We are living in a moment of our planet’s history where carbon dioxide concentrations have peaked for the first time in 3 million years. Humanity is well on track to see an absolutely devastating temperature increase of more than 3C by the end of the […]
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Survivors of Guatemala’s decades-long armed conflict have welcomed a Guatemalan court ruling that found five former paramilitary patrolmen guilty of raping and sexually abusing Indigenous women during the war. Judges Yassmin Barrios and Gelvi Sical on Monday ruled that 36 Indigenous […]
The International Monetary Fund’s board urged El Salvador to strip Bitcoin of its status as legal currency due to its large risks, highlighting a major obstacle for the nation’s efforts to get a loan from the institution. El Salvador last year sought a $1.3 billion […]
Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai is travelling to Honduras to attend the swearing-in of the nation’s next president, Xiomara Castro, and shore up a shaky relationship with the South American country. Speaking at Taiwan’s main international airport on Tuesday, Lai said he would bring supplies […]
Microsoft Corp exceeded analysts’ expectations for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday, propelled by strong demand for its cloud-based services from more businesses migrating to hybrid work models due to the coronavirus pandemic. While revenue beat expectations, it failed to turn around the negative market sentiment that […]
Warning: The story below contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting. Canada’s Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. Canada – An Indigenous community in Canada’s western province of British Columbia has found dozens […]
Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig and Vienna Chamber of Commerce President Walter Ruck signed a joint forward-looking agreement for the years 2022 to 2025 at City Hall. This partnership program of the City of Vienna and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce is intended to strengthen and […]
The conviction of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was upheld on Tuesday by a United States appeals court that praised the trial judge for his handling of a case that drew international attention. The decision by the 2nd US Circuit Court of […]
Wall Street investors may be in need of a neck brace, as nervousness over looming United States interest rate hikes saw share prices whiplashed for a second day running on Tuesday. A selloff sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 800 points earlier […]
Beijing residents are coping with abrupt local lockdowns and sweeping COVID-19 testing requirements as the Chinese capital seeks to prevent a coronavirus outbreak in advance of the Winter Olympics that opens in less than two weeks. The lockdowns are part of China’s “zero tolerance” measures […]
