Business, Economics and Jobs

September 21, 2021

Zandile Ndhlovu is the first Black free-diving instructor in South Africa and the founder of the Black Mermaid Foundation, which aims to change the story of who belongs in the water by spreading awareness online and teaching school kids about the ocean.

Afghanistan

Minerals, drugs and China: How the Taliban might finance their new Afghan government

The Conversation

September 21, 2021

The Taliban have at least five significant potential sources of revenue as they begin to govern Afghanistan again.

Natural disasters

Nerves on edge as volcano erupts on island in the Canaries

Associated Press

September 21, 2021

As curious residents and visitors flock to view the erupting volcano in La Palma, emergency workers, banana farmers and grape growers are less thrilled by one of nature's most astounding events unfolding so close to home.

Environment

Hurricane Ida adds misery to 'Cancer Alley': Part I

Living on Earth

September 21, 2021

Black residents in Louisiana communities hit hard by Hurricane Ida have been fighting for environmental justice there for decades. Hurricane Ida made their task even harder.

Top of The World

Migrants set up camp under Del Rio bridge along US-Mexico border

The World

September 17, 2021

Thousands of migrants have set up camp under the Del Rio International Bridge along the US-Mexico border. Also, Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigns over the government’s handling of evacuations from Afghanistan. And, three Chinese astronauts return home after China’s longest-ever space mission.

Afghanistan

'It is a catastrophe': Afghans are in desperate need of food, humanitarian aid, refugee worker says

The World

September 16, 2021

Astrid Sletten, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council’s office in Kabul, spoke to The World’s Carol Hills about the level of need in Afghanistan and what aid organizations are able to deliver in the current environment.

Top of The World

Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire

The World

September 16, 2021

China and France have condemned the new Aukus security pact between Australia, the UK and the US to build nuclear-powered submarines in the Indo-Pacific region. Also, French forces say they've killed the leader of ISIS in the Greater Sahara in Mali. And thousands of people protested the introduction of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador on the nation's bicentennial.

Jobs

Workers battle tidal wave of burnout amid pandemic

Innovation Hub

September 16, 2021

It took a pandemic to show us that our workplace stress levels are unsustainable.

COVID-19

Pregnant women and children with HIV in Ghana struggle to access lifesaving medicine during pandemic

The World

September 14, 2021

Ghana faces an acute shortage of antiretroviral drugs, endangering the health and the lives of tens of thousands of HIV-positive children and pregnant women. Health officials say this has pushed their efforts to end the AIDS epidemic backward.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Drought, frost takes a massive toll on coffee crops in Brazil

The World

September 10, 2021

You may see coffee prices rising at your local café: Brazil, the world's largest exporter of coffee, faced extreme weather this year that has taken a toll on coffee crops across the nation.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Diving into infinity with South Africa’s 'Black Mermaid'

Minerals, drugs and China: How the Taliban might finance their new Afghan government

Nerves on edge as volcano erupts on island in the Canaries

Hurricane Ida adds misery to 'Cancer Alley': Part I

Migrants set up camp under Del Rio bridge along US-Mexico border

'It is a catastrophe': Afghans are in desperate need of food, humanitarian aid, refugee worker says

Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire

Workers battle tidal wave of burnout amid pandemic

Pregnant women and children with HIV in Ghana struggle to access lifesaving medicine during pandemic

Drought, frost takes a massive toll on coffee crops in Brazil

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