Activist Victories

From near oblivion to Europe - Brighton celebrate 125th anniversary

A club that lost its home and nearly collapsed now packs 7,000 fans into European away games.

The Philippines produces more ocean plastic than any other nation. Could this be the solution? | The Independent

A charity that started with 5 women now diverts 89% of a city's waste from landfills.

From depression after Chelsea injury to playing non-league at 37

He beat depression after a Chelsea injury and still plays football at 37.

New York Proud public art exhibition opens in the Bronx, heads to Queens

Immigrant faces fill a Bronx park in a citywide art campaign now heading to Queens.

'Ten-plus years of work' - Darby on earning UFC contract

Told he'd never fight again, Dublin's Adam Darby just became the first Irishman signed to the UFC.

Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS

About 1,000 women a year in England will now get a drug that adds 6.6 months of life.

Reforms to Hungary's Anti-LBGT Laws Welcome, but More to Do

Hungary's new government moves to repeal parts of its 2021 anti-LGBT law — but rights groups say

England's Hardcastle announces international retirement

England's all-time top try scorer, Amy Hardcastle, scored 30 tries and retires at 37 before the

The Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size for 450 years. The UN just voted to replace it.

Africa is 14 times bigger than the Mercator map shows — 164 countries just voted to fix it.

Tsawwassen First Nation welcomes back sacred object taken away a century ago | CBC News

A sacred object stolen a century ago finally returns to the Tsawwassen First Nation.

Healing the earth, one community at a time: Highlighting ERC’s global impact - resilience

Local people across 39 countries revived 103,000 hectares of land, planting 10.9 million trees.

Zverev turns US Open tears into triumph

Zverev was so focused he didn't realize he had won the US Open title.

How Zverev and Shelton emerged from 'Sincaraz' shadow

Two tennis stars chase history — one a first major, the other a second title of 2026.

People think his team got robbed at Michigan. His response was a ‘masterclass’ - The Athletic

A team wrote off after a bitter loss won 9 of 10 games and took home the conference title.

College Student, 21, Has Spent Months Cleaning Up Local Trash-Filled River by Hand, Shares Jaw-Dropping Before-and-Afters - Yahoo News Canada

One 21-year-old cleaned a whole river by hand — and the government took notice.

'I'm still in shock' - GB's Skupski wins US Open doubles title with Harrison

After losing last year's final, Skupski and Harrison won the US Open doubles without dropping a set.

Bittu Tabahi who cleaned river on his own shares his next step after Dutch job offer - India Today

A 20-year-old cleaned a polluted river alone and got a global job offer from The Ocean Cleanup.

Navigating the currents of change: A conversation with Indigenous activist Sammy Gensaw III - resilience

Four dams on the Klamath River are coming down after a decades-long Indigenous-led fight.

$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide

A $15.5m fund aims to end a practice that has harmed 230 million women and girls.

Desert Mob art festival celebrates link between Aboriginal art and land rights - ABC News

A painting by a traditional healer won a $10,000 art award for celebrating 50 years of Aboriginal