Dec 10 Watch 11:01 Why the UK and France are facing 'fundamental transformations' Political upheaval is building on both sides of the English Channel. British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a vote on her Brexit plan. French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to increase wages to try and appease Paris protesters. What does all… Continue watching
Dec 10 Most UN nations back global migration accord, despite U.S. opposition By Amira El Masaiti, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press At the two-day conference, U.N. leaders were hoping to lure in holdouts from mostly Western nations who were not signing: Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovakia along with the United States, which under… Continue reading
Dec 10 When these frogs move to cities, they change the way they flirt By Vicky Stein As more humans move into concrete jungles, other animals, like túngara frogs, are joining them — and adjusting their behaviors along the way. Continue reading
Dec 10 France's Macron pleads for calm and makes concessions. Will it be enough for protesters? By Sylvie Corbet, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Even as French President Emmanuel Macron broke his silence on the protests in a brief televised address, yellow-vested demonstrators vowed to keep up the pressure on a man they see as arrogant, out-of-touch and "president of the rich."… Continue reading
Dec 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners urge global action against sexual violence By David Keyton, Jim Heintz, Associated Press The Congolese doctor who shares this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war on Monday called for strong international action against the abuse, including reparations for victims. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: UK's Theresa May postpones Parliament vote on Brexit By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Lorne Cook, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed Parliament's vote on her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, acknowledging that lawmakers would have rejected it by a "significant margin."… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 4:40 U.S., China tension take center stage at UN climate talks On Monday, diplomats from 200 countries will arrive at a United Nations led meeting in Poland to try to figure out how to implement the Paris Agreement on climate adaptations. But as Somini Sengupta reports for The New York Times,… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 8:45 Brexit may divert power from these ocean energy advances By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo As Scotland moves ahead with bringing tidal energy from an emerging technology to a commercial reality, Brexit could shake up the ocean power industry. To end a two-part series on advances in this field, Hari Sreenivasan heads to an ocean… Continue watching
Dec 09 I dig through archives to unearth hidden stories from African-American history By Jane Landers, The Conversation The Slave Societies Digital Archive has documented the lives of approximately 6 million free and enslaved Africans, their descendants, and the indigenous, European and Asian people with whom they interacted. Continue reading
Dec 09 China summons US envoy to protest detention of Huawei exec By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China summoned the U.S. ambassador to Beijing on Sunday to protest the detention of an executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei in Canada at Washington’s behest. Continue reading