Four key climate change indicators all set new record highs in 2021, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that the global energy system was driving humanity towards catastrophe ... .
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian. Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern Sumy region on Feb ... He falls ... .
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J ... ___ ... .
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The World Bank on Wednesday announced an additional US$12 billion in funding for projects to address the global food security crisis, bringing the total to US$30 billion ... "Food price increases are having devastating effects on the poorest and most vulnerable," World BankPresidentDavid Malpass said in a statement ... .
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to join its ranks, after the two countries submitted their membership requests ... “I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO ... 24 ... ___ ... ___ ... .
20% off on a #NeverAgain book bundle. The selection includes Ito Ang Diktadura , the Tagalog translation of Equipo Plantel’s Así es la Dictadura, or This is a Dictatorship ... Under Marcos’s two-decade rule, thousands were killed, tortured and “disappeared”.
AFP. A view shows the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol on May 10, 2022 ... "Unfortunately, military unblocking is impossible in this situation. There can be no other formula of salvation than the one currently in use ... .
OugadougouRescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso, the government and the mine owner said on Tuesday, all but extinguishing hope that eight missing miners could still be alive after a month ... Read More ... 11 of 22 Chinese miners trapped in gold mine rescued, ten others dead ... .
Elon Musk has compared US PresidentJoe Biden to Anchorman and said he will vote Republican in “this election” despite historically being a Democrat voter ... “Like I’m not sure, I might never have voted for a Republican, just to be clear ... Negoations are ongoing. .
Tesla Inc�has some of the most futuristic cars on the market. Owners don’t use traditional keys to gain access; they don’t even have that option ... ....
La Comisión Europea propuso dar hasta 9.000 millones de euros más en ayuda macrofinanciera este año para Ucrania y crear una plataforma internacional para trabajar en la reconstrucción del país tras la invasión de Rusia... .
The United StatesSoccerFederation has reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, the first of their kind in the sport ... A $26m settlement in a gender discrimination lawsuit brought by some players in 2019 was contingent on reaching labor contracts that equalised pay and bonuses between the two teams ... .
After almost three months of relentless assault, Mariupol has fallen. Ukraine's military says its combat mission in the besieged port is over. More than any other Ukrainian city, Mariupol has come to symbolise the ferocious brutality of Russia's assault and the stubbornness of Ukraine's resistance ... The city was under fire ... More coverage.