Nov 01 'Defining moment' as COVID-19's global death toll hits 5 million By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The United States, the European Union, Britain and Brazil account for one-eighth of the world’s population but nearly half of all reported deaths. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Biden speaks at COP26 climate summit in Glasgow By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas and Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Scores of world leaders will traipse to the podium Monday and Tuesday at crucial international climate talks in Scotland and talk about what their country is going to do about the threat of global warming. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 7:40 Britain invests in planting forests to fight climate change By Willem Marx In the race to reach carbon neutrality, the British government and other private stakeholders have set out on a daunting task: reforesting Great Britain by planting around 75,000 acres of woodland each year by 2025. The goal is to off-set… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 3:44 World leaders head to Glasgow for COP26 as G20 wraps up By PBS NewsHour World leaders made a climate pledge on coal and recognized the importance of reaching carbon neutrality ‘by or around mid-century’ on the final day of the G20 summit in Rome. Meanwhile, the United Nations’ climate summit COP26 officially began in… Continue watching
Oct 31 Thousands protest results of Georgia's local elections By Associated Press Nika Melia, the head of the main opposition party United National Movement and a mayoral candidate in Tbilisi, claimed that “the victories gained by the opposition in many municipalities were taken away...like they never happened.”… Continue reading
Oct 31 UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Antonio Guterres said the generals should “take heed” of Saturday’s protests. “Time to go back to the legitimate constitutional arrangements,” he said in a tweet. Continue reading
Oct 31 US, EU say deal on steel tariffs will help on climate change By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press The deal resolving the trade dispute would address the excess capacity that can distort the steel market and create a framework for reducing the carbon-intensity of steel and aluminum production that contributes to the warming of the earth. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:03 Critical infrastructure is vulnerable to flooding from climate change—why it's not just coastal cities at risk By PBS NewsHour When we think about flooding, it's usually in coastal towns and cities, or places right next to large rivers. Taking into account rising sea levels and severe weather events, a non-profit research group assessed the flood danger to infrastructure in… Continue watching
Oct 30 US, EU reach agreement to settle rift over Trump-era tariffs By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, the White House announced Saturday, as President Joe Biden is in Rome attending the Group of 20 summit. Continue reading
Oct 30 Biden receives Communion in Rome amid debate in US By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Bidens visited the English-speaking church that is the main place of worship for the American Catholic community in Rome and located near the U.S. Embassy. The president stopped in between events at the Group of 20 world leaders' summit… Continue reading