World heritage guardians UNESCO has withdrawn a Belgian festival from one of its protection lists over the presence of “racist and anti-Semitic” floats. The annual Aalst carnival was removed from the UN body’s schedule of intan... Read more
Zozibini Tunszi, Miss South Africa, has been crowned *2019 Miss Universe.* “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me with my color skin and my kind of hair is not considered beautiful,” she said at the 68th annual pageant on Sunday.... Read more
In nature, everything is connected. This is equally true of a healthy environment and a healthy economy. We cannot hope to sustain life without taking care of nature. And we need healthy economies to lift people out of poverty and achieve the Un... Read more
Blogging is a fulfilling hobby that allows you to express your passion or expertise on any subject. It can also be an excellent way to make money either as a full-time career or a side hustle. But how do you kick-start your career as a professio... Read more
Huddersfield contemporary music festival’s latest programme features “subtle, low-key innovations from many of modern music’s most daring artists” states its artistic director Graham McKenzie. There are a few well-known names dotted through the... Read more
Tuesday was an up-and-down day on Wall Street, with major benchmarks eventually ending up close to where they started the session. Promises of greater clarity on U.S. trade policy turned out to be overly ambitious, and investors were left withou... Read more
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has clapped back at Greenpeace’s claims RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil “is a con”. The RSPO certifies sustainable palm oil, holding growers and those handling palm oil in the supply chain to standards... Read more
The rituals associated with the Chhath festival have begun from today. Chhath is a festival mainly dedicated to the Sun God. It is a cultural and religious festival that indicates to the human civilization and an occasion for expressing gratitud... Read more
A reality TV star is heading to Leicestershire stately home Belvoir Castle next month to turn on its Christmas lights. Georgia Toffolo – aka ‘Toff’ – will switch on the lights at The Engine Yard retail village as part of... Read more
Diwali “Festival of the Lights” will be celebrated in a free family event on the Bankhead Plaza on Sunday, October 20. The event is a joint project of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center and the Youth and Education Hindu Cultural Communi... Read more
