Planet Bottling Company is thrilled to introduce Planet, its fruit drink brand in partnership with Monarch Beverages, to the dynamic Nigerian market. This exciting introduction delivers a refreshing, tasty, beverage experience that echoes the brand’s core values of joy and happiness, diversity and empowerment, sharing and bonding. …
Read More »World Cleanup Day 2023: Coca-Cola partners in pursuit of litter-free planet
World Cleanup Day, an annual occasion on September 16, is a notable global event amplifying the critical need to confront the ramping environmental challenges afflicting our planet and encourage collective responsibility towards a sustainable future for upcoming generations. This year’s theme, “Celebrate the Earth,” underscores the gravity of …
Read More »Taking the pulse of the planet as the world gathers at the UN
Streets around UN HQ in Midtown Manhattan will be cordoned off, roadblocks erected, and security heightened and tightened, as world leaders gather to take the pulse of the planet during a week of high-level events and come together to tackle global challenges. The 78th session of UNGA begins on 6 …
Read More »POWER TO THE YOUTH: With Quality Education, Youth are Empowered with the Green Skills to Save Our Planet
Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Saturday, August 12, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 12 (IPS) – International Youth Day Statement by ECW Executive Director Yasmine SherifTo save our people and our planet from the life-threatening risks of the climate crisis, we must invest in the education of today’s …
Read More »As record warming puts climate targets at risk, young people’s ‘green skills’ may help save the planet
International Youth Day is marked annually on 12 August and the 2023 edition spotlights green skills and the major role young people will play in driving the much-needed shift towards an environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly mindset. These include technical knowledge and skills that enable the effective use of green technologies …
Read More »Ronald Acuña Jr. Stakes Claim to Title of Best Baseball Player on the Planet
Ronald Acuña Jr. struggled through a bit of a down year in 2022 as he recovered from a torn ACL suffered midway through the 2021 season. That hangover from the injury didn’t last long, though. Roughly a quarter of the way through the 2023 season, the Atlanta Braves outfielder leads …
Read More »First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet
“For indigenous peoples, the land, the forest, water, is life. We depend on the natural environment, and we care for our surroundings. Managing natural resources is a strong part of our way of life. For example, the way we use rotational farming, avoiding monocultures by planting several different many different …
Read More »Davido says ‘Timeless’ was created to transport listeners to another planet
Davido appears on the latest episode of Apple Music African Now Radio as a guest artist to break down his highly anticipated album ‘Timeless’. Speaking on the album, Davido describes it as an album whose creative process took him to a whole different dimension. “When I made this record, I …
Read More »Planet Garbage
We’re spewing a torrent of waste and pollution that is affecting our environment, our economies, and our health, warns UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, April 04, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Apr 04 (IPS) – Straight to the point: the current system of voracious …
Read More »‘Scourge of the planet’ laid bare amid Latrell saga
Phil Gould has labelled social media “the scourge of the planet” and laid bare the role he thinks it played in the latest Latrell Mitchell racism controversy. NRL and New South Wales Police investigations are ongoing after Mitchell was the victim of a spectator’s racial slur during the opening game …
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