The world, in perspective.

For the third time this year, it appears a person missing in Tasmania has been found not by police, but by a team of volunteers.

The city extracts groundwater at nearly twice the rate at which it is replenished and loses about 400 million litres of piped water every day, according to Syed Ahmed Hussain, convenor of the Water Satyagraha campaign

While the spotlight will be on the nearly 60,000 people running the course, they would not be there without the help of thousands of volunteers on the sidelines.

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says over 2,000 volunteers have been deployed across the state to support health, education, and skills development. Read More: https://punchng.com/aiyedatiwa-deploys-2000-volunteers-for-community-development/

The Volunteers is a four-part narrative and investigative podcast series about migrants in Johannesburg and how they survive, especially in a time of heightened xenophobia.

From heat maps to Signal chats to war rooms, volunteers across the US are ready to act if federal immigration agents show up on Election Day.

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Igboho, has launched the Iru Ekun Security Network in Ibadan, with no fewer than 20,000 volunteers joining in Oyo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/20000-volunteers-join-igboho-security-outfit-in-oyo/

October is Health Literacy Month, and a recent study shows that a third of adults struggle with basic everyday health tasks. Nana-Sentuo Bonsu introduces us to a volunteer group helping adults better navigate their health.

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Palestinian farmers are still being blocked from accessing their olive groves by Israeli settlers and the military

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A US Democratic party congressional candidate has been detained in the occupied-West Bank by Israeli forces, rights groups have said.

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