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Target CEO Brian Cornell is scheduled to meet this week in New York with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, as the company faces mounting backlash over its rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

The outcome of a review requested from Kevin Kerr, Acting President of Jamaica’s National Water Commission (NWC), was expected – regarding a denied Access to Information (ATI) request.

Saadiyat Cultural District lit up with a constellation of global stars gathered for the exclusive VIP opening of teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, the emirate's newest cultural landmark where art, technology and imagination meet in extraordinary ways.

For a few hours, jets paused and silence reclaimed the skies above the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Elizabeth Agboola, CEO of NTT Global Destinations, has concluded a high-impact, multi-country Caribbean tour across Jamaica, and Guyana, reinforcing the company’s dynamic role as a strategic bridge between Africa and the Caribbean.

The second edition of the Human Capability Initiative (HCI), has concluded, hosting over 300 influential leaders, policymakers, and global experts from 40 countries, including academia, private sector, international organizations, and non-profits.

On Monday 14 April 2025, Katy Perry and five other pioneering women successfully journeyed to the edge of space on a rocket made by Blue Origin, on the first all-female trip to space in more than six decades.

Visionary entrepreneur and real estate developer Dre Taylor is taking his mission on the road with a transformative 14-city U.S. tour aimed at helping people of African descent reclaim power through land ownership, real estate investment, and dual citizenship in Ghana.

The Human Capability Development Program (HCDP), a Saudi Vision 2030 Realization Program, convened a ministerial roundtable on day one of the second edition of the Human Capability Initiative (HCI) conference.

The Human Capability Development Program (HCDP), a Saudi Vision 2030 Realization Program, convened a ministerial roundtable on day one of the second edition of the Human Capability Initiative (HCI) conference.

The remains of 36 Indigenous ancestors will be returned to Australia, in the latest repatriation of bodies taken from their traditional lands.

Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, kept touting her government’s fiscal discipline during her March 11 budget speech.

Hundreds of rescue workers in the Dominican Republic continue to search for survivors of a roof collapse at a nightclub in the capital, Santo Domingo.

Amnesty International urged Mexico and Jamaica to “protect their migrant workers from discrimination and labour exploitation” following a review by the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.

A floral symphony is unfolding across Chaoyang District, transforming this bustling hub into a vast garden, with every street corner adorned with floral displays.

Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, former Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, assumed office as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth yesterday, pledging to advance the values of the Commonwealth Charter at a time of growing global tensions and shifting alliances.