TRIESTE, Italy, Nov. 18 -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) issued the following news: * * * "The Unwetlands": SISSA and FACTA win a grant from the Journalism Science Alliance to investigate the loss of Italy's wetlands The project will combine satellite imagery, machine learning and field reporting to document the scale, causes and consequences of this environmental decline. SISSA and the independent media outlet FACTA have b more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * American Library Association unveils shortlist for 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction * CHICAGO - Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written  more PR

WAGERUP, Australia, Nov. 18 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following transcript of a news conference by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Resources Madeleine King and Minister for Industry and Innovation and Science Tim Ayres at the announcement of the Alcoa-Sojitz gallium refinery project: * * * ELSABE MULLER, PRESIDENT OF ALCOA AUSTRALIA: Can I thank the Prime Minister and his team here today for their efforts their effort to make this project about.  more PR

SHEFFIELD, England, Nov. 18 -- British Business Bank issued the following news release: * * * British Business Bank commits Euros30 million to Sofinnova Partners' Euros650 million Capital XI fund The British Business Bank has announced a Euros30 million commitment to Sofinnova Partners (Sofinnova) new Euros650 million ($750 million) fund, Sofinnova Capital XI. Established in 1972, Sofinnova is a leading pan-European venture capital firm with a track record of successfully translating life s more PR

SHEFFIELD, England, Nov. 19 -- British Business Bank issued the following news release: * * * British Business Bank's Investor Pathways Capital initiative open for Microfund applications to support underrepresented and first-time fund managers * pound sterling400m initiative designed to support first-time and underrepresented fund managers * Targeting at least 50% of all investment to go to female fund managers who meet the initiative's access-to-capital requirements, British Business Bank w more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Destroys Democrats' Anti-Trump Hoax House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today destroyed Democrats' latest anti-Trump narrative during House consideration of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. In his remarks, Chairman Comer outlined the Oversight Committee's tho more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Illinois Democrats Release Fact Sheet Debunking the DHS Misinformation Campaign * U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and their Illinois House Democratic colleagues in releasing a comprehensive fact check of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) misinformation campaign regarding its dangerous immigration enforcement  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 19 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: * * * Inside UC's Rhetoric & Professional Writing Program Hands-on projects, real clients, mentorship help alum translate her capstone project into a career * Professional writers are the artists who bring the science of business, technology, and discoveries to life. They are storytellers who break down complex stories for everyday readers. The University of Cincinnati's Rhetoric and Professional Writing ( more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Myanmar: Junta charges media outlet as contributor remains imprisoned * Myanmar's military filed legal charges against the exile-run Assistance Association for Myanmar-based Independent Journalists (AAMIJ) News on November 10 under the junta's 'election protection law', as its contributor Myat Thu Kyaw continues to languish in jail. The International Federation more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * National Press Club Statement on President Trump's Remarks on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi * WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 - The National Press Club is deeply troubled by President Trump's comments today regarding the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Mr. Khashoggi's murder inside a diplomatic facility was a grave violation of human rights and a direct attack on press freedom. That fact is n more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * President Trump's Comments on Jamal Khashoggi "Reckless and Dismissive" * (NEW YORK)Following President Donald Trump's comment on the culpability of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the murder of exiled Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, PEN America issued the following statement: more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 18 -- The United Nations World Health Organization posted the following news: * * * Shining a spotlight on COPD - raising awareness through media workshops * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally, yet the condition is relatively unknown and often underprioritized and underfunded. This is despite the fact that over 3.5 million people die from COPD each year - equivalent to the cumulative death toll from a plane cras more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Disgusting Comments About Khashoggi Cannot Be Separated From His Business Interests * In a meeting today with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), President Trump stated "a lot of people didn't like" murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.  Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement: "Trump's shameful and disgusting comments about the assa more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 19 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * United States: U.S. leaders must prioritize human rights, press freedom during Saudi Crown Prince visit U.S. should demand accountability for murder of Jamal Khashoggi * The IPI global network urges U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. lawmakers and officials to raise Saudi Arabia's record of human rights abuses and press freedom violations, including the brutal killing of Washington Post columnis more PR

PARIS, France, Nov. 18 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * USA: 8 ways Trump is shrinking the space for press freedom - literally * The attacks against the press carried out by President Donald Trump since the start of his second term have increasingly stretched beyond rhetoric and policy and turned into physical limitations for journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is highlighting eight ways the US administration is physically restricting j more PR