It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says
Corporal punishment refers most frequently to hitting children but can refer to any punishments...
Author: Chris Wokes
World News in Brief: Gaza humanitarian update, more killings in Sudan, ending impunity in Myanmar
Multiple strikes overnight into Friday were reported in the Jabalya Al Balad and An...
Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York
Formally titled the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the...
UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide
The new joint report, Climate change and workplace heat stress, underscores the mounting risks as...
Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says
Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900 health...
International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade: ‘Time to abolish exploitation once and for all’
“It is time to abolish human exploitation once and for all and to recognise...
Well-travelled New Brunswick lobster caught off Cape Cod, Mass.
One New Brunswick lobster was headed south for vacation this summer. “They do not...
Rare butterfly spotted for 1st time in over a century at Toronto’s High Park
A rare butterfly species — the zebra swallowtail — has been spotted in Toronto’s...
Fuzzy caterpillar destroys foliage in parts of western, central Newfoundland
A white tussock moth caterpillar in Corner Brook resident Mark Grady’s garden on Aug....
For the first time in over a century, sockeye salmon are able to return to Okanagan Lake
Sockeye salmon are able to return to historic spawning grounds in B.C.’s Okanagan region for the...