023 to 2027.
thecitizen.co.tz · 15 Sept
US and Mexico revise Colorado River water sharing
Mexico will receive 17% less water from the Colorado River, a reduction of 250,000 acre-feet, under the new agreement spanning 2027 to 2028.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 15 Sept
Switzerland returns ancestral remains to Chile after a century
Switzerland returned two skeletons and one skull of Kawésqar ancestors to Chile after more than a century.
biobiochile.cl · 15 Sept
Women farmers advance food security through agroecology in Senegal
The fifth International Camp for Peasant Agroecology Training brought together participants from ten West African countries.
seneweb.com · 14 Sept
IL-2 discovery transforms medicine after 50 years
The discovery of IL-2 allowed scientists to grow and maintain human T cells in culture for extended periods, a capability previously unavailable.
medicalxpress.com · 14 Sept
Childhood cancers: better survival rates, lingering challenges
France diagnoses approximately 2,300 cases of childhood cancer annually, accounting for 0.6% of all cancer diagnoses.
sciencesetavenir.fr · 15 Sept
Health prevention can delay costly treatments in Greece
Canada allocates 6.9% of its health spending to preventative care, while Greece spent 3.1% in 2024.
in.gr · 15 Sept
Ponto Verde revamps education program to boost recycling in Portugal
Ponto Verde’s educational program reached more than 38,000 students and teachers across Portugal in the 2025/2026 school year.
ambientemagazine.com · 15 Sept
Dolly Parton gave millions of children books to foster reading
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has delivered 300 million books to more than three million children.
delo.si · 15 Sept
UK government restructures efforts to reduce inequality
The government will require public bodies to legally consider how to improve the lives of lower-income families when making decisions about services and budgets.
gov.uk · 15 Sept
Costa Rican mother builds home from recycled plastic
The project repurposed 7.5 tons of plastic into building materials for the home.
lanacion.com.ar · 14 Sept
Greek pensioners to receive full increases after 15 years
More than 143,000 pensioners in Greece have a “personal difference” between 50 and 100 euros on their pensions.
tovima.gr · 15 Sept
Wildfire management needs collaboration, not competition
Wildfire activity has increased markedly across many parts of the U.S. in recent decades, resulting in destruction in communities, harm to water supplies and tragic fatalities.
phys.org · 14 Sept
Global money transfers nearly double in a decade
Remittances to the world’s most fragile countries nearly doubled since 2010, reaching over $134 billion in 2023.
tdg.ch · 14 Sept
Southeast Asia eradicates trachoma, a major cause of blindness
Nearly 5,000 children across Timor-Leste’s 13 municipalities were tested in a 2025 survey, revealing no evidence of trachoma transmission needing public health action.
goodnewsnetwork.org · 14 Sept
Documentary follows artist from Amazon to art world success
Sara Flores became the first kené artist to sign her work in the 1970s, following advice from a visiting anthropologist.
theartnewspaper.com · 15 Sept
NSSA invests in Zimbabwe’s development and social safety net
NSSA’s balance sheet grew by 350%, from approximately US$350 million in 2022 to over US$1.2 billion four years later.
heraldonline.co.zw · 14 Sept
South Africa advances liver transplants with new techniques
Machine perfusion now allows the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to use an additional 10 to 15 percent of donor livers that would otherwise have been discarded.
theconversation.com · 14 Sept
Doctor’s visit to Indian ashram inspired global health work
Neem Karoli Baba predicted in 1973 that “Doctor America” would help eradicate smallpox, a disease the World Health Organization declared globally eradicated in 1980.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 14 Sept
South Korea’s tourism model could benefit Nepal’s travelers
The Seoul Danurim Accessible Tourism Center offers a “Tour Guide for the Visually Impaired” service, demonstrating that accessible tourism can be organized as a professional service.
disabled-world.com · 14 Sept
3D printing offers prosthetics to Syrians after years of war
A 3D-printed prosthesis in Syria now costs approximately $100, compared to $500 for a conventionally made one.
english.elpais.com · 14 Sept
California aims to simplify clean energy upgrades
The new legislation could save Californians more than $500 million in three years, based on current permit data.
canarymedia.com · 14 Sept
Professor Wang wenke revitalizes arid lands and cultivates talent
Wang Wenke led a team that built five multi-functional on-site test sites covering the Yellow River’s middle and upper reaches.
news.sciencenet.cn · 14 Sept
Zimbabwe opens First private nursing school
Mr. Jimayi Muduvuri established the school with 50 students after receiving support from the First Family during a health crisis that risked his legs.
heraldonline.co.zw · 14 Sept
Women in Tanzania build businesses with CAMFED support
Sharifa Hamidu’s business has created eight jobs and supports two children with school supplies and other expenses in her community.
dailynews.co.tz · 14 Sept
Italian school becomes community hub after hours
The new school complex includes a 300-seat gym-auditorium that can be divided into two separate spaces.
greenme.it · 14 Sept
Ghana’s juvenile inmates achieve perfect exam scores
The eleven inmates secured passes in all nine subjects on the BECE, achieving a 100 percent pass rate.
allafrica.com · 14 Sept
Woman builds stone and clay home, lives off-grid in Argentina
Rocío de las Rosas lived without electricity for four years while building a home in Argentina.
sukces.rp.pl · 14 Sept
Spain provides free eyewear to half a million children
The Plan Veo program has enabled almost 500,000 children and teenagers to receive free eyewear since its launch.
lavanguardia.com · 14 Sept
Ondo State reaffirms commitment to fighting corruption
Ondo State increased the number of High Court judges from 24 to 35, a change that hadn't occurred since the state was founded in 1976.
punchng.com · 14 Sept
Portugal’s drug policy: a 25-year focus on health
New HIV diagnoses associated with injection drug use in Portugal fell by roughly 97%, from 583 in 2005 to just 19 in 2024.
theconversation.com · 14 Sept
Masdar and taaleri energia launch wind farm in Serbia
The Šipok 2 wind farm features 22 turbines and is expected to produce up to 336,000 megawatt-hours of clean electricity annually.
skynewsarabia.com · 15 Sept
New TB vaccines could save millions of lives
New TB vaccines could potentially avert up to 7.3 million deaths between 2030 and 2050, according to Gavi’s analysis.
citizen.co.za · 14 Sept
Portugal debates path to end HIV transmission by 2030
Portugal aims to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals, targeting 95% of people with HIV diagnosed, treated, and with undetectable viral loads.
observador.pt · 14 Sept
Panama protects sharks and rays with science and fishing industry collaboration
Yehudi Rodríguez and her team have tagged nearly 407 individual sharks and rays over five years as part of their bycatch reduction and research efforts.
news.mongabay.com · 14 Sept
Catalonia to invest billions to cool public buildings
Catalonia plans to invest approximately one million euros in each of its public schools over the next five years for climate control improvements.
20minutos.es · 14 Sept
Olivia Rodrigo donates to support Indigenous Health
Olivia Rodrigo’s music festival, Daisy Chain Fields, raised $10 million, which was then matched by Melinda Gates to total $20 million for organizations supporting women and girls.
ictnews.org · 14 Sept
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Judge orders return of Nazi-looted painting to heirs
Investigators discovered the painting featured in a real estate listing, photographed above a green couch in Kadgien’s home.
smithsonianmag.com · 14 Sept
3D printing brings low-cost wheelchairs to children
MakeGood’s 3D-printed mobility trainers can be made for a few hundred dollars, significantly lower than the cost of conventional pediatric wheelchairs.
fastcompany.com · 14 Sept
Rwandan innovators fight diabetes amputations with tech
During a clinical internship, Prisca Nikuze fabricated prosthetic limbs for ten patients, and six of them had diabetes.
allafrica.com · 14 Sept
Adapted sailing opens the sea to all
The Disabled Sailors Association in the U.K. has helped over 25,000 people with disabilities take to the water since 1993.
reasonstobecheerful.world · 14 Sept
South Korea shares environmental analysis expertise with Asia-Pacific nations
Fifty experts and officials from six Asia-Pacific countries participated in the three-day training program.
ecotiger.co.kr · 14 Sept
Sicilian court sentences men for attacking Hungarian women
The court sentenced the three men to a combined total of 22 years and 2 months in prison.
index.hu · 14 Sept
Senegal receives ambulances built with local expertise
ACD’s operations provide 250 direct and indirect jobs in Senegal’s growing health sector.
seneweb.com · 14 Sept
California law aims to protect chatbot users after teen suicide
Adam’s Law requires AI companies to have timely in-app crisis support, age verification, limitations on targeted advertising to children, and parental controls.
fortune.com · 14 Sept
Africa needs climate data tailored to local needs
More than 91% of respondents said new climate services must include Indigenous and local knowledge, including forecasting methods.
phys.org · 14 Sept
UAE ends midday work ban after summer heat protection
The UAE has implemented its worker heat-stress protection policy for 22 years in a row.
emirates247.com · 14 Sept
Dolphins persist in one of the world’s most polluted rivers
Researchers tracked Ganges river dolphins in the Buriganga River for 10 months out of a 12-month study period, despite the waterway’s extreme pollution.
news.mongabay.com · 14 Sept
Communities build support through organized action
Food banks using inventory management software reduced food spoilage by 28% compared to manual systems.
globalpositivenewsnetwork.com · 14 Sept
Singapore’s new law protects racial harmony
The Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act requires around 300 race-based entities to disclose their foreign affiliations and funding.
straitstimes.com · 14 Sept
Sonora reverses decades of neglect with record results
Sonora constructed ten hospitals during the current administration, exceeding the nine built over the previous thirty years.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 14 Sept
Anganwadis support children’s futures in India
The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana has transferred 21,511 crore rupees to 46.5 million beneficiaries to support maternal nutrition.
indianexpress.com · 14 Sept
Peruvians build safer homes to withstand natural disasters
Families in Peru spend an average of eight years living in highly vulnerable homes during the self-construction process.
elcomercio.pe · 14 Sept
Tennis players pause protest after winning $30 million prize money increase
The players secured an extra $30 million in prize money as a result of their campaign, exceeding the previous rate of growth.
cityam.com · 14 Sept
Africa shifts focus to youth in drug policy reform
The Global Commission on Drug Policy consulted more than 150 people from 47 countries across five continents to develop its new policy brief.
allafrica.com · 14 Sept
Mountain gorillas survived hunting, war, and habitat loss
The mountain gorilla population increased from approximately 680 individuals in 2008 to 1075 in 2018, leading to a change in their conservation status.
clarin.com · 14 Sept
Azerbaijan works to resettle displaced people
Over 45 settlements have been rebuilt and restored in Azerbaijan to support the return of displaced people.
report.az · 14 Sept
Vietnam produces first locally refined aluminum
The new plant aims to eventually produce 450,000 tons of aluminum per year by 2027.
tuoitre.vn · 14 Sept
Shoebills: Africa’s unique predator faces habitat loss
The wingspan of a shoebill can reach up to 2.6 meters, making it one of Africa’s largest avian predators.
focusingonwildlife.com · 14 Sept
Personalized support boosts outcomes for low-income students
Communities In Schools reaches 2 million students each year in the United States.
nber.org · 14 Sept
Marie Colinet: renaissance surgeon challenged expectations
Marie Colinet used a magnet to remove a metal splinter from a patient’s eye in 1624, pioneering a micro-surgical technique documented by her husband.
lavanguardia.com · 14 Sept
Kenya’s food security rests on empowering women farmers
Bundled solutions, combining seeds, training, and financial support, increased adoption of improved seeds from 42% to over 90% among women farmers in Kenyan trials.
allafrica.com · 14 Sept
Luxembourg center supports refugees’ integration for a decade
The SHTDPI in Dudelange began welcoming refugees in March 2016, ten years after the start of the European migration crisis in 2015.
lequotidien.lu · 14 Sept
Spain’s Imserso program offers affordable travel to pensioners
Last season, 1,066 pensioners travelled with their pets on coastal and island trips through the Imserso program.
eldiario.es · 14 Sept
Greece sees road deaths decline with new safety measures
In August 2026, Greece recorded only 40 traffic fatalities, a 54 percent decrease from the 87 fatalities reported in August 2019.
protothema.gr · 14 Sept
FDA approves new drug for spinal muscular atrophy
Isembyld will have an annual list price of approximately $310,000 per patient.
biopharmadive.com · 14 Sept
Robotic surgery helps woman overcome pancreatic tumor
The robotic surgery resulted in a hospital stay of just six days for the patient.
novinky.cz · 14 Sept
Vietnam program brings clean water and climate resilience to highland villages
The Resilience First Programme has supported 42 climate-adaptation micro-infrastructure projects, benefiting 7,405 people in three Vietnamese provinces.
vietnamnews.vn · 14 Sept
South Africa modernizes burial services with new digital platform
An assessment of Emfuleni cemeteries in 2025 showed conditions had worsened since a previous assessment in 2023, demonstrating the urgent need for improved management.
citizen.co.za · 14 Sept
Kashmiri woman overcomes challenges to pass class 10 exams
Naman Koul balanced preparing his mother for her Class 10 exams with his own Class 12 Science studies, scheduling her lessons in the evenings and helping her with doubts at night.
indianexpress.com · 14 Sept
Spin Time offers lessons on social housing and right to housing
Spin Time provided a home and community for around 400 people, including children and the elderly, for more than ten years before its recent clearance.
ilfattoquotidiano.it · 14 Sept
Bangsamoro region holds first parliamentary election
Around 26,000 former MILF fighters have disarmed as part of the peace process, with 14,000 still holding weapons.
channelnewsasia.com · 14 Sept
Croatia will distribute funds to nearly 20,000 seniors
Croatia will provide a national allowance to 19,539 seniors, funded by 3.121.400 euros from the state budget.
vecernji.hr · 14 Sept
Uzbekistan reforms strengthen statehood and regional role
Uzbekistan has undergone a profound transformation over the last eight years, strengthening its statehood and regional role.
koreatimes.co.kr · 14 Sept
Pharos SG protects South Georgia’s waters for two decades
The Pharos SG spends approximately two-thirds of each year on patrol in the Southern Ocean.
en.mercopress.com · 14 Sept
UK government simplifies sign-ins with passkeys
Nearly one in ten daily sign-ins to GOV.UK One Login are now completed using passkeys.
gov.uk · 13 Sept
Graz schools debut security system and career prep
The city invested 36 million euros in a new school building to complete a campus offering primary, middle, and vocational education.
kleinezeitung.at · 14 Sept
Morocco helps Sudanese migrants return home
The flight carried 137 Sudanese migrants from Casablanca back to Sudan.
en.le360.ma · 14 Sept
Lithuania’s laser legacy: from university labs to global exports
Lithuania currently has 60 companies dedicated to lasers and photonics, and exports over 90 percent of their production.
lrt.lt · 14 Sept
Qatar launches campaign to strengthen family digital safety
The “Digitally Aware Family” campaign unites 20 national entities to address online safety within Qatari families.
gulf-times.com · 13 Sept
Mexico City provides school uniforms to 130,000 students
The “Me Late Mi Uniforme” program will provide kits to 130,000 students this school year in the Gustavo A. Madero district.
excelsior.com.mx · 13 Sept
Man’s curb cuts prompt Tucson to embrace rainwater
Tucson now offers residents a $2,000 rebate for installing streetside rainwater harvesting basins on their properties.
upworthy.com · 13 Sept
Córdoba oil workers build community support network
SinPeCor’s retirement center provides an extra $200,000 monthly to its 480 members through contributions from active workers.
perfil.com · 13 Sept
Herbal tea from Indian village served to BRICS leaders
The collective of women in Lakkhiwala currently produces roughly 1,000 packets of 100-gramme tea each month.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 13 Sept
India’s Lalremsiami: from barefoot beginnings to Asian Games gold hope
Lalremsiami became the first female Olympian and the first Asian Games medallist from the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram.
channelnewsasia.com · 14 Sept
Trinidad and Tobago teachers receive delayed back pay
Teachers in Trinidad and Tobago are receiving a total of TT$900 million in back pay covering a four-year period.
villagevoicenews.com · 13 Sept
Nigerian engineer drives solar power solutions in Africa
Aniefiok Usoro leads technical work at Solar Tech in Nigeria, applying his expertise to renewable energy systems.
energycentral.com · 14 Sept
Palestinian embassy to fund heart surgeries for children in Egypt
The Palestinian Embassy and United Hope Foundation will fund heart surgeries for eligible Palestinian children in Egypt, with assessments determining who qualifies for the free procedures.
middleeastmonitor.com · 14 Sept
Greece completes first training for volunteer reserve forces
The training program involved three Reserve Training Centers across Greece, concentrating efforts in Avlona, Litohoro, and Naousa.
tanea.gr · 13 Sept
South Korea addresses digital divide affecting seniors
Sixty percent of South Koreans over 60 reported difficulty using public and commercial services due to a lack of digital skills, compared to just 6% of those under 40.
freemalaysiatoday.com · 14 Sept
Justice Ayesha Malik receives international award in Austria
Justice Ayesha Malik was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, appointed in 2022.
dawn.com · 13 Sept
Inter-American court rulings aim to prevent future rights violations
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights had issued 22 rulings on cases involving Brazil by August 6, 2026, finding the country responsible in 21 of them.
nexojornal.com.br · 14 Sept
India trains first transgender rescue squad
The Kolhapur District Disaster Management Authority has trained a total of fifteen transwomen in disaster management and rescue techniques since May.
indianexpress.com · 13 Sept
Ukraine’s cyber warfare experience informs future defenses
Between 2022 and 2024, the number of registered Russian cyber attacks against Ukraine nearly doubled, increasing from 2,194 to 4,315.
atlanticcouncil.org · 14 Sept
Qatar leads globally in teaching entrepreneurship
Qatar scored 5.9 out of 10 on GEM’s measure of entrepreneurial education at school, surpassing all other countries studied.
gulf-times.com · 13 Sept
Rare bird discovery fuels conservation success in Ecuador
The Fundación Jocotoco currently manages 16 reserves across Ecuador, protecting over 250 bird species.
theguardian.com · 13 Sept
Teacher brings education to remote island
Trung tá Trần Bình Phục has taught hundreds of students over the past 16 years, with many graduates now supporting their home island after attending university.
tuoitre.vn · 13 Sept
Portugal to detect tsunamis faster with new Atlantic Cable
The Smart Atlantic Cable could give Portugal the ability to detect tsunamis and transmit warnings to land almost instantly, potentially providing up to 30 minutes of advance notice.
observador.pt · 14 Sept
Guyana to bring eye surgeries to remote regions
The National Ophthalmology Hospital currently performs approximately 90 eye examinations and surgeries each day.
inewsguyana.com · 13 Sept
Alaska town prioritizes child care with windfall donation
Seward, Alaska increased the number of licensed child care slots by 150 percent after receiving a $1 million donation in 2021.
hechingerreport.org · 13 Sept
Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc borough partners to remove abandoned cables
The “Descabléale” program has already removed more than 3,100 meters of unused cable in Cuauhtémoc borough.
excelsior.com.mx · 13 Sept
Solar farm adapts to address local concerns in Portugal
Lightsource BP plans to plant 39,000 trees as compensation, exceeding the legal requirements.
observador.pt · 13 Sept
Zoo sends snails back to Tahiti to restore lost wildlife
Conservationists have already reintroduced over 17,000 individual Partula snails to Tahiti as part of the international recovery program.
popsci.com · 13 Sept
Ireland's free secondary education faced unexpected opposition
Prior to free secondary education, schools with 50 or fewer pupils had 21% of all teachers but only educated 11.5% of all students.
thejournal.ie · 13 Sept
Mazowsze region invests in modern education and job training
The Mazowsze region will spend over 92.5 million złoty on these projects, with over 72.1 million złoty coming from EU funds.
regiony.rp.pl · 13 Sept
Tatyana Ali advocates for Black and Indigenous maternal health
Black mothers in the United States are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
npr.org · 13 Sept
Utah scientist receives funding to pursue Alzheimer’s drug
A man donated $450,000 to fund Alzheimer’s research after reading about Dr. Cross’s work in the Deseret News and Daily Mirror.
deseret.com · 14 Sept
Senegalese disability advocates join political party
The government integrated 25,000 people with disabilities holding equality cards into the Social Security Scholarship Program.
seneweb.com · 13 Sept
Mexico expands education access with new scholarships and infrastructure
Mexico’s “Rita Cetina” scholarship program benefited 15 million students with a budget of 87.393 billion pesos.
excelsior.com.mx · 13 Sept
Austria’s Niederösterreich reaches 100 female mayors
The number of female mayors in Niederösterreich has increased fivefold in the last 22 years.
noe.orf.at · 13 Sept
92-year-old doctor delivers 200,000 babies in India
Dr. Suri Srimathi has delivered around 200,000 babies during her 60-year career.
vnexpress.net · 13 Sept
Croatian school’s idea becomes European digital learning project
The ATOLLO project received almost 1.1 million euros in funding from the European Union’s Erasmus+ program.
index.hr · 13 Sept
Rhino numbers rise: Assam, India protects majority of species
Assam, India is now home to over 2,600 of the world’s greater one-horned rhinos, representing nearly 80% of the global population.
hindustantimes.com · 13 Sept
Venezuela restores water pumping to two states after months of disruption
The rockslide reduced water flow through the Turimiquire pipeline from 5,000 to 1,000 liters per second.
eldiario.com · 13 Sept
Guyana, Suriname, Brazil create Indigenous healers network
Brazil’s Unified Health System established a specific Indigenous Health Subsystem in 1999.
demerarawaves.com · 13 Sept
Men share shame and advocate for prison reform
About 20% of offenders in England and Wales were employed six weeks after release from custody as of March of last year.
bbc.co.uk · 13 Sept
Heart transplant saves child’s life and changes UK law
The book details how the case of Max and Keira led to a change in UK law regarding consent for organ donation, becoming known as “Max and Keira’s Law”.
hotnews.ro · 13 Sept
Guyana’s ICT hubs expand access to services in remote areas
ICT hubs now allow young people in Guyana’s hinterland communities to complete processes online, eliminating the need to travel long distances.
guyanachronicle.com · 13 Sept
Peruvian student creates free platform to match students with scholarships
Migajeando Oportunidades has attracted more than 60,000 active users across Latin America since its launch.
elcomercio.pe · 13 Sept
Morocco nears completion of Beni Azimane Dam
The Beni Azimane Dam project has generated more than 600,000 workdays since its launch in 2021.
en.le360.ma · 13 Sept
Serbia expands cancer treatment access
Serbia will extend immunotherapy access to approximately 1,000 lung cancer patients starting October 1st.
nova.rs · 13 Sept
Restaurant in Philippines empowers deaf workers
Ka Inato’s savings program has allowed some employees to take their first airplane rides, with a trip to Vietnam planned for 18 staff members next year.
rappler.com · 13 Sept
Belgian doctor builds liver transplant program in Vietnam
Children’s Hospital 2 in Vietnam has completed a total of 74 liver transplants since beginning the program in 2005.
news.tuoitre.vn · 12 Sept
Ukraine advances clean sport policies globally
Matvii Bidnyi will serve as Europe’s representative on the WADA Executive Committee for a three-year term, from 2025 to 2027.
ukrinform.net · 13 Sept
Morocco helps Sudanese nationals return home
Morocco facilitated the return of approximately 135 Sudanese nationals through a special flight from Casablanca to Port Sudan.
news.google.com · 13 Sept
Uruguay shelters refugees from 52 nations amid rising requests
As of December 31, 2025, Uruguay is home to 2,543 Venezuelan refugees, representing the largest national group among the country’s total of 3,244 refugees.
elpais.com.uy · 13 Sept
Namibia seeks to reclaim ocean wealth for its people
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform projects a policy shift will create 15,000 new permanent jobs in Namibia within five years.
namibian.com.na · 13 Sept
Germany sees shift in asylum requests and acceptance rates
Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees approved 45.6 percent of positive asylum decisions based on family protection in the first half of 2026.
skynewsarabia.com · 13 Sept
Hungary will revise adoption rules to include singles and same-sex couples
Hungary’s government report found the child adoption system was on the verge of collapse.
euronews.com · 13 Sept
El Salvador police learn innovation from Dubai program
Inspector Martina Sandoval brought 17 years of policing experience, including work with vulnerable members of society, to the Dubai program.
emirates247.com · 13 Sept
Jordan prepares for financial crime evaluation
MENAFATF includes 21 Arab countries working together to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in the Middle East and North Africa.
en.ammonnews.net · 13 Sept
Austria prioritises medical supply security
Austria has approximately 750,000 different medical products available on its market.
kurier.at · 12 Sept
Ainu group holds first salmon harvest after court ruling
The Raporo Ainu Nation received permission to harvest up to 80 salmon from the river this year, a first since the court ruling.
asahi.com · 13 Sept
UK nurse wins award for expanding organ donation access
Dr. Agimol Pradeep’s initiative, Upahaar, has registered over 10,000 organ and stem cell donors since its launch in 2021.
khaleejtimes.com · 12 Sept
German partnership revives white lupin as a protein source
Varieties developed through the partnership now grow on roughly 60 percent of Germany’s 25,000 hectares dedicated to white lupin.
bioengineer.org · 12 Sept
New vaccine protects Indian infants from pneumococcal disease
The BE-PCV14 vaccine prompted immune responses in at least 92.8 percent of Indian infants for all 14 vaccine serotypes tested.
bioengineer.org · 12 Sept
Greece raises minimum wage for hundreds of thousands
The net benefit to employees with less than three years of service will be approximately 378.80 euros per year.
hotnews.ro · 13 Sept
Kochu plant sustained Bengal through famine and partition
The Kochu plant provided nutrition for millions of people in Bengal during a period of partition and famine.
thebetterindia.com · 13 Sept
Global Poverty fell sharply over recent decades
The share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell from 36.0% in 1990 to 8.4% in 2019.
ourworldindata.org · 12 Sept
Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City offers free swim lessons to children
Ho Chi Minh City organizations launched free swimming lessons as part of a program aiming to teach survival skills to children during the summer.
tuoitre.vn · 13 Sept
Artists with disabilities shape inclusive arts festival in Singapore
The Shaping Hearts festival will feature 80 inclusive play booths across the North East District of Singapore in the coming year.
straitstimes.com · 13 Sept
New program guides Israeli teens to medical school
More than 544 students from 82 schools, spanning from Eilat to Kiryat Shmona, completed the first year of the pilot program.
news.walla.co.il · 13 Sept
Zelenska gains support for Ukrainian children from Canadian philanthropist
James Temerty received the National Legend of Ukraine award from the President in recognition of years of support for the country.
ukrinform.net · 13 Sept
Tanzania’s coffee farmers to receive renewed support
HRNS will begin a new phase of its work on October 1, 2026, with Dr. Nina Smidt taking over as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
mwananchi.co.tz · 13 Sept
Brazil confronts lingering HIV stigma despite medical advances
More than 9,000 people in Brazil died from AIDS in 2024, despite the availability of free tests and treatments.
npr.org · 12 Sept
New Rice hybrid boosts yields for Indian farmers
Pusa Rice Hybrid 60 produced an average grain yield of 59.24 quintals per hectare during trials in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
bioengineer.org · 12 Sept
Gazan artist preserves homeland through embroidery
Maha Al-Daya completed around 30 artworks in nine months after reaching Egypt, using embroidery to process trauma and preserve memories.
alquds.co.uk · 13 Sept
Braga’s new student housing revitalizes historic factory
The Confiança Student Residence provides 786 beds for students, built through the renovation of a historic factory.
observador.pt · 12 Sept
Swiss woman transforms education in West Bengal
The Education Support program raised the annual board exam pass rate in partnered schools from 50% to 100%.
hindustantimes.com · 12 Sept
Germany simplifies tax letters for clearer communication
Researchers found that 90% of participants in a study considered the revised tax letters “more understandable and friendly” than the originals.
perspective-daily.de · 12 Sept
Ho Chi Minh City prepares for new Urban Development Law
Ho Chi Minh City plans to issue 147 resolutions to support the new Law on Urban Development, with 61 of those resolutions taking effect immediately.
vietnamnews.vn · 12 Sept
Lithuania will distribute children’s rights guides to new students
Lithuanian authorities will distribute over 28,000 copies of the “Child’s Constitution” to first-grade students this September.
lrt.lt · 12 Sept
Men step up to ease women’s care burden in Kenya
Women in Kenya complete 25.8 billion hours of unpaid care work each year, while men contribute just 4.8 billion hours.
nation.africa · 12 Sept
Romania hosts world’s longest recycled table
The table in Bucharest stretched 5,055 meters, exceeding the previous record by nearly 2,300 meters.
ruv.is · 13 Sept
Brazilian indigenous women protect forests through seed saving and agroecology
Forty women in Nepal’s Makawanpur district started growing turmeric on previously unused land within a community forest.
greenme.it · 12 Sept
Jordan modernizes laws and courts to boost investment and access
Jordan is developing an Arbitration Law scheduled for 2026 and established the Jordanian International Arbitration Center to support businesses and investment.
en.ammonnews.net · 12 Sept
Engineer’s wearable helps Parkinson’s patients overcome freezing gait
More than 350 families have benefited from the WALK device as of this year.
thebetterindia.com · 12 Sept
Nenad Javornik, longtime leader of Croatian Red Cross, dies
Nenad Javornik led the Croatian Red Cross for 22 years, from 1991 to 2013.
index.hr · 12 Sept
Nurse wins award for boosting organ donation among South Asians in UK
The Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award received over 134,000 registrations from nurses across 214 countries.
news.google.com · 12 Sept
Germans volunteer to protect forests from climate change
Bergwaldprojekt mobilizes thousands of volunteers annually to work on forest and peat bog conservation in Germany.
reporterre.net · 13 Sept
Men’s roles evolve amidst shifting expectations
The Styrian men’s counseling service made approximately 10,000 contacts with 2,000 men in one year.
steiermark.orf.at · 12 Sept
Hope emerges for children with rare Menkes disease
Marco II will reunite families from multiple countries, something Aurora Mateo believes has not happened before in the context of this disease.
20minutos.es · 12 Sept
Goats empower women in Tanzania’s Simanjiro District
Nasaru Organisation has rescued six girls at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation as part of its broader community support efforts.
dailynews.co.tz · 12 Sept
Sweden aims to increase organ donors with new practices
Healthcare professionals estimate the ICOD program could lead to around 80 additional organ donors per year in Sweden.
aftonbladet.se · 12 Sept
UK students of immigrant families outperform native peers
Students from immigrant families in the UK scored an average of 1.2 points higher on PISA tests in math, science, and reading comprehension than their non-immigrant peers.
tanea.gr · 12 Sept
Malmö transforms troubled neighborhood into child-friendly area
Malmö registered over 160,000 refugees within a few months during the 2015 European migrant crisis.
srf.ch · 12 Sept
Conafe celebrates 55 years of innovative education in Mexico
Conafe will offer 10,000 high school spaces in 120 communities throughout Mexico this school year.
jornada.com.mx · 12 Sept
Chennai grows more inclusive for people with disabilities
The Chennai Metro provides convenient transportation for the swimmer to reach swimming championships, despite traveling to many places.
thehindu.com · 12 Sept
Catalan pioneers advanced women’s healthcare
Dolors Aleu i Riera earned her medical degree in 1882, making her the first woman in Spain to do so.
lavanguardia.com · 12 Sept
California law strengthens worker wage claim process
The new law allows the California Labor Commissioner to renew liens on employer properties for an additional 10 years, potentially aiding in the collection of unpaid wages.
elcomercio.pe · 12 Sept
Portugal plans energy storage to boost renewables
The National Energy Storage Strategy aims for 6.9 GW of storage capacity in Portugal by 2030.
observador.pt · 12 Sept
Namibian resident starts soup kitchen to fight hunger
The Tutala-Omwene Soup Kitchen currently serves 240 children aged between two and 13 free meals twice a week.
namibian.com.na · 12 Sept
Guyana opens new center for workplace safety training
The Greater Guyana Initiative will invest US$100 million (G$20 billion) over ten years in education, economic development, and health.
inewsguyana.com · 12 Sept
California law empowers workers to claim unpaid wages
California's new law allows the Labor Commissioner to renew property liens for an additional ten years, potentially aiding workers in collecting wages owed to them after a favorable resolution.
gestion.pe · 12 Sept
TUT restores funding to students after coding errors
Officials corrected qualification codes for 182 TUT students, allowing them to receive Nsfas funding and September allowances.
citizen.co.za · 12 Sept
Azerbaijan revives agriculture in reclaimed territories
Azerbaijan has nearly 800,000 bee colonies across the country, managed by approximately 30,000 beekeepers.
report.az · 12 Sept
West Sumatra community revives forest, boosts livelihoods
Approximately 1,000 hectares of rice paddies now receive irrigation thanks to the restored forest, enabling farmers to double their harvests.
mongabay.co.id · 12 Sept
Austria’s tyrol region guarantees childcare access
The Tyrol region is recommending 1.20 euros per hour as a cost for childcare, though municipalities set their own rates.
tirol.orf.at · 12 Sept
Peru celebrates national pork sandwich day to boost economy
In 2025, Peru’s pork production reached 217,623 tons, surpassing previous records.
elcomercio.pe · 12 Sept
Peruvians will be able to switch pension systems from 2027
The digital platform, Plataforma de Afiliación Segura y Transparente, will centralize all pension affiliation and transfer requests starting June 1, 2027.
elcomercio.pe · 12 Sept
China’s AI advances may reshape global health aid
AI diagnostic tools are currently operating in clinics across Tanzania, Zambia, and Ghana, deploying faster than the safeguards needed to govern them.
bmj.com · 12 Sept
Superfins swimathon raises funds for inclusive lessons
Swimmers at the Superfins Swimathon completed a collective 1952 laps, totaling 97.6km in distance.
thewest.com.au · 12 Sept
Condor chick receives assisted care in California
As of the end of 2025, there are 607 California condors in the world, with 392 living in the wild.
popsci.com · 12 Sept
Phone battery parts purify water in new process
Researchers restored over 90 percent of the material’s dye-removing ability after seven cycles of use and cleaning.
bioengineer.org · 12 Sept
Pakistan’s chief Justice pushes for district court improvements
The NJPMC released Rs3.4 billion in one year for essential projects in district courts, exceeding the total amount of Rs900 million disbursed over the previous 20 years.
dawn.com · 12 Sept
Boatlift 9/11: how ordinary New Yorkers evacuated half a million people
Approximately 500,000 people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan by boat in just nine hours on 9/11.
upworthy.com · 11 Sept
UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights reaches 19 years
Hartman Deetz and Michelle Cook created a wampum belt, an Indigenous art form, to teach about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
culturalsurvival.org · 11 Sept
Guatemala drops charges against Indigenous leaders
Guatemalan authorities charged the Indigenous authorities with crimes including terrorism and unlawful association after their participation in October 2023 protests.
amnesty.org · 12 Sept
South Africa updates electricity pricing after 18 years
Electricity prices in South Africa have increased by 1,172% over the last two decades, while inflation rose by only 174% during the same period.
citizen.co.za · 12 Sept
Refuge in Sheffield helps women rebuild lives after abuse
Sheffield Women’s Aid currently supports about 50 women in residence at any one time.
bbc.co.uk · 12 Sept
Leukemia survivor founds national cancer support for young adults
Young Adult Cancer Canada supports nearly 8,000 young people living with cancer across Canada.
theglobeandmail.com · 11 Sept
Greek couple welcomes daughter after 22-year embryo freeze
The couple’s daughter was born from an embryo frozen for more than 22 years, an unusually long preservation period.
businessday.co.za · 12 Sept
South Korean court grants Iranian Christian refugee status
The court ruled in favor of the Iranian man after a six-year legal battle to gain refugee status.
koreaherald.com · 12 Sept
Vietnam launches national program to protect children
Vietnam aims to reduce the rate of violence and sexual abuse against children by at least 5% each year through the new national program.
tuoitre.vn · 11 Sept
Mexico invests in education and peacebuilding in Chiapas
The Mexican government will invest 586.4 million pesos to improve high schools in 26 municipalities of Chiapas.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 11 Sept
Capricorn Group invests in community wellbeing across Namibia and Botswana
Capricorn Foundation-supported initiatives provided daily or weekly meals to 11,392 people by 2026.
namibian.com.na · 12 Sept
Parque Alcosa: how residents transformed a seville neighborhood
Alfredo Corral initially planned to build almost 8,000 homes in Parque Alcosa, but ultimately completed around 6,500.
abc.es · 12 Sept
Women’s basketball World Cup gains fans in Berlin
10,500 people attended the quarter-final game between Germany and Belgium in the Uber Arena.
zeit.de · 12 Sept
Dengue prevention requires year-round community action
The “Chau Mosquito” campaign has trained over 10,000 community multipliers in Argentina to share dengue prevention information.
perfil.com · 11 Sept
Financial education helps even with limited income
Aidha found that its beneficiaries, many of whom are migrant domestic workers and low-income Singaporean women, average monthly savings of close to S$200 (about US$158).
channelnewsasia.com · 12 Sept
Church builds home for blind pensioner in Namibia
Christ’s Love Ministries paid off more than N$4,000 in outstanding water bills for Theresia Adao before starting construction on her new house.
namibian.com.na · 12 Sept
Vietnam proposes National Air Ambulance system
Vietnam’s coastline stretches over 3,260 kilometers, and the country includes thousands of islands, creating a significant need for faster emergency medical transport.
vnexpress.net · 12 Sept
Northern Ireland schools will legally allow girls to wear trousers
Approximately 50% of girls at Craigavon Integrated College in County Armagh already choose to wear trousers to school on a regular basis.
bbc.co.uk · 11 Sept
University of Kigali leader elected to regional education post
Grace Patrick Kihumulo’s election took place during the 14th EAQAN Annual General Meeting, held September 10, 2026, in Kigali.
newtimes.co.rw · 12 Sept
South Korea’s sea women face a changing tide
The number of haenyeo on Jeju Island fell to 2,371 in 2023, a decrease of over 1,000 from 2021.
lequotidien.lu · 11 Sept
Ecuador restructures anti-kidnapping and extortion unit
Dinae operations between September 2 and 9 prevented the payment of $610,018 in extortion demands.
elcomercio.com · 11 Sept
Couple pursues marriage through courts in Japan
Facing time constraints due to his partner’s age, Koichi Obama was 63 years old when he and his 79-year-old partner filed a marriage application in court.
mainichi.jp · 12 Sept
Ethiopia releases prisoners to advance dialogue
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission spent five months reviewing cases before presenting requests for the release of over 600 people to the government.
fanamc.com · 11 Sept
Richmond’s community program cuts gun violence
Richmond’s Office of Neighborhood Safety currently supports 123 participants with 14 street-outreach workers.
greatergood.berkeley.edu · 11 Sept
Global progress on health, safety, and sustainability
New York City experienced its safest summer ever, with only 66 murders reported between June and August.
squirrel-news.net · 11 Sept
Brazil creates new Amazon reserves to protect forest and support communities
The new reserves will benefit more than 1,200 families in the Amazon region by allowing them to sustainably use the land for food production and resource collection.
ciclovivo.com.br · 11 Sept
Norway seeks to limit social media for youth
The government is considering a nighttime shutdown of social media platforms from midnight to 6:00 AM to address sleep deprivation in young people.
nrk.no · 12 Sept
Argentina honors teachers on Sarmiento’s death anniversary
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento’s presidency led to the founding of around 800 schools in Argentina.
perfil.com · 11 Sept
African incomes rise in nine nations since 1990
Average incomes in nine African countries have risen by more than 100% since 1990.
humanprogress.org · 11 Sept
China’s air quality improvements benefit public health
China’s PM2.5 concentration dropped by 57.4 percent between 2013 and 2025, falling from 64.4 to 27.4 micrograms per cubic meter.
news.sciencenet.cn · 11 Sept
Students in Paris revise ancient oath to reflect modern healthcare
The inaugural Augusta Oath ceremony involved students from all health disciplines at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris.
lemonde.fr · 11 Sept
Experts call for routine diabetes screening in children
More than 85% of children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes have no family history of the condition.
medicalxpress.com · 11 Sept
Keppel provides computers to Hanoi students
Keppel has donated nearly 200 computers to over 4,400 students in Vietnam through its “Bytes for Future” program since 2024.
vnexpress.net · 12 Sept
94-year-old Brazilian farmer learns to read and write
Severino Nascimento da Silva started school at 93 years old and earned his literacy diploma just one year later.
adevarul.ro · 11 Sept
Vision restored with eye drops after decade of research
Researchers in Spain spent over ten years developing eye drops that restored vision in blind animal models by activating compounds in place of lost photoreceptors.
optimistdaily.com · 11 Sept
Belgium will open school for students with complex disabilities
61 percent of students leaving the primary school in Mont have been dropping out of education due to a lack of nearby secondary schools.
dhnet.be · 11 Sept
Benin president formalizes teacher contracts after years of advocacy
The agreement will begin with the 2019 cohort of teacher candidates, who represent more than half of all AME in Benin.
beninwebtv.com · 11 Sept
Nigerian conservationist wins award for monkey protection
The Niger Delta red colobus monkey population within the community-protected forest doubled from 180-200 individuals in 2021 to an estimated 360-400 by 2024.
news.mongabay.com · 11 Sept
Chiapas program teaches 250,000 to read and write
The Chiapas Puede program has provided literacy training to 165,000 women, making up 80 percent of all people the program has helped learn to read and write.
jornada.com.mx · 11 Sept
Court blocks Trump order to keep coal plant open
The continued operation of the J.H. Campbell coal plant cost families in the Midwest $600,000 per day.
cleantechnica.com · 11 Sept
Ghana’s new garment hub creates jobs in the north
Northshore Apparel currently employs more than 2,300 workers, most of whom are women.
allafrica.com · 11 Sept
Mexico reduces illiteracy, but challenges remain
More than 3.8 million adults and adolescents in Mexico currently lack basic reading and writing skills.
jornada.com.mx · 11 Sept
World Wildlife Fund turns 65, history marked by progress
The Mars Global Surveyor traveled nearly 466 million miles in 300 days to reach orbit around the red planet.
goodnewsnetwork.org · 11 Sept
How Deaf people experience music, from Beethoven to haptic vests
Walter Kadiki experienced music through haptic vests that translated live music into vibrations across his body, expanding his understanding of finer musical details.
abc.net.au · 11 Sept
Greek banks renovate schools to improve learning spaces
The banks have collectively donated 560 million euros to renovate schools and universities throughout Greece.
capital.gr · 11 Sept
Emma Bonino advances human rights and international justice
Bonino signed spending authorizations herself to speed the delivery of blankets and medicine to the people of Sarajevo, taking personal responsibility for the funds.
ansa.it · 11 Sept
Cane colors signal sensory loss and legal rights
A cane with red and white stripes signals that the user has combined vision and hearing loss, and the World Federation of the Deafblind approved it as the universal symbol of deafblindness at its 2022 General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.
disabled-world.com · 11 Sept
US and Vietnam begin new health partnership
The United States committed nearly $100 million to the five-year health initiative in Vietnam.
vietnamnews.vn · 11 Sept
Egyptian farmers test solar panels to grow crops in arid lands
Farmers in Colorado are growing cucumbers under solar panels that reach the size of baseball bats.
goodgoodgood.co · 11 Sept
Guerrero leader prioritizes women’s rights for state development
Esthela Damián stated that guaranteeing every girl and young woman in Guerrero access to education and economic autonomy is both an ethical duty and a matter of social justice.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 11 Sept
HIV and cognitive decline linked to cellular energy production
Researchers found that women with HIV and higher “proton leak”, a measure of mitochondrial inefficiency, were more likely to struggle with learning and memory.
medicalxpress.com · 11 Sept
Venezuela’s education minister proposes university law update
The National Admission System assigned university places to 237,754 students this year, while 1,297 students with averages between 19 and 19.9 points were excluded due to system saturation.
elnacional.com · 11 Sept
Health leaders seek to expand access to advanced therapies
Penn Medicine’s pilot study enabled treatment for over 60 patients with CAR-T cell therapy in community settings, reaching people who likely would not have been able to travel to a major city for care.
time.com · 11 Sept
California passes laws to shield children online
California passed 13 laws designed to protect children online, addressing issues from AI chatbots to addictive social media features.
punto-informatico.it · 11 Sept
Netherlands and Spain seek EU rules for children’s social media access
The initiative seeks to establish a common minimum age for social media access throughout the European Union.
hotnews.ro · 11 Sept
NASA shares lunar science data with global partners
NASA’s Artemis Accords now include 71 countries committed to sharing lunar science data and collaborating on space exploration.
nasa.gov · 11 Sept
Finnish universities of Applied Sciences reach agreement after labor dispute
The collective bargaining agreement provides for salary increases totaling approximately 7.3 to 7.8 percent for Finnish University of Applied Sciences teachers between 2025 and 2027.
yle.fi · 11 Sept
Rwanda welcomes back over 400 former combatants and their families
143 children within the group are now ready to begin or resume their education.
newtimes.co.rw · 11 Sept
Dartmouth cultivates campus debate to boost reputation
Dartmouth raised at least $29 million towards its dialogue initiative, including a $25 million endowment from a single alumni family.
highereddive.com · 11 Sept
Tonganyika Trust trains youths in Zimbabwe for sustainable livelihoods
Tonganyika Trust provided training in 13 different skills, ranging from mortician services to information communication technology, to the 276 graduates.
heraldonline.co.zw · 11 Sept
California bans addictive designs on social media for minors
California’s new laws aim to restrict access to algorithmic feeds for people under 16 years old.
rtp.pt · 11 Sept
Lithuania seeks to preserve historical documents at home and abroad
Lithuania seeks to digitize the archives of the Lithuanian American Council, the oldest Lithuanian organization in the United States, and deposit digital copies in Lithuania.
lrt.lt · 11 Sept
Rwanda’s health minister checks on rural care quality
Rwanda’s network of Community Health Workers has grown from 12,000 volunteers in 1995 to more than 58,500 people today.
newtimes.co.rw · 11 Sept
Experts seek to redesign chronic care for patients’ needs
Garrett Vogel’s blood sugar level exceeded 1,000 when he was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 11.
time.com · 11 Sept
Tech transforms wildfire management to focus on prediction
Emerging systems such as FireSat aim to detect fires measuring only a few metres across before they develop into large, destructive events.
innovationnewsnetwork.com · 11 Sept
Venezuelan musician empowers LA Youth through music
More than 90% of students who participate in YOLA complete their high school studies.
talcualdigital.com · 10 Sept
World Dolphin Day highlights threats and new protections
Fewer than 400 Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins are estimated to remain in the wild.
news.mongabay.com · 11 Sept
Argentine building managers secure September pay scales
The highest base monthly salary established by the agreement is $1,764,120 for an Intendente, a building superintendent, in the first category.
perfil.com · 11 Sept
Victorian school achieves perfect graduation rate with vocational programs
Gleneagles Secondary College saw its VET enrolments rise to 212 students last year, with every single student completing their vocational units.
smh.com.au · 11 Sept
Nonprofits navigate AI: a framework for strategic choices
Only 8 percent of nonprofit leaders and staff globally report having a formal AI roadmap in place.
nonprofitquarterly.org · 10 Sept
Students and teachers revive wetland in Hungary
Students at Batthyány Kázmér Gymnasium have built over 100 square meters of new floating bog sections as part of their rehabilitation project.
index.hu · 11 Sept
Spain advances citizenship for Western Saharans
The bill could grant Spanish citizenship to up to 70,000 Sahrawis, in addition to their direct descendants.
aljazeera.com · 11 Sept
Vietnam transports remains to identify fallen soldiers
The operation transported 13,563 unidentified remains of soldiers in 144 specialized containers.
vnexpress.net · 11 Sept
NASA technology aids distressed boaters at sea
The SARSAT system, developed with NASA technology, has contributed to saving more than 63,000 lives worldwide.
nasa.gov · 10 Sept
Alice Kang’ethe fights for health equity in Africa
The Beginnings Fund has distributed $199 million (Sh25 billion) in grants across six African countries.
businessdailyafrica.com · 10 Sept
Kenyan nurses end 43-day strike after agreement
The agreement to end the strike will cost Sh1.8 billion (Kenyan Shillings) and covers salaries, allowances, and job security for nurses.
nation.africa · 10 Sept
Countries reduce suicide rates with long-term, coordinated plans
Germany’s NAAD program reduced completed suicides by 24 percent.
eldiario.es · 10 Sept
US zoos increase orangutan numbers through breeding program
Eight critically endangered orangutan babies were born in US zoos since the beginning of 2025, a high number for the species.
humanprogress.org · 10 Sept
Jalisco state surpasses national education standards
Students in Jalisco achieved 89 percent satisfactory results in reading, nearly double the national average of 50 percent.
elfinanciero.com.mx · 10 Sept
Belgian sexual assault centers helped over 5,000 victims last year
Ninety percent of the people who received help from Belgium’s Sexual Assault Centers last year were girls and women.
vrtnws.be · 10 Sept
Romania aids other nations through EU Civil Protection Mechanism
Romania provided assistance to other countries 49 times through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in the last ten years.
hotnews.ro · 10 Sept
Landmark cases shaped women’s rights in Indian marriage
The 1986 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act limited maintenance payments to a divorced woman to the iddat period, or three months, unless relatives or the Waqf Board provided further support.
scroll.in · 11 Sept
UK government advances building safety reforms
The government has completed 30 recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry since February 2025.
gov.uk · 10 Sept
Angola’s cassava queen receives UN Food agency honor
Teresa de Castro Mariz’s farm yields between 30 and 40 metric tons of cassava per hectare, establishing a new standard in her region.
allafrica.com · 10 Sept
US fund pays millions to poles affected by 9/11 attacks
The Victims Compensation Fund has paid out nearly $16.8 billion in aid since 2011.
wiadomosci.onet.pl · 11 Sept
Better speech recognition for Chinese dialects through unified romanization
The new romanization system lowered Cantonese Word Error Rate by 7.80% in speech recognition tests.
arxiv.org · 11 Sept
Detroit expands after-school programs with city funding
The city’s investment will expand the GOAL Line Detroit program to serve around 1,000 additional children this school year.
chalkbeat.org · 10 Sept
Córdoba increases adoption applicants by 41 percent
In 2026, 62 percent of adoption applicants learned about the program through social media.
perfil.com · 10 Sept
Ethiopia expands school meals to boost learning and development
Ethiopia invested over 17 billion birr in its school feeding program during the 2024/25 school year.
fanamc.com · 10 Sept
Gander, Newfoundland, sheltered thousands after 9/11
The town of Gander provided shelter for approximately 7,000 passengers after the United States closed its airspace on September 11, 2001.
upworthy.com · 10 Sept
Communities revive river basin to secure water supply
The project involved reviving ponds that had become choked with silt to store water for use during the dry months.
thebetterindia.com · 10 Sept
Vietnam enacts fifteen laws to boost economy and rights
The new laws cut 62 industries requiring business investment conditions and modify 14 others.
vnexpress.net · 11 Sept
Australia lowers cost of motor neurone disease drug
The Australian government lowered the cost of Radicava, a motor neurone disease drug, by $3,000 after listing it on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
thewest.com.au · 10 Sept
Business and justice evolved over 250 years in US
Businesses collectively contribute millions of hours of free legal services each year to people who cannot afford representation.
fastcompany.com · 10 Sept
Rx Kids program fights poverty to improve health in Michigan and beyond
Rx Kids observed a 50% drop in neonatal mortality in its first community, Flint, Michigan.
theconversation.com · 10 Sept
Plants offer hope against antibiotic resistance in poultry
The market value of medicinal plant products currently exceeds $100 billion annually, demonstrating existing global reliance on traditional medicine.
bioengineer.org · 11 Sept
Polar foundation to rebuild schools after earthquakes
The partnership between Fundación Empresas Polar and Fe y Alegría will support more than 3,100 students and their families.
talcualdigital.com · 10 Sept
Naga people welcome return of ancestral remains from Oxford museum
The Pitt Rivers Museum will return 39 pieces of human remains belonging to the Naga tribes after six years of negotiation.
theguardian.com · 10 Sept
Greece invests 56 million euros in school libraries
The project will establish 252 new school libraries, marking the first time kindergartens in Greece will have organized library spaces.
capital.gr · 10 Sept
South Korea expands support for adults with disabilities
South Korea aims to double daytime services for adults with developmental disabilities by the year 2030.
koreaherald.com · 10 Sept
Teacher honored for polar research and inspiring students
Zhao Xi received the “James Smith Young Scientist Award” from the International Space Accuracy Research Association, becoming only the second young scientist globally to earn the honor in the award’s decade-long history.
news.sciencenet.cn · 10 Sept
Maggie Walker: from enslaved mother’s daughter to banking pioneer
The St. Luke Penny Savings Bank issued more than 600 mortgages to Black families in Richmond by 1920.
eldiario.es · 10 Sept
Elephant Mon gains freedom after 34 years of labor
Mon spent 34 years chained while working in the logging industry before his rescue.
greenme.it · 10 Sept
Parul Mukherjee: the revolutionary who trained women to fight in Bengal
Parul Mukherjee was recruited into the Anushilan Samiti at age 14 and arrested at 20, demonstrating her long commitment to India’s freedom struggle.
thebetterindia.com · 10 Sept
Activist launched forest movement inspired by Chipko in South India
The Appiko movement successfully prompted a government ban on felling green trees in Karnataka’s natural forests, a policy that has remained in place since 1989.
scroll.in · 10 Sept
Hamburg clinic expands family therapy to include school-age children
The new therapy house offers 30 inpatient and 10 day-treatment places for families, and can treat up to 20 families at the same time.
welt.de · 10 Sept
Solar park brings power to Maradona’s childhood neighborhood
The Parque Solar Diego Armando Maradona features 134 solar panels that directly feed energy into the local power grid.
xataka.com · 10 Sept
Residents begin building school to help their children
Approximately 41,904 residents of Mbalizi village will benefit from the new school when it is completed.
mwananchi.co.tz · 10 Sept
Israel launches national effort to combat bullying
The campaign is responding to findings that one in three children and teenagers in Israel report experiencing bullying or social rejection.
news.walla.co.il · 10 Sept
Colombian court closes cases for over 1,000 involved in conflict
The JEP has resolved the legal status of 1,030 people connected to crimes committed during the conflict, with 979 of them formerly belonging to the Public Force.
lasillavacia.com · 10 Sept
Women pioneers transform world through technology
Cloudflare, co-founded by Michelle Zatlyn, blocks more than 182 billion cyberattacks each day.
bbc.com · 10 Sept
Women replant mangroves in Sundarbans after losing husbands to tiger attacks
The women plan to plant one lakh (100,000) mangrove saplings to restore 100 hectares of forest.
thebetterindia.com · 10 Sept
Azerbaijan’s public service model expands globally
The ASAN Service model now reaches over 800 million people globally, representing approximately 10% of the world’s population.
report.az · 10 Sept
Qatar updates school policies to support students and teachers
The new policies aim to standardize practices and strengthen collaboration among students, teachers, families, and schools in Qatar.
gulf-times.com · 10 Sept
Spanish village offers affordable housing to attract residents
Zarra is offering municipal housing for less than 300 euros a month, and welcomed eight new students to its rural school after a similar program last year.
xataka.com · 10 Sept
Azerbaijan’s ASAN Service becomes global public Service model
Nearly 600 unified service centres based on the ASAN Service model are now operating in countries around the world.
trend.az · 10 Sept
Entrepreneur helps people transition from homelessness to opportunity
Homeless Entrepreneur currently has more than 250 volunteers and 100 interns each year.
lavanguardia.com · 9 Sept
Sunfull movement fights cyberbullying with AI focus
The Sunfull movement has worked for 19 years to combat cyberbullying and promote kindness online, beginning in 2007.
koreatimes.co.kr · 10 Sept
Microsoft limits AI data use in schools with teachers’ union
Microsoft will be legally liable for violating the agreement and could face breach of contract claims.
engadget.com · 9 Sept
US firm to power Libyan steel plant with solar energy
The solar power plant will generate 25 megawatts of electricity for the Libyan Iron and Steel Company.
libyaherald.com · 10 Sept
Woman delivers baby from 22-year-old frozen embryo in Greece
The embryo was successfully cryopreserved for 22 years, 5 months, and 23 days, the longest documented period leading to a live birth from frozen genetic material.
tovima.gr · 9 Sept
Israel expands accessible transportation for students with disabilities
The new transportation arrangement will benefit thousands of children with physical disabilities and their families in Israel.
news.walla.co.il · 9 Sept
Europe scales up sustainable solid-state battery production
SOLiD’s newly developed polyester-based electrolyte, PESDA, retained 95% of its capacity after 120 cycles in prototype cells, demonstrating its stability and potential for long-lasting batteries.
innovationnewsnetwork.com · 10 Sept
Nepal’s new government focuses on foreign policy after protests
Nepal’s government presented the “Passport (First Amendment) Act, 2083” for discussion in the House of Representatives last July.
nepalnews.com · 10 Sept
UN official praises Azerbaijan’s regional energy cooperation
A joint venture involving Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary was established to build a submarine energy cable across the Black Sea.
report.az · 10 Sept
Mexican group advocates for gender parity in elections
Over 20,000 positions will be contested in Mexico’s 2026-2027 federal election.
aristeguinoticias.com · 10 Sept
Former temple worker gains freedom, seeks justice in US
Mohan Lal, a stone worker at the New Jersey temple site, died in 2020 after being denied proper medical care, prompting an FBI raid and raising concerns about worker conditions.
france24.com · 10 Sept
Ecuadorians are digitizing identity cards with mobile app
Between 2025 and August 2026, 2,915,384 Ecuadorian citizens registered for the digital version of their national identification cards.
elcomercio.com · 9 Sept
Poland’s silesia region transforms old mines into new spaces
The climbing center in Bytom is the largest sports climbing wall in Poland.
lemonde.fr · 10 Sept
Kenyan startup develops robotic hands to sign for deaf students
ZeroBionic’s robotic hands achieve 92 percent accuracy in converting spoken language to sign language.
africanews.com · 9 Sept
Man returns to old school to bring change
University of Johannesburg drilled a borehole to a depth of 200 meters to provide Hanyani Secondary School with a consistent water supply.
timeslive.co.za · 9 Sept
Syrian women deminers clear landmines to protect communities
The Syrian Network for Human Rights recorded at least 3,799 civilian deaths caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance across Syria since March 2011.
trtworld.com · 9 Sept
Chinook salmon return to Klamath River after dam removal
More than 20,000 Chinook salmon migrated up the Klamath River in the two years after the dams were removed.
humanprogress.org · 9 Sept
Marine rewilding: restoring ocean health through ecosystem recovery
A project released over 60 young Indo-Pacific leopard sharks into the waters of Raja Ampat, Indonesia, to restore balance to the coral reef ecosystem.
news.mongabay.com · 9 Sept
Mexico City expands neighborhood policing program
Álvaro Obregón increased its number of operational patrol vehicles from 40 to 125.
excelsior.com.mx · 9 Sept
UK project prioritises community ownership and sustainable design
FreeForm distributed over $10 million directly to survivors of abusive relationships over ten years, with evidence linking the cash gifts to improved safety and wellbeing.
squirrel-news.net · 9 Sept
Slovenia and Africa collaborate on water solutions
The European-African Centre of Excellence connects seventeen universities, seven in Europe and nine in Africa, to address water resource challenges.
delo.si · 10 Sept
Lasker awards recognize advances in sleep, hemophilia, and Parkinson’s advocacy
The Michael J. Fox Foundation has funded more than $3 billion in Parkinson’s disease research since its inception in 2000.
livescience.com · 9 Sept
Engineer builds healthtech after witnessing systemic failures
Damilola Oyenekan led her University of Minnesota chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers to win the university’s Student Group of the Year award for the first time.
techcabal.com · 9 Sept
Mexican groups win court battle to protect water supply
The ruling protects the water supply for more than one million people in the Comarca Lagunera region of Mexico.
jornada.com.mx · 9 Sept
Kurdish peace process advances in Turkey and beyond
The new law allows for the return to Turkey of thousands of Kurdish sympathizers, activists, and politicians who had previously lived in exile.
time.com · 9 Sept
Conflict displaces millions of children, charities prioritize play
By the end of 2024, nearly 50 million children had been displaced due to conflict and violence, almost triple the figure in 2010.
positive.news · 9 Sept
South Korea shifts focus to adapting to climate change
The South Korean government will begin fully implementing the new climate adaptation law in the second half of 2027, after a year of preparation.
ecotiger.co.kr · 9 Sept
California leads states with strong worker rights
Nearly half of Americans, 47 percent, believe U.S. labor unions should have more influence, marking a 25-year high in support.
cnbc.com · 9 Sept
Solar ambulance brings healthcare to remote areas
Stella Juva can travel up to 715 kilometers on solar power alone.
xataka.com · 9 Sept
Nepal builds tourism infrastructure at chinakot fortress
Locals contributed labor equivalent to 10 percent of the 500,000 Nepalese Rupees invested in the Chinakot fortress infrastructure.
nepalnews.com · 10 Sept
Grassroots activism drives climate policy shift in US
The IPCC report released in 2018 stated that limiting warming to 1.5°C would require emissions to fall by almost half by 2030.
livescience.com · 9 Sept
Lithuania seeks full membership in particle physics organization
Companies that begin working with CERN see an average revenue increase of 14 percent within five years.
lrt.lt · 9 Sept
Nepal receives $20 million Climate Fund, seeks aid for flood
The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage currently holds $342 million in deposits to assist climate-vulnerable nations.
kathmandupost.com · 10 Sept
Activists pursue reparations for colonial violence in Africa
African Futures Lab organized a festival last year that brought together people from more than 20 countries and 75 organizations to discuss reparations.
amnesty.org · 9 Sept
Biologist creates app to support cancer patients
WeCancer has already provided support to more than 10,000 patients facing cancer.
exame.com · 9 Sept
Smart tech helps cities build greener transportation
Modern automatic license plate recognition systems can collect data on traffic volume and patterns without interrupting the flow of vehicles.
cleanfleetreport.com · 9 Sept
More New Zealand women disclose abuse at work
Nearly 34 percent of women now use paid family violence leave at their workplaces, a rise from just 9 percent since the introduction of New Zealand’s Victim’s Protection Act eight years ago.
rnz.co.nz · 9 Sept
UK plans laws to block child nude images online
Reports of child sexual extortion rose from 19 in 2022 to 394 in the first half of 2025, demonstrating a rapidly escalating threat.
gov.uk · 9 Sept
Italy advances referendum on inclusive sex education
Nearly 47 percent of students surveyed want Italian schools to address emotions, relationships, consent, and respect.
lifegate.it · 9 Sept
Troy, New York residents save birthing center from closure
The Burdett Birth Center delivered roughly a quarter of babies via C-section, compared to about a third statewide as of 2025.
kffhealthnews.org · 9 Sept
Billie Eilish and the exhausting work of tic suppression
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics has shown to significantly reduce tic severity for many children and adults in clinical trials.
theconversation.com · 9 Sept
Football fosters Integration in Vienna
There are approximately 300 to 400 football games to be officiated each week in Vienna’s various leagues.
diepresse.com · 9 Sept
FDA strategy to reduce PFAS in US food
The FDA has developed laboratory methods capable of detecting 30 different PFAS compounds in food samples.
innovationnewsnetwork.com · 9 Sept
Competency-based education transforms literacy for modern life
CBE aims to develop employability, entrepreneurial, technological, and innovation competencies, rather than simply preparing learners to seek employment.
businessdailyafrica.com · 9 Sept
Bangladesh’s rise and Ethiopia’s fall: a new path for development
Garment exports in Bangladesh rose more than a thousandfold, from just over $30 million a year in the mid-1980s to surpassing $40 billion in 2022.
foreignpolicy.com · 9 Sept
Hope for hearing in Africa: new solutions reach millions
Researchers found that more than 70% of people were still using their hearing aids six months after receiving them through a community health worker program.
theconversation.com · 9 Sept
Poland develops native digital tools for efficiency and security
The PLLuM model is being implemented in Polish government offices to help prepare responses to correspondence.
rp.pl · 9 Sept
Spain’s soccer federation offers egg freezing to players
The agreement retroactively covers all players called up for at least two matches with La Roja since April of the previous year.
thelocal.es · 9 Sept
Fannie Lou Hamer: civil rights leader and cooperative founder
The Freedom Farm Cooperative initially raised 2,000 pigs from a donation of just 55 animals.
ncbaclusa.coop · 8 Sept
US doctors expand migraine prevention guidelines
The updated guidelines recommend offering preventative treatments to patients experiencing as few as four moderate-to-severe headaches a month.
sciencealert.com · 9 Sept
Starbucks Vietnam opens cafe employing deaf workers
Starbucks Vietnam plans to donate a portion of the store’s revenue for two years to a vocational school serving 2.5 million hearing-impaired people in Vietnam.
news.tuoitre.vn · 9 Sept
Citizens in Belgium form cooperative to build Medical Center
The cooperative aims to fund a medical center costing between 400,000 and 500,000 euros through citizen investment, with shares available from 50 euros.
dhnet.be · 9 Sept
Leprosy in Italy remains rare, experts say
Italy currently averages just seven cases of leprosy per year.
rainews.it · 9 Sept
Ghana expands Free Primary Healthcare to 135 districts
Ghana distributed more than 10,000 motorbikes and tricycles to help health workers reach communities.
myjoyonline.com · 9 Sept
Tokyo builds resilience to extreme weather
HydraVolt, a new cooling material, can lower skin temperature by as much as 10 degrees Celsius for eight hours without needing electricity.
news.tuoitre.vn · 8 Sept
How Australia achieved major social reforms
Compliance with court-ordered child support payments was estimated at only 30% before the introduction of the wage garnishment system in 1988.
theconversation.com · 8 Sept
Rwanda trains teachers to boost cybersecurity skills
The training program utilized a 200-hour cybersecurity curriculum developed in partnership with private sector, TVET, and academic experts.
newtimes.co.rw · 9 Sept
Zimbabwe Lawyers seek environmental courts to protect wetlands
ZLHR published a report analyzing their cases focused on protecting Zimbabwe’s vital wetland ecosystems and water sources.
newzimbabwe.com · 9 Sept
Exams revitalize students at Victorian school
In 2023, 3.7 percent of Mill Park Secondary College students achieved a VCE study score of 40 or above, the school’s best result in 10 years.
theage.com.au · 9 Sept
Could urine become a valuable fertilizer again?
Australia imports between 3.5 and 4 million tonnes of synthetic fertilisers each year.
theconversation.com · 9 Sept
Court blocks TVA gas plant over legal violations
The court vacated TVA’s environmental impact statement and record of decision for the Kingston Gas Plant, which was planned to be a “massive” facility.
cleantechnica.com · 9 Sept
Moldovan students improve science scores in international assessment
Moldovan students earned 452 points in the new “Learning in the Digital World” area of the PISA assessment, surpassing participants from Romania, Bulgaria, and Georgia.
newsmaker.md · 9 Sept
Marriage equality supports Hong Kong families’ wellbeing
Over 30 percent of LGBTQ+ people surveyed in Hong Kong in 2025 reported symptoms of moderate-to-severe depression.
hongkongfp.com · 9 Sept
South Korean ministry and archdiocese partner for climate action
The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Archdiocese of Seoul will work together to expand climate-friendly practices to all parishes and their congregations.
ecotiger.co.kr · 9 Sept
Orchestra gives man with autism a sense of belonging
Cameron Jacobs set a world record as the youngest person to run a marathon barefoot at 18 years old.
bbc.co.uk · 9 Sept
Vietnam Hospital completes first liver transplant
The donor’s liver graft measured 33 by 50 millimeters before being transplanted.
news.tuoitre.vn · 9 Sept
Luxembourg foundation launches early autism intervention program
The Lollipop program will welcome six children starting January 4, 2027, offering three half-day sessions per week.
lequotidien.lu · 9 Sept
Scientists revive Galapagos snapdragon from near extinction
Researchers successfully transplanted 94 nursery-grown Galápagos snapdragon shrubs to the wild between 2017 and 2024.
scitechdaily.com · 8 Sept
Teacher’s support rescues man from difficult childhood
Approximately 7,000 children are currently in foster care in Wales and 54,000 in England, according to government data.
bbc.co.uk · 8 Sept
Pakistan launches plan to restore shark populations
Shark landings in Pakistan have decreased by more than 85 percent over the last five decades.
dawn.com · 8 Sept
Pitt Rivers Museum to return remains to Naga people
The Pitt Rivers Museum will return 39 ancestral remains to the Naga people of Nagaland by the end of this year.
theartnewspaper.com · 8 Sept
New York Muslims reclaim space after 9/11 discrimination
New York City is currently constructing what will be the largest mosque in the state, one of over 100 built since 2001.
aristeguinoticias.com · 8 Sept
Afghan women’s soccer team plays on from exile
The Afghanistan women’s national soccer team now consists of players scattered across countries including England, Italy, Portugal, Germany, and Australia.
dw.com · 8 Sept
NASA’s food safety work reached American dinner tables
By 2004, HACCP implementation led to a 42 percent reduction in illnesses caused by E. coli in the United States.
wired.com · 8 Sept
Workers gain tools to track union-busting efforts
LaborLab’s search tool contains data on over 800 consultants and thousands of law firms and attorneys specializing in union avoidance.
fastcompany.com · 8 Sept
Neighbors turn invasive weed into affordable housing
Volunteers are creating 4-foot-long adobe bricks from buffelgrass, dirt, and water.
wagingnonviolence.org · 8 Sept
Switzerland builds first national WWII memorial
The “Unfolded Minute” memorial will be 55 meters long, intended to take roughly one minute to walk its length.
nzz.ch · 8 Sept
Northern Trains improves disability support after regulator’s review
Northern Trains addressed gaps in the training records of its existing staff as part of its 23-point improvement plan.
disabled-world.com · 8 Sept
Brazilian Senate grants children right to nature
The approved measure prioritizes children and adolescents in receiving support during socio-environmental and climate risks.
ciclovivo.com.br · 8 Sept
Azerbaijan cuts paper use with digital government
Azerbaijan’s digital document exchange saves 4.8 million pages of paper each month, protecting more than 6,000 trees per year.
trend.az · 8 Sept
Lottery winners donate half their winnings to charity
The PFC Trust has distributed roughly half of the £115 million ($155 million) lottery winnings to nonprofit organizations in the United Kingdom.
goodgoodgood.co · 8 Sept
WHO releases advice to lower dementia risk by 45%
A 2024 review estimated up to 45 percent of all dementia cases may be preventable or delayed.
sciencealert.com · 8 Sept
Massachusetts adapts to rising heat after record summer
July was the warmest month ever recorded in the contiguous United States, averaging 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit.
csmonitor.com · 8 Sept
Brazil protects children and teens from climate crisis
The new law prioritises children and adolescents in receiving support during socio-environmental and climate risks.
oeco.org.br · 8 Sept
Mamdani appoints new early childhood Education leader amidst program launch
The city’s 2-K program for 2-year-olds is expected to expand from serving 2,000 toddlers this year to 12,000 next fall.
chalkbeat.org · 8 Sept
Syrian minister calls for constitutional equality
Hind Kabawat made her appeal for constitutional equality while attending a meeting with Pope Francis in Rome.
timesofisrael.com · 8 Sept
Advocates release voting guide for people with disabilities
The toolkit includes information about voting laws in every U.S. state.
autisticadvocacy.org · 8 Sept
Group therapy eases depression in Kenyan teen mothers
Participants in the full therapy program experienced an 83% reduction in depression scores after treatment.
timeslive.co.za · 8 Sept
Partnerships face tension between stability and change
The richest 1% of people produced as much carbon pollution in 2019 as the poorest two-thirds of humanity, according to research by Oxfam and the Stockholm Environment Institute.
theconversation.com · 8 Sept
Report links climate and clean air action to millions of lives saved
The report estimates that the 25 proposed measures could prevent 96 million premature deaths linked to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) by 2050.
allafrica.com · 8 Sept
Hope for rare diseases: new funding model aids treatment
BridgeBio is currently investing in 150 different rare disease treatments, diversifying the risk and enabling research that was previously considered financially unviable.
bigthink.com · 8 Sept
South Korea shares weather forecasting tech with African nations
The training program will deliver 47 hours of instruction on advanced weather forecasting techniques.
ecotiger.co.kr · 8 Sept
From dolphinariums to turtle rescue: a foundation’s transformation in Italy
Fondazione Cetacea reviewed 3000 hours of footage from the 1980s and 90s after winning a bid to manage the former dolphinarium, hoping to create an environmental education project.
italiachecambia.org · 8 Sept
UN approves map that accurately shows Africa’s size
The United Nations General Assembly passed the resolution with 164 votes in favor, and only one vote against, cast by the United States.
italiachecambia.org · 8 Sept
Federal housing reform requires action in Hawai‘i
The new federal law includes a potential $200 million-a-year “Innovation Fund” to reward local governments for increasing housing supply.
civilbeat.org · 8 Sept
Nigeria’s Ogoniland gains international wetland status
The Ramsar certificate presented to Ogoniland marks the first time in Nigeria that international wetland status has been given to four local government areas within one continuous area.
allafrica.com · 8 Sept
Pamela Anderson reveals hepatitis C diagnosis and fight for life
Pamela Anderson used all of her savings to pay for the Hepatitis C treatment she received in 2015.
tovima.gr · 8 Sept
China’s lower cost CAR-t therapy attracts cancer patients
China has approved nine CAR-T products, exceeding the number approved in any other country.
asiatimes.com · 8 Sept
Ho Chi Minh City pilots English for preschoolers
Ho Chi Minh City aims to have all preschool children exposed to English by the year 2030.
news.tuoitre.vn · 8 Sept
Gauteng province expands digital access and safety
Gauteng province provided 6,461 government employees with digital skills training during the reporting period.
citizen.co.za · 8 Sept
Geography, not recycling, holds key to EV battery waste
A coordinated system for managing retired EV batteries in China could save 3.9 trillion Chinese Yuan over the next three decades.
anthropocenemagazine.org · 8 Sept
Climate investments could yield $15 return for every dollar spent
The analysis estimates that for every dollar invested in combating pollution and climate change, the world could see a $15 return in economic benefits.
lanuovaecologia.it · 8 Sept
Robotic telesurgery reaches remote patient in Brazil
The surgical team successfully maintained a connection with just 62 milliseconds of latency, a delay of less than one-tenth of a second, between the surgeon’s movements and the robot’s response.
sonoticiaboa.com.br · 8 Sept
Protecting refugees: a legacy from World War II
Around 11 million people were displaced in Germany after World War II, awaiting a decision about their future.
time.com · 8 Sept
Gaza cinema academy launches to support filmmakers
The preparatory diploma program in Gaza trained 25 young Palestinian women in film-making over a nine-month period.
alquds.co.uk · 8 Sept
Kenya-led fund will finance climate resilience for farmers
ARCAFIM will provide Sh25.9 billion, equivalent to roughly $194 million, to support climate adaptation for farmers and rural businesses.
allafrica.com · 8 Sept
Spain’s primary schools need to nurture talent
Toni García’s school, CEIP Joaquín Carrión, served as inspiration for educational centers across Spain due to his innovative teaching methods.
elpais.com · 8 Sept
Yara opens Europe’s largest carbon capture plant in Netherlands
The plant will capture and liquefy up to 800,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.
carbonherald.com · 8 Sept
Jazz Wise empowers young South African musicians
Jazz Wise will track alumni for twelve months to monitor business registrations, gigs secured, and funded projects resulting from the programme.
sabcnews.com · 8 Sept
Italy’s schools outperform OECD average in Pisa assessment
Italian students scored 474 points in reading, surpassing the OECD average of 461.
rainews.it · 8 Sept
Pakistan streamlines pension payments with digital verification
The government directed banks to reactivate all pension accounts marked dormant before August 22, 2026, either through Nadra verification or confirmation of pension receipt.
dawn.com · 8 Sept
Indigenous Protected Areas expand conservation in Australia
There are currently 96 Indigenous Protected Areas across Australia, covering 113 million hectares, almost 15% of the continent.
phys.org · 8 Sept
Nepal flood claims over 1,300 lives, rescues reach 13,000
Authorities in Nepal have confirmed the deaths of 1,357 people following the recent floods in the Bhotekoshi River area.
nepalnews.com · 8 Sept
New law enables cancer and heart disease screening
The DNA screening pilot study identified high-risk genes in 202 of the 10,263 participants tested.
smh.com.au · 8 Sept
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Cancer patient survives years after trial of tailored treatment
The MUK Nine trial showed 70 percent of patients were still alive six years after receiving personalised treatment, compared to around 40 percent on standard therapy.
independent.co.uk · 8 Sept
Putco converts contract workers to permanent roles after union pressure
Putco transports more than 210,000 passengers daily with a fleet of 1,400 buses.
businessday.co.za · 8 Sept
Food policy councils empower communities to build better systems
The Rhode Island Food Policy Council helped deliver over 900,000 pounds of fresh, local fish per week to between 400 and 500 families through a program connecting fishermen with refugee and immigrant groups.
civileats.com · 8 Sept
Guyana loggers learn sustainable forestry techniques
Seventeen loggers finished a course designed to help them harvest timber with less damage to the surrounding forest.
inewsguyana.com · 8 Sept
Peru’s Reniec offers free electronic IDs to vulnerable citizens
Reniec plans to provide free electronic IDs in a total of 24 regions of Peru plus the Province of Callao.
rpp.pe · 8 Sept
Czechia builds sanctuary for city pigeons
The new facility in Czechia is designed to provide shelter for up to 10,000 injured pigeons.
europeancorrespondent.com · 8 Sept
Nepal’s “Gen Z movement” marks one year of calls for good governance
The government reduced the number of federal ministries from 22 to 18, expecting to save approximately 20 billion Nepali rupees annually.
nepalnews.com · 8 Sept
Madagascar center helps children catch up on schooling
Only 18 percent of children between seven and fourteen years old in Madagascar have acquired basic reading skills.
rfi.fr · 8 Sept
Ketamine treatment evolves as regulators catch up
Dr. Brody’s inpatient unit treats roughly 145 patients at a time, facing a broad range of serious mental illnesses including psychosis, mania, severe depression, and suicidality.
psychiatrist.com · 8 Sept
Baby receives first-of-its-kind skull surgery in UK
The new nitinol springs are custom-designed for each patient and are made of an alloy of nickel and titanium.
bbc.co.uk · 8 Sept
Ukraine’s financial system adapts during wartime
By 2026, monobank serves around 10 million customers in Ukraine, a significant number considering population displacement since 2022.
thefintechtimes.com · 8 Sept
Stockholm reports significant decrease in perceived insecurity
The percentage of Stockholm residents feeling unsafe alone at night fell to 17 percent in 2024, the lowest level recorded since the measurements began.
dn.se · 8 Sept
Romanian Parasport games award 142 national titles
Octavian Tucaliuc threw the javelin 56.12 meters, surpassing the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games benchmark by over one meter.
adevarul.ro · 8 Sept
Virginia schools build resilient microgrids with solar power
Roanoke City Public Schools plans to cover 44% of its schools’ energy needs with solar power, saving over $22 million in electricity costs over 35 years.
canarymedia.com · 8 Sept
Demand for food aid rises in Israel ahead of holidays
Latet expects to distribute more than 30,000 food packages to families and elderly Israelis this holiday season.
jpost.com · 8 Sept
In China, AI guides robot during heart surgery for first time
The robot deployed an occlusion device with submillimeter precision, demonstrating a high level of accuracy during the heart operation.
bfmtv.com · 8 Sept
Peru’s deposit insurance fund protects over 650,000 savers
Peru’s Deposit Insurance Fund has disbursed approximately US$513 million to cover more than 650,000 depositors since its creation.
gestion.pe · 8 Sept
Azerbaijan confronts extensive mine threat after conflict
Since the end of the Second Karabakh War, organizations in Azerbaijan have cleared over 300,565 hectares of land and neutralized more than 261,705 mines.
trend.az · 8 Sept
Denmark will permanently fund rental assistance program
Denmark is doubling its rental assistance fund to 30 million kroner to help the most vulnerable citizens.
politiken.dk · 8 Sept
Azerbaijan discusses AI’s role in disaster warnings
The session featured discussions of four AI-based weather forecasting models, GraphCast, PanguWeather, FourCastNet and GenCast, currently in development.
azertag.az · 8 Sept
Tartu university provides free period products to students
A study found that 64% of Estonian students had missed school or activities due to menstruation.
pmo.ee · 8 Sept
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