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Bridgette Spikes, a 54-year-old grandmother from Victorville, California, in the U.S.A., showed her gratitude last year when she finally became a homeowner after decades of renting.

In its first international traveling exhibition, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington is opening ‘In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World’.

ADGM, the international financial centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC), HSBC and Smartenergy, today hosted the 7th edition of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF) to round off Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW).

All is set to kick off construction work on the long-awaited Abia Airport in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area in Nigeria.

Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the flagship event hosted by ADGM, continued into a second day with the 2024 edition of Asset Abu Dhabi. 

The Barbados Canada Association (BCA) recently hosted its highly anticipated Independence Gala, which was an event brimming with elegance, cultural pride, and vibrant celebration.

Before he delivered his 2023 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Professor Moungi Bawendi was nervous.

The Young Women’s Financial Wellness Forum event in the New York Stock Exchange’s Freedom Hall today (December 11th.) is set to celebrate Harriet Tubman, well timed with the holiday season and the final month to purchase the limited-edition Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coins.

The role of governance in local, regional and international efforts to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification, dominated discussions during Governance Day at COP16 in Riyadh on Friday.

The Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2024 concluded its third and final day with a series of thought-provoking sessions exploring the theme of quality of life.

When Zambia’s 260 Brands opened its first plant-based milk factory in 2023, it marked a significant step forward in Zambia’s journey to capture more value from its own resources and create local jobs.

Saudi Arabia's UNCCD COP16 Presidency has announced the launch of the ‘Riyadh Action Agenda’, a landmark initiative to mobilize state and non-state actors to deliver lasting solutions for land degradation, desertification and drought.

Global funding for drought resilience, land restoration and the fight against land degradation received a major boost on the second day of the sixteenth Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16), with over $12 billion now pledged to these interrelated causes since COP16 in Riyadh began.

Multi-award-winning Rapper, Snoop Dogg, is going all out to support his daughter Cori Broadus as she plans her upcoming wedding, gifting her a whopping $1million.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve proudly announces the reintroduction of the Persian onager to Saudi Arabia, marking the species's return to the Kingdom after more than a century of absence.

Qetaifan Projects, a subsidiary of Katara Hospitality, proudly announced that "The RIG 1938" was officially recognized by Guinness World Records for two records the first one being the tallest water slide, standing at 76.309 metres, and the second award is the first of its kind to feature 12 water slides in one tower.