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Chinese manufacturer Mingyang is developing a massive 33-megawatt offshore wind turbine that would shatter the current world record. The giant machine would surpass the existing 26MW champion by nearly 30%.
A headmaster in Ghana now tends the trees he planted as a teenager. His students are following in his footsteps, creating shade for generations to come.
The Small Business Administration just awarded $5.3 million to help women entrepreneurs access training, funding, and support in underserved states. Five organizations across Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia will create new hubs to connect women business owners with the resources they need to thrive.
A newly renovated Fort Collins nursery will grow millions of tree seedlings to restore Colorado's wildfire-damaged forests. The $15.6 million facility just welcomed its first baby trees and could hold two million seedlings at full capacity.
A Nigerian-American physician is equipping 600 students across two Nigerian states with health knowledge, hygiene essentials, and the confidence to speak up about their wellbeing. Each girl received a personal kit and encouragement to become future leaders.
A new agricultural robotics hub in Washington state is bringing together tech startups, growers, and researchers to solve one of farming's toughest challenges: finding workers for delicate crops. The initiative arrives as rising labor costs threaten orchards and vineyards across the Pacific Northwest.
Iraq's first female Paralympic champion just proved her Paris 2024 victory wasn't a fluke. Najlah Al-Dayyeni defended her Asian Para Games table tennis title in Japan, cementing her status as Asia's best.
Nearly 100 volunteers are painting, cleaning, and furnishing a former training facility to create 65 individual homes for people experiencing homelessness in Cedar Rapids. The Commons on 16th opens in November with rental assistance and wraparound health services.
When Hurricane Isaias left 46,000 families dealing with destruction across Northwest Florida, volunteer teams drove in from as far as Michigan and Louisiana to help. They're serving hot meals, clearing massive trees, and rebuilding homes for free.
A carpenter's heartfelt nomination secured £1,500 for Adam's Light, a charity delivering mental health workshops to young people across the UK. The donation will help the organization reach more schools with its life-saving message.
Egypt just secured $566 million to build the biggest solar farm in Africa, complete with massive batteries to store sunshine for nighttime use. The project will light up over a million homes while eliminating 1.5 million tons of carbon emissions every year.
A quick-thinking friend prevented professional golfer Charley Hull from getting "hold tight" tattooed across her forehead during a night out in Ibiza when she was 17. The tattoo ended up on her foot instead, and Hull credits her friend James for the save.
New Zealand rugby player Casey McLean defied gravity and physics to score an impossible corner try that left 41,000 fans speechless. The 20-year-old flew through the air like a superhero, crashing down inside the corner flag while keeping the ball grounded.
Townsville Fire's Abbey Ellis delivered a record-breaking 47-point performance to lead her team to victory, marking the highest individual score in Australian women's basketball in 21 years. The defending champions rallied from a 14-point deficit to secure an 86-68 win over Adelaide.
Rebecca Bank knotts human hair by hand for weeks to create $5,000 stage wigs that transform ballet dancers into characters. Now she's helping launch Western Australia's first wig-making course so the rare craft won't disappear.
The NBA just announced its most diverse roster ever, with more than 60 players of African heritage taking the court this season. Six Nigerian players made opening night rosters as the league celebrates record international representation.
In Uttarakhand, India, women are keeping an endangered native bee species alive by maintaining ancient wall hives built into their homes. As modern construction threatens these traditional refuges, the women's daily care has become crucial to the bees' survival.