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UN kicks off major climate change effort
May 12, 2019
UN kicks off major climate change effort
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls it the defining issue of our time: climate change is moving to the center stage…
Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
May 11, 2019
Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
US President Donald Trump cranked up the heat in a trade battle with China on Friday, ordering a tariff hike…
Everest braces for record year amid overcrowding fears
May 11, 2019
Everest braces for record year amid overcrowding fears
The tented city at the foot of Mount Everest is bustling as mountaineers brace for potentially the busiest year yet…
North Korea’s missile tests not ‘breach of trust’: Trump
May 11, 2019
North Korea’s missile tests not ‘breach of trust’: Trump
North Korean missile launches over the past week have not affected Donald Trump’s relationship with Kim Jong Un, the US…
Venezuela braces for unrest as Maduro clamps down
May 11, 2019
Venezuela braces for unrest as Maduro clamps down
Venezuela braced Saturday for another day of nationwide protests after President Nicolas Maduro clamped down further on opposition leader Juan…
German parliament extends army’s Africa missions
May 10, 2019
German parliament extends army’s Africa missions
The German Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, voted overwhelmingly to extend three army missions in Africa for another year…
Romania’s Roma communities still live in abject poverty
May 10, 2019
Romania’s Roma communities still live in abject poverty
It’s a mere 30-minute drive from the Romanian city of Sibiu to the village of Altana, which feels like it…
Chelsea Manning freed from jail on contempt charge – for now
May 10, 2019
Chelsea Manning freed from jail on contempt charge – for now
Chelsea Manning was released on Thursday from a Virginia prison she where had been jailed for refusing to testify, two…
French barrel sailor crosses Atlantic, arrives in Martinique
May 10, 2019
French barrel sailor crosses Atlantic, arrives in Martinique
A French adventurer successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a plywood barrel, completing his journey on Thursday. Jean-Jacques Savin landed…
Whistleblower says Facebook generating terror content
May 10, 2019
Whistleblower says Facebook generating terror content
Facebook is unwittingly auto-generating content for terror-linked groups that its artificial intelligence systems do not recognize as extremist, according to…