There are few opportunities to illustrate that some people are working with a different mindset—not following the usual divisions like Israel vs. Palestine, and Left vs. Right — that are dragging our world into unnecessary tensions, insecurity, and violence. Standing...
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NYC and Long Island Could Lose 80,000 Homes to Flooding by 2040, Exacerbating Housing Crisis: Report
By the year 2040, New York City and Long Island could lose over 80,000 homes to flooding, according to Averting Crisis, a new report released on Monday by the nonprofit Regional Plan Association (RPA). By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The report said that in every NYC...
Faith in Action: Environmental-Themed Via Crucis Calls for Reflection and Action to Protect Mother Earth
A Call for Environmental Action Rooted in Faith and Community 10 April 2025, Tondo, Manila. – The EcoWaste Coalition co-organized with the San Pablo Apostol Parish and the Samahan ng mga Mangangalakal ng Scrap sa Capulong a special Lenten activity blending Catholic...
“We Are Killing the Essence of What the University Is”: Dr. Joanne Liu on NYU Canceling Her Talk
Faced with the unjustified tariffs imposed by the United States and the political blackmail aimed that is weakening the canadian economy and cultural sovereignty of Quebec and Canada, an Action Front was organizes by hundred citizen. Their first action took place on...
Could Dhaka-Beijing river cooperation be a boomerang for Bangladesh’s good river water governance?
Effective river water management is the most reliable method of guaranteeing environmental stability and sustainable economic growth. China is in the forefront of river water, sediment, and flood control systems, as well as river infrastructure projects in Asian...
Now, strategic steps needed for the Rohingya repatriation
A positive news update has been revealed regarding the repatriation of Rohingya. In the first phase, the authorities of the country have identified 180,000 Rohingyas from the list of 800,000 Rohingyas who have taken refuge in Bangladesh for return to Myanmar. At the...
Will the U.S. Build Seawalls?
Antarctica is coming apart, crumbling into the sea, much, much faster than anybody ever thought possible. After all, it was only a couple of months ago when polar scientists called an extraordinary emergency meeting to discuss shocking developments: “Runaway ice loss...
DRU Condemns Israeli Atrocities in Gaza and Rafah, Calls for Global Action
Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) has strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and Rafah, describing the attacks as brutal and inhumane. In a statement issued today, the DRU Executive Committee called on the international community, including the...
Chai-walla tête-à-tête with the inventor of social business
News media in Bangladesh and India were agog due to the news that Prof Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met officially for the first time in a decade on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok,...
Roots of Filipino Humanism: (4) May Pag-asa
May Pag-asa– There is hope. Palaging may-pag-asa– Always hopeful. Pag-asa ng bayan– Hope of the nation. May pag-asa pa para sa iyo– There’s hope for you yet. May Pagasa ba ko? Do I have hope? Pag-asa ang huling namamatay. Hope is the last to die. Kung saan may buhay,...
Towards the People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem, 8th and 9th May. Interview with one of the organisers, Maoz Inon
Exactly one month from today, an event will take place in Jerusalem that the organisers have simply called I’s now, promising to be the largest peace convention ever attempted in the Middle East. And since we think that it will be an important event, we’re starting...
Claudia Sheinbaum leads massive boxing class and Trump shares video of Mexican campaign “Fentanyl kills”
From the Zócalo in Mexico City, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo led the simultaneous start of the National Boxing Class in all the country’s public squares, via a link to the 32 states of the Republic, as part of the focus on addressing the causes of the National...