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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The NDC Partnership and United Kingdom Launch Centre to Catalyze Climate Finance
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The NDC Partnership
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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 ...
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A Safe Space for Bisharo: Education Cannot Wait Supports Creation of Girls' Friendly Spaces at Schools in Somalia
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the scorching hot and dry Mudug region ofSomalia, 16-year-old Bisharo* sits in a cool room surrounded by 19 of her female classmates during the afternoon school break. The girls are attending a mentoring session in their newly built Girls' Friendly Space....
2023-12-05 20:14
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The Climate Crisis is an Education Crisis
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the COP28 Climate Talks in Dubai, Education Cannot Wait Calls on Donors to Urgently Mobilize More Resources to Scale Up Life-Saving Access to Quality Education for Crisis-Impacted Children. UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and ECW Exec...
2023-12-05 08:18
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Take Action for Children with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive DirectorYasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Children with disabilities have an undisputed right to an inclusive quality education. We will never achieve true equality – nor the overarchi...
2023-12-03 21:00
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Climate Philanthropies Announce $450 Million to Deepen Investment in Super Climate Pollutants
Commitment will complement crucial decarbonization efforts to help reduce near-term warming DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at COP28, leading climate philanthropies announced an investment of$450 million in 2023 and over the next three years to help catalyze a fas...
2023-12-02 13:00
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Vale Base Metals Chief Executive Deshnee Naidoo to Step Down
TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vale Base Metals Limited (VBM) today announces that Deshnee Naidoo has elected to leave the company and will step down from her position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VBM effectiveMarch 31, 2024. The Board has initiated the process to identify and appo...
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Dr. Henry Kissinger Dies at Age 100
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home inConnecticut. Henry Kissinger was born in southern Germany in 1923, where his father was a teacher. His family fled NaziGermany and came to America in 1938. After he b...
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Bahrain, First in the Middle East to Acquire Latest Machine used for Human Genome Sequencing
MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Health in the Kingdom ofBahrain has become the first in the Middle East to acquire and inaugurate the use of the cutting-edge NovaSeqTM X Plus machine for human genome sequencing purposes. The move is part of the Kingdom's commitment ...
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Harmony Across Borders Celebrated in Steve Barakatt's China Tour
The award-winning composer & pianist will be performing in seven Chinese cities BEIJING, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned composer and pianist Steve Barakatt embarks on a captivating national tour across China, set to begin onDecember 1, 2023. This series of concerts is a continuatio...
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Right Here, Right Now: Education Cannot Wait Issues US$150 Million Appeal to Scale Up Work in Response to the Climate Crisis
Additional funding will reach 2 million children and adolescents on the frontline of the climate crisis who urgently need education support. NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued today an urgentappeal for US$150 million in new funding to respond to the climat...
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