Public Interest

2024 Lionel Gelber Prize awarded to Timothy Garton Ash for Homelands: A Personal History of Europe

munkschool.utoronto.ca/gelber | @gelberprize | #GelberPrize * Homelands: A Personal History of Europe selected as the best non-fiction book published in the English language on the subject of international affairs * The Lionel Gelber Prize is chosen annually by an international jury of journa...

2024-03-06 23:00 486

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT TRANSFORMS ITS GOLD REFINING WITH NEW DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION THAT TRACES METAL FROM MINE TO VAULT

OTTAWA, ON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As a London Good Delivery refiner dedicated to continually improving the accountability and transparency of its precious metal sourcing, the Royal Canadian Mint (the Mint) has implemented a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) solution that now makes it po...

2024-03-04 21:00 1343

Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Holds Symposium on "Homeland of Mobility 5.0 - Leading Society to the Next Generation"

NAGOYA, Japan, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Central Japan Startup Ecosystem held a symposium and panel discussion under the theme, "Homeland of Mobility 5.0 - Leading Society to the Next Generation" at NAGOYA INNOVATOR'S GARAGE, a dynamic facility where entrepreneurs and enterprises come tog...

2024-03-01 16:00 2384

1000 MIGLIA WARM UP USA ENTRIES TO THE 2024 EDITION OPEN

BRESCIA, Italy, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Entries open today for the 2024 edition of the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA, the event organized by the Red Arrow for the past five years inthe United States, between Middleburg and Washington DC.

2024-02-29 22:08 690

China's Xiamen: A successful practice of sustainable development in bay city

BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily Xiamen in southeast China's Fujian province is a typical bay city. It rises from the sea, drawn into its embrace. The ecological conservation of bay cities is a global issue. Xiamen is rich in marine resources, but its sea area ...

2024-02-28 18:46 2184

41st Niwano Peace Prize Awarded to American University Professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer

TOKYO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 41st Niwano Peace Prize to Prof.Mohammed Abu-Nimer of American University in Washington D.C., who is the founder of the D.C.-based Salam Institute for Peace and Justice, in recognition of his lifelong dedication to pe...

2024-02-27 14:00 1141

Education Cannot Wait Calls for Scaled Up Funding for Successful Joint Programme in Nigeria During High-Level Mission Together with Representatives for Governments of Germany and Norway

ECW plans to renew multi-year investment that has already exceeded its targets and reached over 400,000 children and adolescents with quality, holistic education in areas affected by the crisis in North-East Nigeria with up toUS$15 million. However, top-up and additional funding is urgently neede...

2024-02-24 02:15 2114

Valvoline™ Global Operations launches 5th annual Mechanics Month campaign

LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valvoline Global, a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, launches its 5th annual Mechanics Month in March, a campaign to support and celebrate the value of mechanics around the world. This year, Mechanics Month will be centered ar...

2024-02-21 23:00 1692

Armenia Refugee Response: Education Cannot Wait Announces US$1 Million Grant to Support Early Childhood Education

ECW First Emergency Response grant delivered by UNICEF will support the Government ofArmenia's Refugee Response Plan and improve access to early learning services for refugee and host community children. NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the recent mass influx of refugees in...

2024-02-16 11:00 1818

Rockefeller Foundation Outlines 4 Ways to Scale JETPs

New report on Just Energy Transition Partnerships recommends piloting new approach inthe Philippines NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation released a roadmap to make Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) a more effective vehicle for transforming energy systems...

2024-02-15 19:00 1992

MIAMI INVESTOR SUMMIT 22/23 FEBRUARY TO CONVENE LEADERS AND INVESTORS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Future Investment Initiative PRIORITY Summit Miami will bring together 1,000 investors, business leaders and policy experts at a time of heightened global tensions MIAMI, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the world experiencing an array of immediate and long-term risks, including geopolitical t...

2024-02-12 20:00 3045

Ax-3 Astronauts Splashdown, Completing First All-European Commercial Astronaut Mission to ISS

HOUSTON, Feb. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) onWednesday, Feb. 7, the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew safely splashed down off the coast ofFlorida aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 8:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 9, 2024. The Ax-3 crew's return officially ...

2024-02-09 22:55 2831

Heifer International and FruitPunch AI Launch Artificial Intelligence Challenge in Nepal to Improve Data Access for Women Farmers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global development organization Heifer International and FruitPunch AI, the global community educating and applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good, today launched theAI for Women Farmers Challenge — a project to develop AI tools to help rural...

2024-02-01 10:15 1766

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT COMMEMORATES BLACK HISTORY WITH SILVER COIN RECOGNIZING THE SETTLERS OF AMBER VALLEY, ALBERTA

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In launching the latest issue in its ongoingCommemorating Black History fine silver coin series, the Royal Canadian Mint is honouring the community ofAmber Valley, Alberta, founded in 1910 by African American families fromOklahoma, Texas and other surroun...

2024-01-28 03:00 2625

USPS Roars Into Lunar New Year With New Stamp

The Dragon Is Considered an Auspicious Sign in the Chinese Zodiac SEATTLE, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Forever stamp in the historic Chinatown - International District inSeattle. The Postal Service printed 22 millio...

2024-01-26 03:00 2503

Learning for a Lasting Peace: International Day of Education Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Education is the bedrock of peace, the foundation of strong societies, and the building block for a better world. This year, as we celebrate the Sixth International Day of Education under the theme of 'learning for a lasting peace', we call on world leaders...

2024-01-24 13:15 1508

INTREPID Alliance Releases Review of Antiviral Compounds in Clinical Development to Contribute to Collaborative Efforts in Pandemic Preparedness

Global landscape analysis identifies strengths and gaps in R&D pipeline  to inform international pandemic preparedness efforts ROME and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The INTREPID Alliance, a consortium of innovative biopharmaceutical companies dedicated to accelerating the devel...

2024-01-24 08:22 1457

Ratnesh Kumar Jha Named GM, Institutional Language Products at ETS

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ETS announced today that it has namedRatnesh Kumar Jha as its new GM, Institutional Language Products. Jha will work alongsideRohit Sharma, ETS Senior Vice President, Global Higher Education & Workskills on the global expansion of ETS's institutional...

2024-01-17 18:00 1834

Keywords to understand China: Hehe Culture

TAIZHOU, China, Jan. 17, 2024 This is a report from China SCIO:   Keywords to understand China: Hehe Culture http://english.scio.gov.cn/videos/2023-12/11/content_116871683.htm ...

2024-01-17 16:50 1739

A new dream to unify and uplift America through service begins today

Realizing the Dream is a collaboration between the Martin Luther King III Foundation and Legacy+, with support from the National Football League. NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the beginning of a remarkable new initiative to realizeMartin Luther King Jr.'s dream for America....

2024-01-15 23:30 1499
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