Mar 30 How do e-cycling hubs work? By News Desk Used electronics are one of the fastest growing sources of waste globally. In Africa two countries feature as dumping hot zones: Nigeria and Ghana. There are also ‘suspected’ e-waste dump sites in a number of other African countries. Kenya is… Continue reading
Mar 30 Kerry, Lavrov will meet to discuss diplomatic resolution to Ukraine crisis By Associated Press Russia on Sunday set out demands for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, saying the former Soviet republic should be unified in a federation allowing wide autonomy to its various regions as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Kenya takes on e-waste problem with new recycling hub By PBS News Hour Used electronics are one of the fastest growing sources of waste globally, and it is estimated that 15,000 tons of used computers and mobile phones are shipped to Kenya every year. Today, Kenya is trying to get ahead of the… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Russian troop presence builds near Ukraine's border By PBS News Hour Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Obama on the phone Friday about a possible diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Despite the development, tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have deployed near the border of Ukraine with no… Continue watching
Mar 29 People across the planet celebrate 'Earth Hour' by switching off the lights By News Desk As part of a campaign to encourage environmental awareness well before Earth Day on April 22, the United Nations and the World Wildlife Fund are urging people around the globe to turn off their lights for… Continue reading
Mar 29 Two sentenced to death in Egypt for rooftop murders By Kayla Ruble A judge in Egypt sentenced two men to death on Saturday for murders that took place during pro-Morsi demonstrations last year in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Continue reading
Mar 29 Kerry arrives in Paris for talks with Russia on Ukraine By Associated Press After a week of travel in the Mideast, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry changed course and arrived in Paris Saturday for talks with his Russian counterpart on the Ukraine crisis. Continue reading
Mar 29 Klitschko will support billionaire candy king for Ukraine presidency By Kayla Ruble Former world boxing champion and protest leader Vitali Klitschko announced on Saturday that he will not run in the upcoming Ukrainian presidential elections. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch What's behind the widening division between U.S. and Saudi Arabia? By PBS News Hour Saudi Arabia has warned of a “major shift” away from their long-time reliance on the U.S. amid strained relations over concerns like the war in Syria, nuclear negotiations with Iran and turmoil in Egypt. Jeffrey Brown talks to Toby Jones… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch As time dwindles, search for Flight 370 shifts nearly 700 miles following new data By PBS News Hour A new discovery of debris shifted the search for the missing Malaysian airliner hundreds of miles northeast, three weeks after the jet disappeared. But time is fading before potential pings from the aircraft’s black box will end. Hari Sreenivasan turns… Continue watching