Category: World

  This week marks European Mental Health Week, an opportunity for everyone to work on better mental health for all.  Under the theme ‘co-creation’, the 2024 Mental Health Week focuses on a collaborative approach involving everyone working together to develop and implement policies and programmes that foster positive mental health.  We have all heard stories […]

HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases…Iconic Landmark of American Diplomacy in Tangier, Morocco, Named to National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual List of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places”  hide The National Trust for Historic Preservation named an iconic overseas diplomatic compound to its annual list of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places” on May 1. The Tangier […]

Preparing for a job requires education and training, which means developing skills and strategies to solve problems and cope with challenges. The Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas’ (VOACC) team who facilitate Newport News YouthBuild know that the ability to effectively solve problems and overcome challenges is heavily impacted by a person’s mental health and […]

By Dr Jack Howley, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.  Electrification, autonomy and vehicle ownership saturation are causing a technological revolution in the automotive sector. These automotive meta-trends are driving drastic changes in electronic component requirements and present a high-volume opportunity for printed electronics to capitalize on.  Historically, printed electronics technologies have nurtured a close relationship with the automotive […]

You can spot them in the streets of Paris or at fashion events in London, Milan, Brussels or Dubai. Most are black African men with sharp outfits designed and chosen to get them noticed. Known as “Sapeurs” – the name comes from the Society for Ambience and Elegance (Sape) and from French slang “se saper”, […]

Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is gripped by insecurity due to gang violence and now UNHAS, which is managed by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is the only option for humanitarian workers to travel safely in and out of the city and for critical equipment and relief aid to be transported and distributed within the country. […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute at 11:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. EEST on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.  He will address how the United States and other Allies and partners will help Ukraine achieve its goal of building a free, prosperous, and secure democracy – […]

According to UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths, a “strike” damaged the roof of the intensive care unit at Southern Hospital in El Fasher Town – the only working hospital in North Darfur state – where medical supplies are running dangerously low. Some 800,000 people live in and around El Fasher Town where “countless lives […]

MR PATEL: Good afternoon, everybody. QUESTION: Good afternoon. MR PATEL: Sorry. All right. I have one very brief thing at the top, and then I’m happy to dive into your questions. So the State Department’s Acting Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology Seth Center and the National Security Council’s Tarun Chhabra will lead an […]

The inauguration of a new Hostages Square in Bebelplatz Berlin has been set to take place on Thursday to raise awareness for the 132 hostages who have been taken into  Hamas captivity and held there since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Hostages Families Forum said on Monday. The new installation in Berlin […]