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Mongabay9 Nov, 20:01
Brazil deploys national security force to Indigenous territory following invasion
Happy Eco News9 Nov, 17:45
A 24-year-old activist's campaign and legal action helped block two fracking projects in Colombia, leading to a ruling on community consent and winning her the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize.
Mongabay9 Nov, 15:28
Peruvian authorities seize more than 3,000 tarantulas from suspected European traffickers
Agência Pública9 Nov, 15:00In Portuguese
As Big Techs saíram perdedoras das eleições nos EUA?
US midterm election results showed voter backlash against unchecked AI data-center expansion and big tech spending, with Texas, Ohio and Iowa Senate seats flipping to Democrats who campaigned on data-center moratoriums and AI regulation.
The 19th9 Nov, 14:23
Her mother lost 24 years of voting rights. Sheba Williams fought to make sure others wouldn’t.
CalMatters9 Nov, 14:07In Spanish
Gavin Newsom busca vaciar el corredor de la muerte y conmuta las sentencias de cientos de presos
California's governor commuted death sentences for 548 prisoners, the largest act of mass clemency in US history, emptying the state's death row for the first time since the 1800s.
Good Good Good9 Nov, 12:22
Corrective surgery on intersex infants is legal in 80% of the world. An Australian state is banning it entirely
Sahan Journal9 Nov, 09:01
Find out how 9 organizations are making their communities better for everyone
Good Good Good8 Nov, 23:50
What a historic 'blue wave'' midterm means for climate action
Vox8 Nov, 19:10
Several US ballot measures passed in the 2026 midterms expanding animal protections, including bans on foie gras and new hunting regulations.
cbc.ca8 Nov, 16:07
Mayors of Vancouver and Victoria endorsed Ottawa's plan to end homelessness, calling the goal achievable.
Global Voices8 Nov, 09:12
Beyond the beaches: The Dominican Republic and the global debate over deep-sea mining
Good News Network7 Nov, 16:49
Mayor Uses AirTag to Catch Capstone Thief who was Stealing 18th-Century Stones Across the Countryside
Native News Online7 Nov, 11:40
Crystalyne Curley became the first woman elected president of the Navajo Nation.
cornishstuff.com7 Nov, 06:39
A once-fearful rescue dog named Rio was trained by a retired police dog trainer and now works with the UK's National Crime Agency, helping find £30,000 in cash and half a million illegal cigarettes.
bbc.com7 Nov, 02:46
A former young offender in the UK became a junior doctor after writing and following a personal turnaround plan.
The 19th6 Nov, 16:39
The Navajo Nation is set to have its first woman president
Mongabay6 Nov, 14:42
Guatemala faces a human rights court over violent evictions of Indigenous communities
ARTnews.com6 Nov, 13:22
Turkey recovered 100 looted antiquities from the United States using AI and other technology to track and identify the artifacts.
Nilepost News6 Nov, 11:48
Victor Ochen, who founded a peace organisation after his brother was abducted by the LRA, has provided reconstructive treatment to over 21,000 war victims and was named the African Union's Male Peace Builder of the Year.
ABC News6 Nov, 11:14
Data center projects faced significant political backlash in US midterm elections, suggesting growing public pushback against tech industry infrastructure expansion.
Sahan Journal6 Nov, 10:49
A first for St. Cloud as Somali-American man elected to Legislature
Yale Climate Connections6 Nov, 06:59
The Standing Rock protests launched one man’s renewable energy transformation
The 19th6 Nov, 06:00
The midterms energized a powerful political constituency: abuse survivors
Mongabay6 Nov, 04:15
India repatriates seized orangutan, raising hopes for five more
Global Voices6 Nov, 01:00
Venezuela welcomes opposition leader María Corina Machado home
heise online5 Nov, 20:03
Germany's Bundestag passed a law requiring mandatory video surveillance at slaughterhouses to help protect animal welfare.
theguardian.com5 Nov, 17:28
California's governor commuted the death sentences of 548 prisoners to life without parole, the largest clearing of a US death row in modern history and a safeguard against future executions.
Yale Climate Connections5 Nov, 17:03In Spanish
Oigan, políticos: está bien hablar sobre el cambio climático
Yale researcher Jennifer Carman says Latino voters, among the most climate-concerned US demographics, shifted sharply toward Democrats in midterms, with 69% of the Latino vote and 92% backing heat-protection laws.
Agência Pública5 Nov, 15:40In Portuguese
Todos os erros do presidente
Democrats won sweeping majorities in the 2025 US midterms, gaining 45 House seats and at least five Senate seats, with record diversity among newly elected officials.
CalMatters5 Nov, 15:33
What Gavin Newsom’s commutations mean for the death penalty in the U.S.
bbc.com5 Nov, 15:11
California's governor commuted the death sentences of all 548 people on the state's death row.
CalMatters5 Nov, 14:29
Gavin Newsom clears death row, commutes sentences for hundreds of prisoners
Mongabay5 Nov, 11:44
3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle ‘forever chemical’ groundwater contamination claims
The 19th5 Nov, 06:00
Women voted on affordability. What can Congress do to deliver on it?
The Elephant5 Nov, 03:00
The End of the Trump Era: The Democratic Sweep of the Midterm Elections
Agência Pública5 Nov, 02:00In Portuguese
Brasileiro eleito na Flórida diz que Trump ajuda quem foge da Justiça e deporta domésticas
Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet became the first Brazilian elected to the Florida House of Representatives and the first openly gay immigrant in the chamber, after Democrats flipped 16 Florida legislative seats.
Global Voices5 Nov, 01:03
Unmarried Chinese women are rewriting the marriage script
Sahan Journal4 Nov, 15:54
Peggy Flanagan’s Senate priorities: ICE accountability, health care and new leadership
The 19th4 Nov, 15:48
Georgia’s next attorney general and secretary of state are Black women, too. And that’s not all.