Public Interest

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 1646

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 2330

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 2524

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 1461

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 1955

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 1860

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 1249

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 1236

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 1357

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 1318

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 1241

Leaders across every industry cite democratizing data and AI as the number one challenge to achieving their generative AI goals, according to a new MIT Technology Review Insights research report

Nearly nine in ten surveyed organizations are currently adopting or piloting generative AI systems CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by MIT Technology Review Insights explores the breakthroughs in data intelligence that will enable CIOs to reach their data and generativ...

2024-01-09 22:00 1028

ICANN ANNOUNCES GRANT PROGRAM TO SPUR INNOVATION

Program will fund projects that support a secure, globally accessible Internet LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS), announced today the ICANN Grant Progr...

2024-01-09 20:00 1351

Panda Cup Tongxiang Tour: Exploring the Ancient Town

TONGXIANG, China, Dec. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- By China Report ASEAN. "This is my first visit to an ancient Chinese town," marveled Eva Akimova, a Russian student fromGuangdong University of Foreign Studies, upon reaching Puyuan Town in Tongxiang, east China'sZhejiang Province. "I had only seen ...

2023-12-25 16:06 2578

Action. Unity. Impact. Global Refugee Forum Statement by ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif

GENEVA, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the Global Refugee Forum, we reaffirm our commitment to alleviate human suffering and serve humanity. We stand with refugee children and adolescents everywhere. We will steadfastly continue to work with all our partners and invest in a quality educat...

2023-12-14 03:47 1299

GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL DINNER SPEAKER ANNOUNCED

GREATER DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced that its 2024 Annual Dinner will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. The Partnership's Annual Dinner is the Greater Des Moines (DSM) bu...

2023-12-13 22:30 1379

Freedom, Equality and Justice Lead to Peace

Human Rights Day Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today we mark a milestone in history: the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As people around the world commemorate Human Rights Day, we must...

2023-12-10 22:53 1344

Denmark Announces Groundbreaking US$6.5 Million Contribution to Education Cannot Wait to Scale-Up Education Response to the Climate Crisis

ECW is calling on world leaders to urgently provide US$150 million in additional funding to expand life-saving access to education for 2 million children and adolescents on the frontlines of the climate crisis. NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the sidelines of the Conference of the Part...

2023-12-09 02:41 2210

The NDC Partnership and United Kingdom Launch Centre to Catalyze Climate Finance

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The NDC Partnership  and the Government of the United Kingdom launched a centre to catalyze systemic change to unlock climate finance atCOP28 today, aiming to generate and streamline solutions for climate vulnerable countries ...

2023-12-06 00:38 1589

The NDC Partnership and Coalition of Finance Ministers Announce Strategic Cooperation to Step Up Climate Ambition

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of the Global Stocktake and the socioeconomic impacts of climate-related events across the globe call for an urgent transformation of our economies and the mobilization of climate finance at speed and scale. Such transformative change requires ...

2023-12-06 00:15 1563
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