After years of discussion about the lack of public toilets for women in Amsterdam, the city is investing 4 million euros into rectifying the issue. The city cannot yet say how many public toilets it will add to the supply, but expects that the first new wheelchair and woman-friendly toilet will be installed this year, NOS reports.
Ethan Mason had been rescued after his 'dad ran back inside to save his little boy', his family said. Tragically, his father, aged 45, died from his injuries.
The former Macy's had sat empty since 2019.
Reducing food waste also benefits planet Earth: the more nutrition can be extracted from a single plant, the fewer need to be grown, while also reducing the greenhouse gases released
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The Cop28 UN climate summit last year in Dubai presented the international community with a clear mandate: Place nature at the very heart of climate action. Today being Earth Day and International Mother Earth Day is a timely moment for us to reflect on the nature-specific outcomes of Cop28. These days are a global call to action for environmental stewardship and a reminder of the interconnectedness of life on Earth. International Mother Earth Day, established by the UN in 2009, invites us to...
The Witcher had a good run; at least as good as it can get when the lead actor bows out midway through over rumored creative differences. The fact that the show survived to recast Liam Hemsworth as Geralt and even got a spin-off speaks to its success. Now, Netflix has given the series another vote of confidence by renewing it for a fifth and final season before the fourth even airs. Given the streamer’s penchant for cutting a show off at the knees after one or maybe two seasons, letting Witcher...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Police Department and Crime Stoppers are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a burglary earlier this month. According to a post by Crime Stoppers, on Monday, April 8, an unidentified black male wearing a black beanie, white jacket, black pants, and grey shoes burglarized a []
The Yorkshire Asian Business Community Action group is hosting the Building Connections workshops to build young people’s employability skills and boost their chances of landing a job. The first session, at Unity Enterprise’s Leeds Media Centre in Chapeltown, Leeds, saw Satvir Meen, project leader with YABCA, lead discussions about the importance of first impressions, confidence and having the right mindset. A YABCA spokesman said: “Throughout the session, Satvir imparted expert knowledge and...
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk firefighters were still battling a two-alarm fire on a North Main Street commercial building early Tuesday morning. (WAVY Photo – Wyatt Young) Suffolk Fire &
The following memo provides important information about הפסח עליו שעבר חמץ at various establishments. In general, it is difficult to make definitive statements about the acceptability of purchasing chametz from specific stores after Pesach because of practical and halachic ambiguities. First, it is not easy to establish Jewish or non-Jewish ownership. Nonetheless, in this paper […]
Residents sit in the shade of solar panels in Somalia. UNDP is working with