HBCU coalition receives $124M gift from nonprofit funder Blue Meridian Partners
The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools’ graduates
2023-09-14 00:46
A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni's policy
A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia is overwhelming a tiny Italian island south of Sicily
2023-09-14 00:24
EU boosts green fuels for aviation: 70% of fuels at EU airports will have to be sustainable by 2050
EU lawmakers have approved new rules requiring airlines to use more sustainable fuels across the bloc in a bid to help decarbonize the sector
2023-09-13 22:49
Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory as part of the European Union’s recent new interpretation of sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine
2023-09-13 22:45
Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims
2023-09-13 20:29
RTÉ director general announces recruitment freeze
All discretionary spending will be stopped in plans to restore confidence in the Irish broadcaster.
2023-09-13 19:57
Rita Ora spent almost two years working on Primark collection
Pop star Rita Ora spent almost two years working on her collection for budget store Primark and says the collaboration is close to her heart because she replied on the retailer for affordable fashion when she was younger
2023-09-13 18:48
BP leader is the latest to resign over questions about personal conduct
Global energy giant BP is scurrying to find a new chief executive after CEO Bernard Looney became the latest corporate leader to step down amid questions about his personal conduct
2023-09-13 18:25
China's central bank vows to support demand, price rebound
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's central bank will boost demand and support a modest rebound in prices, the Financial News, a publication
2023-09-13 16:19
Oil Holds Gain as OPEC, US See Output Cuts Tightening Market
Oil steadied after rallying to a 10-month high on forecasts by OPEC and the US that output cuts
2023-09-13 15:17
Stock market today: Asian shares slide after tech, rising oil prices drag Wall St lower
Shares have declined in Asia after falling on Wall Street ahead of a highly anticipated report on U.S. inflation due later in the day
2023-09-13 15:15
Higher investment means Hyundai could get $2.1 billion in aid to make electric cars in Georgia
Georgia will give Hyundai Motor Group a projected $2.1 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to build electric cars and batteries in the state
2023-09-13 13:45