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Gates Foundation Honors Director of Africa CDC With 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award

Foundation also announces three Global Goals award winners and launches two innovative partnerships to address COVID-19 impacts inKenya SEATTLE, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today named Dr. John N. Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Contr...

2020-09-22 12:01 3178

Experts recommend heightened protocols for the healthy return of sailing

Healthy Sail Panel recommends 74 detailed steps to safeguard the health of guests, crew and communities MIAMI, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New recommendations from a panel of globally recognized medical and scientific experts say that by relentlessly focusing on prevention and other measures ...

2020-09-21 18:00 6365

UAE's Jewish Council Celebrates Abraham Accords: "Will Forever Redefine Life in the Middle East"

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jewish Council of the Emirates (JCE), which represents theUnited Arab Emirates' burgeoning Jewish community, hailed today's signing of the Abraham Accords as a peace agreement that can have a transformative effect for Muslim-Jewish understanding and ...

2020-09-16 02:00 2254

Gates Foundation's Annual Goalkeepers Report Shows COVID-19 Has Stalled 20 Years of Progress, Calls for Global Response to End the Pandemic

Report shows how economic damage has reinforced inequities and derailed achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; spotlights countries innovating to meet challenges SEATTLE, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its fourth annual Goalkeepers...

2020-09-15 11:00 2824

TED and Future Stewards Host Global Countdown Event Mobilizing Millions To Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 in the Race to a Zero-Carbon World

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Countdown, a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, will launch onOctober 10, 2020 with a free five-hour live virtual event featuring leading thinkers and doers. This is the moment to act, and they will outline what a...

2020-09-14 21:00 3699

NBC News' Chuck Todd Announced as a Speaker at DMDC 2020

Todd's presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 15 will kick off the event series GREATER DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced thatChuck Todd, Political Director of NBC News and the Moderator of Meet the Press, will participate in a moderated qu...

2020-09-03 07:55 2393

State Flag Commission Picks New Magnolia Flag for November Ballot

Commission Votes to Officially Name the Flag "In God We Trust" JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag met at the Two Mississippi Museums and selected the "New Magnolia Flag" to become the new state flag. The commissioners submitt...

2020-09-03 04:00 3455

State Flag Commission Picks New Magnolia Flag for November Ballot

Dole Packaged Foods Takes Action To Address Global Food Accessibility Challenge

Taking action on its promise to make nutritious foods accessible for 1 billion people by 2025, Dole introduces Sunshine for All program in one of America's largest food deserts:Jackson, MS JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Delivering on "The Dole Promise" and to address the global fo...

2020-08-26 21:00 4354

Dairy Permeate Versatility Meets Food Industry and Consumer Demands, Outlook Remains Strong

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As consumers demand better-for-you options across categories, manufacturers are turning to dairy permeate as an attractive, multifunctional ingredient. Much of permeate's growing popularity can be attributed to its versatility and cost effectiven...

2020-08-18 08:31 2883

Dairy Permeate Versatility Meets Food Industry and Consumer Demands, Outlook Remains Strong

International Forum on One Korea Explores Prospects for Reunification amid Global Pandemic, Social Upheavals and Geopolitical Realignments

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon today called upon the U.S. to make "principled unification" its key foreign policy goal for the Korean peninsula andNortheast Asia and for giving the "torch to the Korean people" to lead fulfillment of the destiny of a free and u...

2020-08-17 10:12 4737

International Forum on One Korea Explores Prospects for Reunification amid Global Pandemic, Social Upheavals and Geopolitical Realignments

Civil Society Leads the Needed Collaborations between Nations

HAIKOU, China, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when the future of the globe looks gloomy by the unabated pandemic and economic fallout, raising political hostility and anti-globalization sentiment, an online dialogue in 30th and 30st July between the civil society organizations inChina an...

2020-08-10 10:49 1629

COVID-19 and heightened attention to racism affect Australian workers' mental health and relationships

Morneau Shepell's Mental Health Index™ remains steady in July at 12 points below the pre-pandemic benchmark of 75 MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Morneau Shepell, a leading provider of total wellbeing, mental health and digital mental health services, today released its month...

2020-08-05 06:00 2225

Celebrities from the catwalk, the kitchen, and the recording studio honor global warming projects at 2020 Keeling Curve Prize awards ceremony

Ten projects from around the world receive $25,000 each for reducing greenhouse gas emissions or promoting carbon uptake ASPEN, Colo., July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners at tonight's star-studded 2020 Keeling Curve Prize Awards Ceremony included projects that turn carbon dioxide into stone, ...

2020-07-28 09:00 2807

GivePower Deploys Solar Water Farms in Kenya and Haiti

Non-profit provides access to 140,000 litres of clean water a day to over 70,000 people SAN FRANCISCO, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GivePower, a non-profit organization that provides solar energy and clean, affordable water to people who need it most, has deployed two of its Solar Water Farms i...

2020-07-28 06:04 2688

GivePower Deploys Solar Water Farms in Kenya and Haiti

KIIT Deemed to be University Announces Free Education for Children of COVID Deceased in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR, India, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions and caused much panic across the globe, includingIndia and Odisha. The number of new coronavirus infections is increasing by day in Odisha. Many have also lost their lives. KIIT has always reached out to...

2020-07-27 22:54 4682

KIIT Deemed to be University Announces Free Education for Children of COVID Deceased in Odisha

New Legal Analysis: Dams That Threaten the Source of the Amazon Can't Legally Be Built

LIMA, Peru, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The environmental impact assessments for two dams planned on Marañon River, the main tributary to the Amazon, have expired, meaning the dams can no longer legally be built, according to a new legal analysis done by the Peruvian Society for Environmental La...

2020-07-27 21:00 2581

From The Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2020: Flu, Pneumonia Vaccinations Tied To Lower Risk Of Alzheimer's Dementia

CHICAGO, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Flu (influenza) and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research reported at theAlzheimer's Association International Conference ® (AAIC®) 2020. Three research studies reported at AAIC 2020 su...

2020-07-27 13:01 4184

David Kaye to Join the Global Network Initiative as Independent Board Chair

WASHINGTON and AMSTERDAM and LONDON, July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- International human rights expertDavid Kaye will join the Global Network Initiative as the new independent chair of its Board of Directors. Mr. Kaye will assume his position later this Fall upon completing his term as United Nati...

2020-07-22 22:40 3430

PQE Group Creates an Internal Research Task Force to Fight Fake News in Relation to COVID-19

FLORENCE, Italy, July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With the pandemic caused by COVID-19, the continuous need to obtain information has pushed people to rely on unreliable sources, thus fomenting thespread of fake news. For this reason Gilda D'Incerti, CEO and founder of PQE Group

2020-07-13 16:00 2727

Small Businesses May Be Image Thieves Without Even Knowing It

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- 3 billion images are shared online every day, and 85% of them are either stolen or without the proper copyright clearance for commercial purposes. The biggest problems are found on the most popular image-websites such as Unsplash, Pixabay and Pexels, an...

2020-07-01 03:42 1877

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