This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). For the first time, average global temperatures will exceed 1.5C (2.7F) above pre-industrial levels from 1850-1900, the upper limit set by the Paris Agreement. The agreement aimed to … Read more
Russia launches Christmas Day attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Honda and Nissan are in merger talks, and Nigeria’s president defends economic reforms despite worsening crisis. Source link
Former major of Taipei Ko Wen-je has been indicted over property development and campaign finance scandals. Taiwan’s former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je has been charged for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing political donations. Ko was indicted by prosecutors on Thursday following probes into alleged corruption in the redevelopment of a shopping centre in Taipei during … Read more
Pope Francis waves before delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for ‘to the city and to the world’ ) Christmas’ day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message … Read more
A visit to the mosque was not the only thing on Shakoor’s mind after he got his freedom back. Like many formerly incarcerated people re-entering society, there was a long list of needs to attend to, many complicated by his status as a person with a felony conviction: securing housing, catching up with loved ones, … Read more
A group of Syrian children with their parents return home in the cabin of a truck, after more than eight years taking shelter in the Rukban camp for displaced people in al-Tanf, Syria, at the edge of the Jordanian border, Dec. 14. Manu Brabo for NPR hide caption toggle caption Manu Brabo for NPR RUKBAN … Read more
State Department unit established in 2016 closes after US Congress fails to extend funding amid Republican accusations. A leading United States government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department has said, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Republican criticism. The Global Engagement Center (GEC), a State … Read more
Children play with water in springtime outside a temporary classroom built for the evacuated residents of Kibbutz Be’eri. With over 90 residents killed and 30 taken hostage last Oct. 7, the kibbutz was one of the hardest hit communities that day. Nine hundred of its residents evacuated to a Dead Sea hotel and worked to … Read more
NewsFeed A series of Israeli attacks on displacement camps and designated “safe zones” in Gaza has killed several Palestinians, including children. Published On 23 Dec 202423 Dec 2024 Source link
Biden commutes the sentences of 3,740 people on federal death row. NIH invests $300 million to research treatments for long COVID. Officials in Lebanon assess war’s damage to cultural heritage sites. Source link