Russia comes in from cold on climate, launches forest plan

A Russian island north of Japan has become a testing ground for Moscow’s efforts to reconcile its prized fossil fuel industry with the need to do something about climate change. More than

This day in history | 1985 America welcomes Charles and Diana

Prince Charles and Princess Diana have ended the first day of their much-vaunted trip to the USA at a gala dinner in the Washington, hosted by President Reagan and his

Ethiopia | People fleeing country allege attacks, forced conscription

A new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans in an area of Ethiopia now controlled by Amhara regional authorities in collaboration with soldiers from

The Buzz | Sleaze claims roiling UK gov’t put Johnson under pressure

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to talk about climate change. But his opponents want to focus on sleaze. As a United Nations climate summit aimed at staving off catastrophic global

This day in history | 2000 Bush and Gore fight to the finish

The result of the American presidential election is still hanging in the balance hours after the last polls officially closed. Votes are still being counted in the key state of Florida

Iraq | PM survives assassination attempt, ramping up tensions

Troops deployed around Baghdad yesterday following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted the residence of Iraq’s prime minister. The attack significantly ramped up tensions sparked by the

The Buzz | Crowd surge kills at least eight at Houston music festival

The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or

Pfizer says Covid-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joined the race for

This day in history | 1984 Sandinistas claim election victory

Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista Front (FSLN) has claimed a decisive victory in the country’s first elections since the revolution five years ago. Within hours of the count beginning, the leader of the

UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, first shown to treat Covid

Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It is the first country to OK the treatment, although it was

The Buzz | COP26: Countries pledge to phase out climate culprit coal

Several major coal-using nations have pledged for the first time to phase out their use of the heavily-polluting fossil fuel or to speed up existing plans to do so, while

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the

This day in history | 1980 Reagan beats Carter in landslide

The former Hollywood actor and Republican governor of California Ronald Reagan is to be the next president of the United States. He has defeated Democrat Jimmy Carter in the US presidential

Glasgow Summit | Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks at COP26

World leaders promised to protect Earth’s forests, cut methane emissions and help South Africa wean itself off coal at the U.N. climate summit yesterday — part of a flurry

The Buzz | ‘My name is Cleo’: Police weep upon rescuing Australian girl

Police smashed their way into a suburban house yesterday and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family’s camping tent on Australia’s remote west coast more than two weeks

Four LatAm nations create fishing-free corridor in east Pacific

Four Latin American countries announced yesterday that they will expand and unite their marine reserves to create a vast corridor in the Pacific Ocean in hopes of protecting sea

This day in history | 1995 Ex-minister charged with apartheid murders

Former South African defence minister General Magnus Malan has been charged with murder. General Malan was arrested today with 10 other former senior military officers. They were charged with murdering 13 black

Heating up | World leaders take center stage at climate talks

It’s time for more than 130 world leaders to feel the heat. They will traipse to the podium this week at crucial international climate talks in Scotland and talk about what

The Buzz | Happy Halloween: Gaming platform Roblox is back online

The popular gaming site Roblox went back online yesterday after being down for most of the weekend. The online platform crashed Friday. In a statement, the company tweeted Sunday evening

New Zealand strait crossed for first time by electric plane

As he made history by becoming the first person to fly across New Zealand’s Cook Strait in an electric plane, Gary Freedman thought it only fitting that the first thing

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