Cat Comfort Coming To Library | Mirage News

Wagga Wagga City Library has become home to five extraordinarily cute robotic cats. The cats are perfect companions for visitors to the library who want that something extra in their reading time. Senior Library Programs Office Catherine Greenslade said the robotic cats react to voices, and purr when held and stroked. “They even come with

Trump Vows to ‘Invest Billions’ into Greenland if They Join U.S.

President Donald Trump vowed to invest billions into Greenland and to “create new jobs” if Greenlanders decide to join the United States, adding that they would be welcomed. “As I made clear during my Joint Address to Congress, the United States strongly supports the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future,” Trump wrote

What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research? (analysis)

The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation program (REDD+) is supposed to provide participating countries, jurisdictions and communities in the Global South with incentives to protect their forests.This analysis draws on more than a decade of comparative research and identifies a broad array of actors involved in REDD+, with large power differences between them. The

Things To Know As IFC Awards EDGE Green Building Certification to Access Bank Nigeria

Access Bank PLC (Access Bank), a leading African bank, has received the IFC EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) Green Building Certification for its banking headquarters, called Access Tower, located in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. The EDGE Green Building certification program, supported by the Japan Government in Nigeria and globally funded by the UK

Alpha Mead’s GMD Harps On Sustainable Construction Financing

Femi Akintunde, Group Managing Director (GMD), Alpha Mead Group has called for increased financial support and strategic investment in sustainable construction across Nigeria and Africa. Speaking at a recently held workshop themed; “Financing Green Building Solutions: Access Bank’s Role in Promoting Sustainable Construction for the Future,” Akintunde emphasized the long-term economic benefits of green buildings

Energy industry meets after Trump tears up US green agenda

Industry experts are skeptical that oil companies will significantly ramp up drilling in spite of Donald Trump’s calls for more production. Photo: JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/File Source: AFPTop energy industry figures converge on Houston this week for their biggest gathering since Donald Trump returned to the White House to

King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy prediction, pick, start time for UFC 313

King Green and Mauricio Ruffy meet Saturday in the main card opener of UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.  Last event: 2-3 UFC main cards, 2025: 17-13-1 King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy UFC 313 preview Green (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1