For Europe, a climate change reckoning arrives early
In what has already been a brutal summer of heat waves across much of Europe,…
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Changing this tax credit could further reduce child poverty
Key adjustments to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) could help lift millions of children…
Bus crash kills at least 20 in southwest Pakistan
A passenger bus plunged into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday killing 20 people,…
Oil price shock will reverberate into next year
In private, Western officials worry Brent crude will reach $150 a barrel soon from about…
Neutrality ends: Sweden to apply for NATO membership
Sweden’s Social Democrat minority government has taken the formal decision to apply for NATO membership…
Researchers set to determine ocean pollution through African rivers
Scientists recently began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa’s main rivers…
Canadians more open to cutting ties with monarchy, but still support Queen: poll
Canadians are growing more open to severing ties with the British monarchy, a new poll…
Abu Dhabi to ban single-use plastics from June
Authorities in Abu Dhabi announced that single-use plastic bags will be banned from June 2022.…
Denmark scraps most COVID-19 restrictions
Denmark on Tuesday became one of the first European Union countries to scrap most pandemic…
Chevron and Total withdraw from Myanmar gas project
The energy firms Chevron and Total have announced they will withdraw from Myanmar, a breakthrough…