Open Newswire

Começa nesta terça-feira (17) o período de cadastramento de currículo e pré-inscrição de interessados em participar do Pé-de-Meia Licenciaturas 2026. Estudantes elegíveis devem se cadastrar exclusivamente pela Plataforma Freire, da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes). Nesta edição, serão concedidas até 12 mil bolsas, conforme critérios adicionais de ocupação de vagas estabelecidos […] Pé-de-Meia Licenciaturas abre pré-inscrições nesta terça-feira apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

ICE’s plans to convert industrial buildings into new detention facilities have recently faced fierce opposition over humanitarian and economic concerns.

El incremento será retroactivo desde enero, beneficiará a más de un millón y medio de trabajadores —especialmente mujeres y jóvenes— y llega acompañado de cambios fiscales y laborales que pretenden reforzar su impacto real en las nóminas.

Small rodents including rats have shared spaces with human civilisation for a long time as they live in proximity to people using the food, water and habitat shaped by human societies. References to rodents abound in folklore, stories, and often in negative idioms or phrases in multiple languages. While rats and other small rodents are […]

LINCOLN — Two churches, one in North Bend and the other in Geneva, were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Bend and First Congregational Church in Geneva were recently listed among the 1,200 or so structures in Nebraska on the National Register, according to the […]

塔那那利佛（信仰通讯社）—热带风暴格扎尼横扫马达加斯加造成巨大生命财产损失。目前，损失情况仍在不断更新统计中。迄今为止获悉的消息是，这场风暴已摧毁印度洋岛国内5个大区的25个区县。二月十六日国家风险与灾害管理办公室公布的临时数据显示，现场评估和紧急救援仍在进行中。 据统计，49,129栋建筑受损，其中包括两所医院和7处政府办公机构；59人死亡、15人失踪、804人受伤；423,986人受灾（104,706个家庭）；27,756所房屋被洪水淹没。国际红十字会和红新月会联盟（IFRC Africa）估计，16,428人（4,045个家庭）被迫流离失所。 岛上第二大城市图阿马西纳受灾最为严重，当地居民至今仍面临缺水以及部分地区断电的问题。二月十一日，主教团秘书长让-克劳迪·拉克托阿利索阿蒙席签署的公开信中，呼吁全国信众团结一致，特别强调援助位于国内东部的图阿马西纳教区的受灾民众。主教们呼吁全体信众在各教区主教和负责人协调下，有序参与救援与支持行动。 二月十五日主日，教宗良十四世在带领世界各国朝圣者诵念三钟经后充分表达了对马达加斯加人民的亲切关怀和慰问。罗马主教还谈到了连续遭受气旋等自然灾害袭击及其所带来的洪水与山体滑坡灾情，并为遇难者及其家属祈祷。 二月初，马达加斯加北部已遭受热带气旋菲迪亚侵袭，造成至少7人死亡、两万多人流离失所。尽管这一气旋未直接登陆，但二月十四日在邻国莫桑比克的因汉巴内和索法拉省造成4人死亡，并对基础设施和住房造成破坏。 在埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴举行的非盟峰会期间，莫桑比克总统丹尼尔·弗朗西斯科·查波 向与会同仁确认了国内伤亡数据。并指出，提前疏散和遵守预警措施在减少损失方面发挥了关键作用。而民众遵守了政府发布的预警指示，死亡人数相对较低。索法拉省省长弗朗西斯科·帕古拉也证实了公共基础设施和住宅受到破坏。 每年的十月至来年四月，东南部非洲大陆常常会遭遇热带风暴季节，伴随严重的财产损失和人员伤亡。 （AP）（Agenzia Fides 17/02/2026）

സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് വിവിധ ജില്ലകളിൽ വ്യാഴം മുതൽ ശനിവരെ മഴയ്ക്ക് സാധ്യതയെന്ന് കേന്ദ്ര കാലാവസ്ഥ വകുപ്പ് അറിയിച്ചു.

എൽഡിഎഫ്‌ സർക്കാർ കേരളത്തിൽ തുടർഭരണം നടത്തിയാൽ മാത്രമേ കേരളത്തിലിന്നുള്ള വികസനവും ക്ഷേമവും തുടരുകയുള്ളുവെന്ന്‌ സിപിഐ എം സംസ്ഥാന സെക്രട്ടറിയറ്റംഗം മന്ത്രി സജി ചെറിയാൻ പറഞ്ഞു.

A segunda noite de desfiles do Grupo Especial do Carnaval do Rio levou à Marquês de Sapucaí, na noite desta segunda-feira (16), quatro escolas com sambas-enredo que percorreram trajetórias artísticas e tradições religiosas. A passagem das agremiações pela avenida seguiu até a manhã desta terça (17). A Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel foi a primeira […] Escolas celebram Rita Lee, candomblé, Mestre Ciça e Carolina Maria de Jesus na 2ª noite de desfiles do Carnaval do Rio apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

Un fuego declarado por la noche en la azotea de un bloque de viviendas del municipio barcelonés dejó cinco fallecidos —la mayoría estudiantes— y cuatro heridos leves. Las causas aún se investigan mientras la localidad decreta luto oficial y activa apoyo psicológico.

Homemade ghost guns are raising new challenges around mental health, firearm access and suicide risk.

Roughly one in three Americans are Christian nationalists or sympathetic to the cause, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, also found strong connections between support for Christian nationalism and support for the Republican Party and President Donald Trump in particular. “I think the threat is (to) our […]

Астронавт Софи Адено третий день работает на борту Международной космической станции. В течение 8-ми месячной миссии ей предстоит провести 200 уникальных научных экспериментов. Она прибыла на орбиту 14 февраля после 34-часового перелёта на корабле Crew Dragon в составе экипажа Crew-12 — вместе с американскими астронавтами Джессикой Мейр и Джеком Хэтауэем и космонавтом Роскосмоса Андреем Федяевым. На станции Адено выполняет функции специалиста миссии. Первые дни посвящены адаптации к микрогравитации, обязательным медицинским проверкам, ознакомлению с системами МКС и установке научного оборудования перед началом активной фазы программы.

Le livre de la Française Gisèle Pélicot Et la joie de vivre sort ce 17 février en France. Il est traduit en 22 langues, symbole du retentissement que cette affaire et ce procès ont eu dans le monde entier. L’ouvrage raconte les viols organisés par son mari, et le procès d’Avignon, qui a fait d’elle une figure mondiale de la lutte contre les violences sexuelles.

Fin janvier 2026, sur les sites de Kokoyo, près du village de Danga, dans le Cercle de Kangaba (région de Koulikoro), l’activité commence dès l’aube. Des files de véhicules, de motos et de tricycles déversent quotidiennement des centaines d’orpailleurs venus de Bamako, de l’intérieur du pays, mais aussi du Burkina Faso et de la Guinée […] The post Mali : L’orpaillage, un désastre écologique difficile à contrôler appeared first on Nouvelles de l'environnement.

Cuba se află la un moment de cotitură al istoriei sale. Insula din Caraibe este supusă unei noi tentative de ”strangulare” din partea Statelor Unite, iar administrația Trump pare hotărâtă de această dată să ducă lucrurile până la capăt. Fără sprijinul aliaților săi latino-americani, regimul comunist pare acum lipsit de resurse. Dar este căderea sa iminentă? Și care ar fi scenariile posibile?

After faulty systems allowed polluted wastewater to form algae-coated pools near residential homes and leach into streams in Wilson County, Sen. Mark Pody spent nearly two years drafting legislation directing state regulators to strengthen rules and increase accountability for the developers and utilities responsible for their installation and upkeep. Lawmakers last week narrowly advanced Pody’s […]

One in three Michigan residents qualify as adherents or sympathizers of Christian nationalism, placing the battleground state squarely in the center of the national divide over the influence of religion over politics, per a survey released Tuesday by the Public Religion Research Institute. Based on more than 22,000 interviews nationwide, the 2025 American Values Atlas […]

More states are requiring their Medicaid programs and health insurance companies to cover non-opioid pain medications as an alternative to opioids, which can be cheaper for insurers but also more addictive for patients. Advocates, providers, medical associations and state lawmakers are pushing for parity in coverage. That means prohibiting insurers from charging higher copayments for […]

Historically Black colleges and universities, often known as HBCUs, are well known for their deep roots in U.S. higher education and proven effectiveness at graduating Black students who go on to become professionally successful. HBCUs are colleges and universities that were established before 1964, with the mission of educating Black Americans, though now anyone can […]