Australia’s royal commission into bushfires to focus on preparing for future emergencies
The inquiry does not appear to focus specifically on the government’s climate policy, concentrating instead…
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Roger Federer pulls out of French Open because of knee injury
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Harry and Meghan’s use of the word ‘Royal’ being reviewed, source says
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex surprised the world last month when they announced plans…
Murder of 7-year-old girl in Mexico fuels anger and protests over brutal killings
The next day, the 7-year-old girl was reported missing. She was later found dead, her…
Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo jailed since January on defamation charges
New York, February 18, 2020 — Authorities in Cameroon should immediately release journalist Martinez Zogo,…
The coronavirus outbreak is deepening Hong Kong’s political divide
Rumors had spread that toilet paper supply would be cut off due to new border…
US ranks lower than 38 other countries when it comes to children’s wellbeing, report says
The report, published in the medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday, ranked 180 countries based…
Netanyahu’s corruption trial will start two weeks after Israel’s elections
The trial will begin one day after the country’s newly elected parliament is sworn in…
Caroline Flack, ‘Love Island,’ and the industry of outrage surrounding the star’s death
Flack, the 40-year-old former host of the hit UK reality show “Love Island,” died by…
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General Motors is killing off the Holden brand and pulling out of Australia
The company announced Sunday that it would retire the Holden brand, which has existed in…
Coronavirus triggers biggest work-from-home experiment
In major hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore, shops are shuttered, public facilities are closed,…
The BBC is nearly 100 years old. Will it survive the next decade?
The British Broadcasting Corporation is confronting unprecedented political hostility, looming threats to its funding, deep…
Africans face most expensive internet charges in the world, new report says
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) assessed 136 low and middle-income countries for their annual…
America is now the world’s top oil producer, but cracks are emerging
In less than a decade, a boom in the country’s shale patch added a record…
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
But tree cover in US cities is shrinking. A study published last year by the…
Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation.And long before melted ice caps…
Could rich people be the answer to the climate crisis?
The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils fuels are…
US to treat Chinese state media like an arm of Beijing’s government
A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Xinhua, China Global Television Network, China Radio…
