Oct 28 Watch 5:05 Ocean's 'Garden of Eden' to house world's largest marine reserve By PBS News Hour A seminal multinational agreement will set aside roughly 600,000 square miles of ocean to create the world’s largest marine reserve. Adjoining Antarctica, the area of the Ross Sea will be protected as of December 2017; fishing will be prohibited, though… Continue watching
Oct 28 Russia narrowly loses Human Rights Council membership By Kassia Halcli The country was competing against Hungary and Croatia for the finite number of spots allotted to represent Eastern Europe to the broader council. Continue reading
Oct 28 Antarctica to hold the world's largest marine reserve By Alison Thoet The deal protects 600,000 square miles of ocean, which is more than twice the size of Texas, near the Ross Sea ice shelf, banning all fishing in nearly three-fourths of the reserve. Scientists will still be allowed to catch small… Continue reading
Oct 28 In Haiti, are 1 million doses of cholera vaccine enough to stop an outbreak? By Larisa Epatko When Hurricane Matthew steamrolled southern Haiti earlier this month, it wiped out houses, bridges and roads. It also decimated sanitation systems, putting the Caribbean island nation at risk of worsening cholera outbreaks. Continue reading
Oct 28 Ozone layer over Asia threatened by weird pumping effect in atmosphere By Jane Qiu, Scientific American A weird phenomenon is happening high above the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas that could prove to be an atmospheric nightmare for the ozone layer. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 54:00 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, new allegations arise against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Also: The Republican Party’s women problem, new emails showing Bill Clinton profiting from foundation donors, new rules for broadband providers, why America’s prosperity could be its downfall,… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Thousands homeless after Italian earthquakes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, two powerful earthquakes destroyed a 15th century church and hundreds of homes in the Italian town of Visso. Also, Libya’s navy reported that at least 90 people -- mostly African migrants -- drowned when their… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 8:16 Why rich nations may be their own worst enemy By PBS News Hour Economist Todd Buchholz rails against what America has become: a people who want everything but aren’t willing to pay for it. In “The Price of Prosperity,” he suggests that wealthy nations such as the U.S. inflict harm on themselves, even… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 6:37 Meet the Minnesota 9-year-old destined to be a Buddhist spiritual leader By PBS News Hour Like any 4th grade boy, Jalue Dorje enjoys soccer, swimming and Pokemon cards. But unlike most 9-year-olds, he is believed to be -- and confirmed by the Dalai Lama himself -- the reincarnation of an eminent senior lama who died… Continue watching
Oct 27 New Spanish government squeaks through, likely ending months-long standstill By Kassia Halcli Spain has narrowly averted the prospect of a third general election in a single year. Continue reading