Burundi's government and last active rebel group, the National Liberation Forces (FNL), have signed a ceasefire.In the deal signed on Monday morning, both parties agreed to stop the fighting -- which has killed 100 people since April.
Uruguay's president has become legendary for giving 90 percent of his salary to the poor, choosing to live on an austere farm, instead of the presidential palace, and using his 28-year-old Volkswagen Beetle to get around town. Now, President Jose Mujica and his wife are being praised for giving a ride to a hitchhiking mill worker.
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A new partnership has vowed to plant 18 million trees in the Glasgow area in a new urban 'forest' network called the Clyde Climate Forest.
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Wind and solar generated over a tenth of global electricity for the first time in 2021 - rising by 17% last year overall worldwide.
Fortnite developers Epic Games donated all the proceeds of their new season to Ukrainian relief—$36 million in one day and $144M in two weeks.
Private donations, contributions from the founders of the company, and bookings made for charity have funneled millions to the country.
61,000 Airbnbs were rented last weekend by people looking to funnel money into those fleeing and those besieged.
The story goes that a shepherd in Yemen noticed his goats' endless energy after eating the coffee beans, which started the coffee revolution.
This pop-up event in Saudi Arabia used molten lava to cook food for diners. The unbelievable scene was produced by experimental creatives at London-based Bompas & Parr studio, utilizing research from a leading expert in molten rock, Professor Robert Wysocki of Syracuse University in the U.S. Guests were seated in The Shlal Canyon at AlUla […]
Organized and run by the city's sanitation department, Stilbruch repairs and resells everything collected in the trash that's still useable.
Big time clock engineers said that scaffolding and a lot of work needed to be done to repair what locals proved needed only a big of grease.
A new bridge has appeared in County Cork in Ireland that's made from decommissioned wind turbines. Take a look.
The U.S. volunteers their time the most, while Indonesians give the most money to charities, and the Saudis support the elderly the most.
75% of people around the globe want single-use plastics banned, according to a new Ipsos worldwide survey from Plastic Free Foundation.
Tree-planting in India is paying off, with the country gaining forests faster than it's losing them, totaling half a million acres.
A military veteran in Taiwan has saved his small retirement village by painting every wall and street in joyful colors.
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