Parliament has passed the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025, ushering in new changes to the national holiday calendar ...

Parliament on Wednesday approved the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introducing key changes to Ghana’s holiday calendar.

Greenlanders celebrated National Day, the Arctic island’s biggest summer festival, on Saturday to mark the solstice with songs, cannon salutes and dances under 24 hours of sunlight.

Though the Trump administration has been removing content on African American history from federal websites, Juneteenth ...

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Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with federal troops to enforce the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state.

Background. On 7 June 2024 the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/78/286, declaring 10 June the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations.. Proposed by China and co-sponsored by ...

Fears of an all-out conflict between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have abated with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, but the wounds of decades of strife are deep.

In an email newsletter sent out to residents and members of the news media on May 23, the Village of Palmetto Bay announced that the traditional July 4 Independence Day fireworks show and ...

The name of this country is Nauru. Located in Micronesia in the South Pacific Ocean, Nauru is a tiny island nation made up of small and large islands. Despite being a republic, it is the only country ...

Philippines Independence Day celebrations were held in Fort St. John on Sunday, June 8th, with dignitaries and residents – both Filipino and non-Filipino – enjoying an afternoon filled with ...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - More than 120 students and their teachers filled the City Hall chambers for a special immersive day of to mark Arbor, Earth and Government Day last month.