The trailblazing British Airways pilot who came out as transgender
(CNN) — Cat Burton grew up fascinated by airplanes, an interest first fostered by her…
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Maldives set to become world’s first country to offer a traveler loyalty program
(CNN) — They won’t just be for airlines and hotels anymore — Maldives is on…
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting as fast as at any time in the last 12,000 years, study shows
Greenland lost more ice last year than in any year on record, and the melting…
Zimbabwe suspects bacterial disease behind elephant deaths – Tek Portal
The elephant deaths, which began in late August, come soon after hundreds of elephants died…
Analysis: In Trump-Biden debate chaos, China is the big winner
Both criticized the other for being too soft on Beijing, with Trump accusing Biden of…
Indian woman from Dalit community dies after alleged gang-rape
Hathras district Police Superintendent Vikrant Vir said in a statement posted on Twitter that the…
Brazil revokes mangrove protections, weakening another ecosystem key to curbing climate change
The National Environment Council, known as Conama, voted Monday to overturn the measures that had…
Togo names first female Prime Minister
Victoire Tomegah Dogbe, 60, became the first female prime minister of the tiny West African…
Armenia and Azerbaijan are clashing over a disputed region. Here’s what you need to know
It has many concerned that a tit-for-tat cycle of border clashes, usually diffused by international…
Japanese airline JAL to use gender-neutral passenger greetings
(CNN) — Japan Airlines (JAL) will be dropping “ladies and gentlemen” in favor of more…
Brexit is back and the stakes are higher than ever
A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases is piling the pressure on British and European politicians…
Amnesty International halts India operations after ‘freezing’ of its bank account
Staff have been laid off, and campaign and research work in the region paused, the…
British pubs were on life support before the pandemic. Many won’t survive new restrictions
For three and a half months, during the first peak of the pandemic, the UK…
Who’s hiring? These companies
As the holiday season approaches, many companies are bringing in seasonal employees to boost staffing…
Analysis: How Jack Ma built China’s money supermarket into a $200 billion company
Named after a bug because of its founder’s belief that “small is beautiful, small is…
Analysis: Trump is stealing China’s playbook to deal with TikTok
It’s exactly the kind of scenario that’s already par for the course for American companies…
Seven-foot robots are stacking shelves in Tokyo convenience stores
Increasingly, companies are turning to technology as a solution — including two of the biggest…
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…
