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A new skills training program in Northern Ghana will teach women and youth how to make soap, bleach, and shower gels to start their own businesses. Hasat Bambra Enterprise is bringing practical entrepreneurship to four districts where economic opportunities remain limited.
Zambia just saw its unemployment rate drop from 12.9% to 9.9% in a single year, putting nearly half a million more people to work. The 2025 Labour Force Survey shows the country's job market is gaining real momentum.
World Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh just made history at 63, becoming the seventh-oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions history at the SAS Championship. The victory marks his sixth Champions tour win and proves age is just a number when you've got game.
North Carolina Central University's women's golf team claimed their first SAS HBCU Invitational title after three runner-up finishes, led by sophomore Sanaa Carter's individual championship. The Eagles dominated the field with a 23-stroke victory, marking their fifth team title since the program launched just three years ago.
At 63, professional golfer Vijay Singh just became the oldest player ever to win a PGA Tour Champions event. His victory at the SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina, proves age is just a number when passion meets perseverance.
Portland General Electric is tapping electric semi trucks and school buses as mobile batteries that can feed power back to the grid during peak demand. The innovation could lower energy costs while cleaning up Oregon's air.
A groundbreaking spacecraft launches Monday to collect the first-ever sample from Mars' moon Phobos and bring it home to Earth. The tiny 10-gram sample could solve a 4.5 billion-year-old mystery about how the Red Planet got its moons.
NASA's most powerful telescope detected a bright infrared signal twice from a patch of space that appears completely empty. Scientists can't explain what's causing the mysterious cosmic beacon.
After being separated by war for over a year, a Gaza Civil Defence captain and his family finally reunite on a crowded coastal road. Their emotional journey captures a moment of hope amid impossible circumstances.
The Majid Alsadi Charity Foundation delivered essential medical supplies to Jordan's King Hussein Cancer Center, strengthening the hospital's ability to provide safe, quality care to cancer patients. The donation reflects nearly two decades of community support from a foundation dedicated to helping those most in need.
A Dutch social network company just donated £55,000 to feed thousands of York schoolchildren breakfast for the next three years. The gift will fuel hungry students at two schools while proving that free breakfast gets better results than free lunch.
A Massachusetts charity founded in memory of an 8-year-old girl just received a $75,000 donation, pushing its five-year total past $1.3 million for families battling childhood cancer. Magic for Maddie transforms one mother's grief into real help for other families facing the unimaginable.
NASA just launched two major initiatives to democratize who gets to pursue bold scientific questions and harness artificial intelligence for discovery. The space agency is betting that fresh minds and fairer evaluations will unlock the next generation of breakthroughs.
New Zealand honored five trailblazing women who shaped netball from its earliest days through World Cup victories. The celebration recognized over a century of leadership, coaching excellence, and championship glory.
A Sydney amateur golfer just pulled off a feat so rare that even AI experts can't find another example in golf's centuries-long history. Kris Clelland scored an albatross and a hole-in-one on back-to-back holes, defying astronomical odds.
A coastal community in Victoria rallied together to protect endangered migratory bird habitat from commercial development. Their yearlong campaign just convinced local government to rezone land near precious wetlands for conservation-friendly tourism only.
Nearly a year after a devastating algal bloom shut down oyster farms across South Australia, waters are healing and growers are cautiously celebrating their return to the sea. Dolphins and marine life are flooding back to harbors, signaling nature's recovery is underway.
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Nelson Mandela Bay is racing to welcome over 2,500 international lifesaving athletes for the World Championships this November. Despite tight deadlines, community groups and city officials are teaming up to transform beaches and pools into world-class venues.