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from CIVICUS Friday December 26, 2025 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses Generation Z-led protests in Bulgaria with Zahari Iankov, senior legal expert at the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, a civil society organization that advocates for participation and human rights. Zahari Jankov Bulgaria has recently experienced its largest protests since the 1990s, largely driven by young […]
The Ravenswood Generating Plant in Long Island City provides 20 percent of the city’s electricity, June 26, 2024. Photo by Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY by Samantha Maldonado This article was originally published on December 16 at 5:57 PM EST by THE CITY New York State on Tuesday, Dec. 9, approved a roadmap to meet the state’s […]
Samuel Ndungu works on his farm in Githunguri, Kenya. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (Githunguri, Kenya) Wednesday December 24, 2025 Inter-Press Office GITHUNGURI, Kenya, Dec 24 (IPS) – For the past two years, Samuel Ndungu, a smallholder farmer, has been growing and supplying organic food to the local market in Githunguri, just […]
by external source Monday December 22, 2025 Inter-Press Office Multiple shocks have defined 2025: conflict, climate crisis and shrinking democracy. Multilateral institutions were tested like never before. At the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, governments argued over words as the planet warmed. But under the pressure, countries agreed on steps that kept global climate cooperation alive. […]
Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (Toronto, Canada) Monday December 22, 2025 Inter-Press Office TORONTO, Canada, Dec 22 (IPS) – Our traditional ‘year-end’ typically begins with a grim litany of global disasters and crises from the past twelve months, highlights IPS partners and contributors and culminates in a more positive-sounding finale. This time I want to […]
from CIVICUS Friday December 19, 2025 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses climate displacement and Tuvalu’s future with Kiali Molu, a former official at Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and currently a PhD candidate at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and the University of Bergen in Norway. His research focuses on state sovereignty and […]
When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing back the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior recognized musical patterns she had encountered while practicing piano sonatas. Zhang listened to these recordings as part of collaboration with John Ryan, a […]
Residents travel by boat through flooded streets in Colombo after heavy rains caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Credit: UNICEF, Sri Lanka Opinion by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (Bangkok, Thailand) Wednesday December 17, 2025 Inter-Press Office BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 17 (IPS) – Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar are indications of a […]
A snowy Christmas could be forgotten in many places if we do not avoid serious climate change. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Philippe Benoit (Washington DC) Monday December 15, 2025 Inter-Press Office WASHINGTON DC, Dec 15 (IPS) – As Christmas draws closer, one song is ringing the airwaves in the United States and elsewhere: White Christmas. […]
The recent flood Washington has disrupted the daily lives of many families and neighborhoods, especially in parts of the region Skagit, Watcom, SnohomishAnd King counties, where rising rivers and heavy rainfall led to evacuations, road closures and property damage. At Redfin, our hearts are with everyone affected by the flooding in Washington State. Below, we’ve […]
