“Yinz” is essentially Pittsburgh’s version of “y’all.” It’s used as a second-person plural pronoun, so someone living in Pittsburgh might ask, “Yinz want to get something to eat?” Yinz — sometimes ...

Each year, the internet gives birth to a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that ...

The many colorful elements of Kwanzaa bring families and communities together in between two other winter holidays. Food, ...

Around 600 million Africans lack even basic access to electricity. The challenges this deficit poses have led to a call for a “just” energy transition that brings access to energy from renewable ...

Everyone wants to understand the generation below them. Can young people rebuff those efforts by being completely absurd? Everyone wants to understand the generation below them. Can young people ...

Blink and you will miss it: dedollarisation, an incremental rewiring of payments, funding and risk management. The dollar will remain central in Africa. But the toolkit is broader – and, for a growing ...

The president's announcement that the U.S. would resume tests leaves questions. President Donald Trump raised questions Wednesday night about a decades-old U.S. prohibition on testing its nuclear ...

This article by Meagan Doll was originally published by Peace News Network on September 8, 2025. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a media partnership agreement. Against the ...

If you've been hearing your teens or children muttering '6-7' under their breath or posting it nonstop on TikTok and Instagram, you're not alone. This new Gen Z phrase, paired with a double-hand ...

President William Ruto has a bold plan: To make Kenya a First World nation in the next 30 years. “I have engaged various leaders, including former Prime Minister Raila Odinga ( now deceased), Gideon ...

The phrase, "six seven" is a new slang term popular with Generations Z and Alpha. It originated from a lyric in the 2024 song "Doot Doot" by Skrilla. Despite its popularity, the phrase is considered ...