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THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY DOESN'T GIVE A FORK ABOUT THE PLANET
OTTAWA, ON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG, is shining a light on the plastic industry and their apparent indifference to the health implications of microplastics and their toxic chemicals. Strokes, cancers, obesity, male infertility, ADHD and more have all been associated with plas...
Don't Leave Them Behind: Educate Today's Generation to Save Their Lives and Planet Earth
ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif Statement on Earth Day View Original NEW YORK, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Every day should be Earth Day. Planet Earth gives us sustenance, nurtures our children, feeds our families and embraces us with warmth and loving grace. However, we mistreat both M...
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON FOUNDATION TO STOP KILLING OF ENDANGERED FIN WHALES IN ICELAND
Operation ICESTORM to head North from UK in early June on former Scottish Fishery Protection Vessel toward high seas confrontation with last fin whaling company inEurope MEDIA ALBERT DOCK, HULL, England, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Captain Paul Watson Foundation is launching Operation Ice St...
TeachAI Announces Foundational Policy Ideas for AI in Education, a New Resource for Education Leaders and Policymakers
SEATTLE, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TeachAI, an initiative led by Code.org, ETS, the International Society of Technology in Education, Khan Academy, and the World Economic Forum, announced the launch of a groundbreaking resource for education leaders and policymakers around the world –...
The Internet Society Foundation Announces More Than $4.5 Million in Funding to Support Research on the Future of the Internet
RESTON, Va., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Society Foundation today announced the opening of its 2024 application cycle for theResearch Grant Program. This program offers grants up to US$500,000 to support researchers around the world who are examining the critical issues surroundin...
World leaders gather in Rwanda to mark the 30th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi
KIGALI, Rwanda, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World leaders past and present gathered inKigali, Rwanda, to remember the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Over a dozen current and former Heads of State attended. They joined PresidentPaul Kagame to lay wreaths and light the commemorat...
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON TO LEAD EFFORT TO HALT JAPANESE WHALING IN SOUTHERN OCEAN SANCTUARY
MEDIA PARIS, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a bold move to protect the sanctity of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, renowned environmentalist CaptainPaul Watson, alongside the dedicated crew of Neptune's Pirates, is set to embark on a crucial mission to thwartJapan's resumption of whaling a...
Human Frontier Science Program: Fellowships Awarded to 59 of the Most Pioneering Postdoctoral Scientists from 28 Nations
STRASBOURG, France, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To foster the next generation of life science research, 59 of the world's top emerging scientists from 28 nations have won 2024 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Fellowships. "Brilliance is not born, it has to be cultivated," said HFSP Chief S...
Human Frontier Science Program: Research Grants Awarded to 108 of the Most Pioneering Life Scientists from 23 Nations
STRASBOURG, France, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Representing only the most daring and truly pioneering life science research, 108 of the world's top scientists from 23 nations have won 2024 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants. "Excellence isn't enough for us – we support rese...
NEW CYBER THREATS TO CHALLENGE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR IN 2024
Annual FS-ISAC report predicts increased misinformation campaigns and other cyber threats during a "Super Election" year RESTON, Va., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, ...
AFP Whitepapers Outline Best Practices for Treasury Transformation in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East and Africa Regions
The utilization of expert guidance, technological capability and investment in staff development are key focuses in APAC, while clear objectives, optimized operations, team empowerment and meaningful project evaluation are key focuses in MEA. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The As...
#WeTheWomen: Invest in Education and Empower Women and Girls to Lead
International Women's Day Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif NEW YORK, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Across much of the world, women have endured thousands of years of oppression, subjugation, and systematic denial of reaching our human and economic potential. ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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