Drones could help fight coronavirus by delivering medical supplies
In Africa, a US startup says it is reducing that risk by using drones to…
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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…
UK’s elite schools face a reckoning on rape culture
“I can picture the hallway where it happened, his hands around my neck choking me,”…
Australian Olympian and his brother found guilty in $152 million cocaine plot
Nathan Baggaley, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, and…
Reports, footage of Tigray executions are ‘deeply disturbing,’ US senator says after CNN investigation
“New reports and footage emerging from Tigray of extrajudicial killings, murders of civilians, sexual and…
Myanmar junta orders internet blackout as more pro-democracy protesters are detained
Pro-democracy demonstrators have repeatedly filled streets across the country for nearly two months in protest…
Ethiopia dismisses evidence of war crimes verified by CNN investigation
“The Ethiopian government has indicated its open will for independent investigations to be undertaken in…
Train derails in Taiwan, with at least 36 dead and many injured
The eight car train, traveling to Taitung, came off the rails in a tunnel just…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
Suu Kyi’s charge of breaking the British colonial-era law is the fifth and most serious…
White House meeting with Japan and South Korea to focus on North Korea policy
“Our intention is to discuss every aspect of North Korea policy,” the official said.Sullivan is…
Iran, China, Russia, and Europe will discuss possible US return to nuclear deal
“The Joint Commission will be chaired on behalf of EU High Representative Josep Borrell by…
Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
The other defendants included “Hong Kong’s father of democracy” Martin Lee and veteran pro-democracy figures…
Top US national security officials call counterparts as Russia and Ukraine tensions rise
“Russia’s destabilizing actions undermine the de-escalation intentions that had been achieved through [last year’s agreement],”…
Myanmar junta offers ceasefire to some, as UN envoy warns of ‘bloodbath’
The ceasefire offer appeared to refer to actions taken against ethnic armed groups, where fighting…
Alexey Navalny announces he is going on hunger strike
“I have the right to call a doctor and get medications. They give me neither…
French President Macron under pressure to lock down as Covid-19 hospitalizations soar
Macron will address the nation at 8 p.m. (2 p.m. ET) as he faces growing…
Galapagos airport officials find 185 baby tortoises hidden in a suitcase
Officials discovered the tortoise hatchlings on Sunday when they X-rayed the suitcase, which was bound…
BBC moves its China correspondent to Taiwan as tensions with Beijing grow
BBC News announced John Sudworth’s relocation on Twitter on Wednesday. While the BBC did not…
