New York, November 9 (RHC)-- A major report published in the U.S. warns global warming has pushed the planet’s stores of ice to a widespread collapse that was “unthinkable just a decade ago,” with some level of Arctic sea ice certain to vanish in summer months before the year 2050, even as countries drastically reduce their fossil fuel emissions. ... More
Paris, November 9 (RHC)-- French prosecutors in Marseille said on Tuesday they had opened an inquiry into child abuse by a French cardinal after he confessed publicly to “reprehensible” acts against a 14-year-old girl in the 1980s.... More
Cairo, November 9 (RHC)-- In Egypt, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, and Suriname's President Chan Santoki participated in the panel "Amazon as a Pillar of Climate and Life Balance," which took place at the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP27).... More
Mubende, November 9 (RHC)-- Schools across Uganda will close two weeks before the scheduled end of term after 23 Ebola cases were confirmed among pupils, including eight children who died. “Closing schools earlier will reduce areas of concentration where children are in daily close contact with fellow children, teachers and other staff who could potentially spread the virus,” the minister, who is also the wife of longtime President Yoweri Museveni, said in a statement.... More
Cairo, November 9 (RHC)-- Developing and emerging countries excluding China need investments well beyond $2 trillion annually by 2030 if the world is to stop the global warming juggernaut and cope with its effects, according to a United Nations-backed report.... More
Cairo, November 9 (RHC)-- A group of small island nations has joined calls for a windfall tax on oil companies to compensate developing countries for the damage caused by climate change-induced natural disasters. Developing nations have pressed their case at the UN’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt for the creation of a “loss and damage” fund, arguing that rich nations are to blame for the biggest share of greenhouse gas emissions.... More
Cairo, November 9 (RHC)-- At the United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, several leaders of the African Union said that their countries can’t afford the cost of adapting to the impacts of the climate crisis. ... More
Amsterdam, November 8 (RHC)-- In the Netherlands, Dutch border guards arrested more than 100 climate activists after over 500 demonstrators spread out across Amsterdam’s main airport and blocked private jets from taking off. ... More
La Paz, November 8 (RHC)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, gave an account of his administration during a special session of the bicameral parliament on Tuesday, in which he praised the achievements of his administration over the past year.... More
London, November 8 (RHC)-- Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked parts of the United Kingdom’s busiest motorway for a second successive day, bringing rush-hour traffic to a standstill as they call for more government action to tackle climate change.... More
Geneva, November 8 (RHC)-- At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization said Monday, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries. The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began, and the exceptionally high temperatures led to the worst drought the continent has witnessed since the Middle Ages.... More
Berlin, November 8 (RHC)-- German charity SOS Humanity says it will go to court to try to overturn efforts by Italy’s new right-wing government to prevent some of the people the nonprofit group had saved from the sea from stepping onto land. “It is unlawful to allow only some of the survivors ashore,” the charity said on Monday on Twitter.... More
Cairo, November 8 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, urged this Tuesday during his speech at the COP27 summit on climate change being held in Egypt, to change the consumerist model in a way that stops the destruction of the Amazon and preserves life on the planet.... More
Geneva, November 8 (RHC)-- A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has begun public hearings on the alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, with the first day focusing on Israel’s outlawing of several Palestinian rights organizations last year.... More
Atlanta, November 8 (RHC)-- In the U.S., officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the United States is now in a flu epidemic, as recorded cases, hospitalizations and deaths nearly doubled over the past week. ... More
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