Palestinian Families Reject Deal in Area That Set Off Gaza Conflict
JERUSALEM — A group of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem whose looming eviction led to an 11-day war in Gaza rejected a compromise on Tuesday that would have allowed them…
Narendra Modi surprises with India net zero pledge
If there was something close to a unifying theme in the dozens of speeches made by world leaders on the first full day of talks, beyond frustration and despair and…
‘Last, best hope’: UK appeals for action on climate as COP26 opens in Glasgow
The UN climate summit in Glasgow opened Sunday with appeals for action and prayers, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle…
Net zero: Australia’s Scott Morrison and his climate change balancing act
MELBOURNE, Australia — Freak storms, catastrophic bushfires, debilitating drought. Australia knows about extreme weather. But when hailstones recently struck northern Queensland, just as the government’s junior party was debating a…
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain expel Lebanese ambassadors
Saudi state media says the kingdom has ordered the Lebanese ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press October 29, 2021, 10:47 PM • 4…
Leaked Photo Shows Meta’s (Ex Facebook) Planned Rival To Apple Watch
Facebook Rebranding Exercise: Facebook changed its parent company name to “Meta”. Meta Platforms Inc., the company formerly known as Facebook Inc., is developing a smartwatch with a front-facing camera and…
Analysts split on whether gas prices will remain high
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Winter hasn’t even arrived,…
Donated frequent-flyer miles providing flights for Afghan refugees in the U.S.
A campaign that began with ordinary people donating frequent-flyer miles has raised enough in two months to provide 40,000 flights for refugees from Afghanistan, and organizers and the White House…
Amid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst
Footsteps echo through empty hallways. The normal beeps and whirs of hospital equipment are absent. The organized chaos of a city emergency room is replaced by empty chairs strung with…
World’s Deadliest Malaria Parasite Dominance in Africa Could Be Over Experts — Global Issues
A child health consultation at Obunga Dispensary in Homa Bay, one of the eight counties participating in the malaria vaccine pilot program. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi, kenya)…