Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — Just days ahead of the U.N. climate conference to be held in Brazil, a group of 300 mayors gathered Monday ...

Sierra Leone chimpanzee sanctuary reopens after deforestation protest

A world-famous sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone has reopened to the public, ending a five-month closure in protest at the dangers of deforestation, the reserve told AFP on Monday.It ...
Human Rights Watch

“No Money, No Care”

Obstetric Violence in Sierra Leone,” documents cases of verbal abuse, medical neglect, and abandonment of women and girls ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sierra Club's Poudre Canyon Group gets dissolved: Was it a takeover or time for change?

The Colorado chapter of the Sierra Club dissolved its Northern Colorado group, the Poudre Canyon Group, after more than 30 years. Former leaders allege a "hostile takeover" by members of the ...
Catholic News Agency

Father Konteh’s mission: Healing Sierra Leone’s wounds through faith and Caritas

Sierra Leone is a small, west African country located along the Atlantic Ocean known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and complex history. Despite enduring a brutal civil war from ...
Times Union

Chad Brown-trained Sierra Leone to be retired after Breeders' Cup Classic

Sierra Leone, who won the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic and took home the Whitney Stakes this past summer at Saratoga Race Course, will be retired after attempting to defend his Breeders’ Cup title next ...
The Hill

1 in 5 people in US is Latino for first time in history: Analysis

For the first time in American history, one in five people living in the U.S. identify as Latino, according to a new study by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and California Lutheran ...
The Motley Fool

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, as NASA Kicks Sierra Space to the Curb

NASA awarded Sierra Space's parent company part of a $14 billion ISS supply contract in 2016. Nearly 10 years later, everyone on that contract but Sierra Space is doing supply runs to ISS. Last week, ...
6abc News

George Leone leading the charge for Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps festivities

George Leone was looking to get the Battleship New Jersey involved in the nation's 250th birthday celebrations in 2026, when he came up with a big idea to highlight Philadelphia's rich military ...
Newsweek

The Dangers Of An Aging Population

The declining birth rate has been a major topic of discussion, with governments all over the world trying to find ways to reverse it. There is a constantly evolving discussion about the causes of the ...
The Lancet

Introduction and roll-out of malaria vaccine in Sierra Leone: early lessons and experiences from the first 8 months of implementation

aExpanded Programme on Immunization, Ministry of Health, Freetown, Sierra Leone bDirectorate of Policy Planning and Information, Ministry of Health, Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone became the ...