Sep 13 Extreme weather displaced record number in first half of 2019 By Yale Environment 360 Natural disasters forced 7 million people to be displaced in the first half of this year. Continue reading
Sep 13 London Stock Exchange rejects takeover bid from Hong Kong counterpart By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The London Stock Exchange Group said strategic and regulatory problems were among the reasons it turned down the unexpected proposal by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., which would have created a $70 billion company. Continue reading
Sep 13 Paris hit with biggest transport strike in decades over pensions By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French unions were protesting plans for sweeping pension changes by President Emmanuel Macron's government that aim to create a universal pension system, instead of having different pension rules for different jobs. Continue reading
Sep 13 China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China will suspend tariff hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Cabinet planning agency and the Commerce Ministry. Continue reading
Sep 13 Johnson, Juncker to meet in Brexit breakthrough bid By Gregory Katz, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will hold face-to-face talks next week in a bid to break the Brexit impasse. Continue reading
Sep 13 Bahamians look for loved ones as 1,300 missing after Dorian By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Meanwhile, a cluster of heavy thunderstorms is heading toward the Bahamas and is expected to further drench the communities bashed by Dorian. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Supreme Court allows new asylum policy to take effect In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration began enforcing a new asylum policy after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect nationwide. The rule requires migrants who pass through a country other than Mexico before reaching the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 11:23 Former top U.S. military official in Mideast on the outlook for peace in Syria The war in Syria rages on, with President Bashar al-Assad's regime continuing its onslaught of airstrikes in northwest Idlib province -- the last rebel stronghold. Stephanie Sy reports and talks to retired Gen. Joseph Votel, who until recently oversaw U.S. Continue watching
Sep 12 This clean energy invention runs on nothing but cold, night air By Nsikan Akpan A new thermoelectric generator could bring light to one billion people who live without power...if market forces will let it. Continue reading
Sep 12 After Dorian, Bahamas tackles massive clean-up By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A preliminary report estimates Dorian caused a total of some $7 billion in damage, but the government of the Bahamas has not yet offered any figures. Crews have started to remove some debris on both islands, but they are moving… Continue reading