ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * Adefemi Akinsanya joins CNN International for new show Africa Inc. * August 5th, 2026 CNN International has hired British-born Nigerian journalist Adefemi Akinsanya to host its new multiplatform feature series Africa Inc. Africa Inc. will showcase how African companies are competing and thriving on the global stage, from technology and hospitality, to manufacturing and entertainment. The series positions the continent not as an emerging player, but as a more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- BuzzFeed, a digital media company, issued the following news on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * BUZZFEED, INC. REPORTS Q2 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS BuzzFeed, Inc. ("BuzzFeed" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BZFD) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. "BuzzFeed, Tasty, and HuffPost are strong, recognizable brands that have loyal users, but we made it clear on our last earnings call that these businesses were carrying an unsustainable cost structure, and a restructure was immediately needed," said Byron Al more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on Aug. 4, 20226, by Rachel Jacobson, lead researcher of state climate policy on the State Fiscal Policy Team, and Mikaela Tajo, climate policy analyst on the Federal Fiscal Policy Team: * * * States Should Support an Energy System That Is Affordable, Safe, and Reliable for All They Can Start Now, in Their 2026 Legislative Sessions - Everyone deserves affordable, reliable, safe, and clean energy to meet their everyday needs. But rising energy costs more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Aug. 5, 2026, involving Director Caitlin Welsh and non-resident senior associate Franck Gbaguidi, both of the Global Food and Water Security Program: * * * Rethinking Water as a Frontline Security Risk For years, governments and markets treated "water stress" as a manageable development and climate challenge. That framing no longer holds. The incidence of water-related violence is now reaching unprecedented levels as scarci more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 5 -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * EU receives Euros1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for supporting Ukraine On 3rd of August, the European Union received Euros1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) held by Central Securities Depositories (CSDs). The receipt of this amount marks the fifth transfer of its kind, following a fourth tranche delivered  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 3 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following excerpts of a policy brief by senior adviser Tobias Etzold, policy analyst Maria Martisiute and Linda Solstrand Dahlberg, head of the Brussels Office of the UiT - The Arctic University of Norway: * * * From sea to space: How the EU can turn the tide on the Arctic The EU will issue a new Arctic strategy in autumn 2026, a few months after Germany warned, again, that Russia could attack NATO territory before 2029 - an assessment broadly shared across NATO and the EU. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine's Defense Act, originally introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, on July 30, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation seeks to amend the Arms Export Control Act, aiming to streamline third-party transfers of specific defense articles to Ukraine amidst ongoing conflicts with the Russian Federation. The motivation behind this bill is rooted in the growing needs of Ukraine as it faces a brutal invasion from Russia. By facilitating thir more ST

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Braun Declares New Energy Emergency, Allows Major Savings at the Pump for Hoosier Families * INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Mike Braun today declared a new statewide energy emergency and reinstituted his suspension of Indiana's Gasoline Usage Tax and Gasoline Excise Tax through September 5, continuing nation-leading relief for Hoosiers from high gas prices. "New conditions that continue to disrupt global energy distribution provide a ne more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 5 -- Greenpeace UK issued the following news release: * * * Iran war boosted Russian fertiliser revenues by over pound sterling5m a day Alison Kirkman Russian fertiliser companies gained an estimated pound sterling500m in additional revenues during the first three months of the US-Israel-Iran war as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent global prices soaring, an investigation by Greenpeace Unearthed has found. Russia is already the world's leading nitrogen fertiliser exporter but analysis of official trade data [/1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by senior fellow Luke Coffey to Arab News: * * * Why a Trans-Caspian Pipeline Deserves Renewed Attention This week, the Iraqi government reportedly came under additional US pressure to abandon its planned purchase of natural gas from Turkmenistan. This has nothing to do with Turkmenistan itself, but rather Iran. Because there is no pipeline directly connecting Iraq with Tu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Walter Russell Mead, distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Trump's Unpredictability Has Costs, Too He gains flexibility at the price of public persuasion and strategic coherence. - My grandfather was an irritating bridge player. Avoiding dramatic and attention-grabbing high-risk bids, he worked on what he called the creep more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Aug. 5, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow Can Kasapoglu: * * * Ukraine Military Situation Report | August 5 Executive Summary * Battlefield assessment. Russian forces continued to pressure Ukraine, while pro-Kremlin sources claimed that Russian drones now possess artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities that can recognize and target combat uniforms. * Two assassin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Champions the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act in New Video Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a video explainer on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. Senator Shaheen emphasized the bill's mandatory sanctions on Russia's leadership and  more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Aug. 6 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * More than just Europe: where does the Council of Europe begin and end? Definitions have been debated over time, but the idea of Europe is well represented by the 46-member-state organisation - The exact definition of "Europe" as a geographical space has proven mercurial over the years. Ancient Greece was the first culture to use the term - Europa was a Greek mythological figure. They divided the world between Asia, Africa and Europe, but were a bit hazy as more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 5 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: * * * Oil disaster unfolds in protected marine area as Russian shadow fleet tanker leak accelerates off Oman * Oman - New satellite imagery analysis by Greenpeace Germany indicates that oil leakage from the Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded in Oman's Al Hallaniyat archipelago, has accelerated and is now estimated to have spread across roughly 600 square kilometres - a more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 -- The British Royal Navy issued the following news: * * * Trailblazing Royal Navy trials bring drone armada step closer to fruition An armada of aerial and surface drones scouting ahead of the main body of traditional helicopters, jets and ships is a step closer to reality following trailblazing work by the Royal Navy last week. - Using a specially-modified Wildcat maritime strike helicopter, aircrew, drone operators and tech experts showed it is possible for multiple uncrewed systems to work seamlessly with tradit more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Sand Consolidation and Water Block With Multipodal Compositions ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Six inventors Maria Celeste Tria, Houston, Texas; Mario Roberto Rojas, Fulshear, Texas; Trinh Tran, Manvel, Texas; Mahdi Kazempour, Sugar Land, Texas; Christopher Waller, Houston, Texas; and Vittoria Balsamo-Hernandez, Fulshear, Texas, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12698433 B2, initially filed Nov. 8, 2023) for "Sand consolidation and water block more ST