Cape Verde could become a digital bridge between Europe, Africa and South America
CVTelecom and DE-CIX have signed a letter of intent to study a new interconnection corridor in the South Atlantic, between Lisbon and São Paulo.
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Praia City Council staff receive first aid training
Workers from various municipal services in Praia took part in first aid training delivered by INEM technicians and nurses.
Charity project boosts meals for older and disabled people in Porto Novo
Projeto Zé Luís Solidário has delivered food to Porto Novo's day centres, which care for around 80 older people and people with disabilities.
Porto Novo trains farmers in organic farming and sustainable fruit growing
The Ministry of Agriculture has begun a ten-day training course in Porto Novo for 25 fruit growers, after an earlier session on organic farming reached 30 farmers.
Boa Vista passes 36,000 loggerhead turtle nests as the 2026 season nears its end
The three main conservation NGOs on the island of Boa Vista counted 36,988 nests and released more than 33,000 hatchlings into the sea by September.
Singapore launches national campaign to get people reading for 15 minutes a day
People who log their reading earn small rewards, and a collective target could unlock $150,000 for charitable causes.
The women saving elephants in Kenya
At Africa's first Indigenous-owned elephant sanctuary, Samburu communities are at the heart of conservation.
Number of young people not in education, employment or training falls below one million in the UK
Between April and June 2026, 981,000 young people were in this situation, 30,000 fewer than in the previous quarter.
“Housing First” programme helps homeless people keep a home
In pilot projects in England, 92% of the people supported were still housed after a year.
Kosovo declared free of landmines 27 years after the war
The HALO Trust has completed humanitarian demining in the country and handed the remaining work over to the local authorities.
Reading for pleasure linked to a healthier brain, say Cambridge scientists
The studies brought together link reading to a lower risk of dementia, better mental health and greater empathy.
England approves drug that extends the lives of patients with advanced breast cancer
Having rejected it in 2024, the medicines appraisal body has recommended Enhertu for the public health service.