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What state is the global climate really in?
As the US administration plays down and question human-caused climate change, new findings paint a very different picture.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:
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Are Investors Pulling Out of Southeast Asia?
Across the region, international markets are responding to the growing level of uncertainty and risk in the global economy.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asia’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty
Data is the oil of the 21st century, and Southeast Asia risks pumping its reserves into foreign tanks. The need for the region to develop its own technological infrastructure has never been more pressing.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Net zero by 2050 'impossible' for UK, says Badenoch
The Tory leader says the target is impossible "without a serious drop in our living standards".
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:America’s Democrats should embrace “abundance liberalism”
Two new books contain much to commend them
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:America’s Democrats should embrace “abundance liberalism”
Two new books contain much to commend them
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK’s net-zero goal
The leader of the opposition Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, has shattered the political consensus on... The post Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK’s net-zero goal appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Kazakhstan Buries Time Zone Issue
One year after merging two time zones, the government’s decision is final.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Here’s why we cannot permit America’s partnership with higher education to weaken or dissolve
Abrupt cuts in federal funding for life saving medical research. Confusing and misleading new guidance about campus diversity programs. Cancellation, without due process, of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants and contracts held by a major university. Mass layoffs at the Education Department, undermining crucial programs such as federal student aid. All of […] The post OPINION: Here’s why we cannot permit...
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Where will be the next electric-vehicle superpower?
Three Asian countries make their pitch
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Where will be the next electric-vehicle superpower?
Three Asian countries make their pitch
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:German parliament approves massive investment plan with Green Party backing
Despite suffering a significant setback in the recent federal election, Germany's Greens have helped push through a major spending package to boost infrastructure, defense and climate protection.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Is the war starting again in Gaza?
Is the truce finished after Israeli air strikes across Gaza?
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:How Donald Trump's climate cuts will cost Americans
New EPA head Lee Zeldin promises to sink a 'dagger' into climate and clean energy initiatives. But rolling back green policies threatens clean energy jobs, future growth and resilience to extreme weather.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:How Donald Trump's climate cuts will cost US taxpayers
As new EPA head Lee Zeldin promises to sink a 'dagger' into climate and clean energy initiatives, taxpayers are set to pay the price for extreme weather and the dismantling of a booming green economy.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Germany: The pivotal role of the Bundesrat
Germany's second chamber of parliament, the Bundesrat, might throw a wrench in Friedrich Merz's debt brake reform. The chamber representing Germany's 16 states must approve all laws that affect states' interests.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Why Did Japan Cut Funding to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women?
Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.'s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:11 fun facts about kissing
Kissing is not only a fun expression of love and affection - it also burns calories and strengthens the immune system. And remember - it is not allowed to kiss women in public on a Sunday in Michigan.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:How the US Aid Freeze Shook up the Geopolitics of Nepal’s Power Trade
The Trump administration froze a $500 million grant to Nepal, changing the calculus of the China-India-U.S. tug of war over its power sector.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Serbia protests: What are sonic weapons?
Serbian authorities deny they used sound cannon — a.k.a. sonic weapons — against Belgrade protesters. How would you know you had been hit?
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:As Impeachment Verdict Nears, Yoon’s Public Support Remains Dismal
A recent poll found Yoon's approval rating has dipped even below the immediate post-martial law period – contrasting with other polls showing a pro-Yoon bounce.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Noshki Bus Attack: The Baloch Liberation Army’s Evolving Suicide Attack Strategy
Days after a major train hijacking, the BLA targeted buses carrying Pakistani security forces. Both attacks highlight the BLA's new strategy of combining suicide attacks with conventional guerrilla warfare.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:China’s 2 Sessions: Slow Growth Collides With Tech Supremacy
China faces a paradox: structural challenges and slowing growth associated with the old economy, and a high-tech, globally competitive industrial sector in the new economy.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Watch: Explosions over Gaza as Israel launches new strikes against Hamas
The Israeli military says it is hitting "terror targets" across Gaza.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:In the Face of Disengagement and Distrust: Civics Education in Australia Is Critical
A new report outlines the importance of strengthening civics education in Australia.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Germany: How to curb welfare state bureaucracy
Is money being wasted on administration instead of helping the unemployed?
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Disney's 'Snow White' opens after racist and sexist fury
The new live-action version of Disney's 1937 musical fantasy sparked a storm of racist comments during its production. Debates on the film's handling of dwarfism and its stars' stances on Gaza have also been in the news.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even scented.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:“Forgotten” fragile states unite to end climate-finance blind spot
Conflict-affected countries are urging Brazil to put funding to help them build resilience to climate change front and centre at COP30, as needs grow The post “Forgotten” fragile states unite to end climate-finance blind spot appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:As Immigration Raids Stoke Anxiety, What Are the Implications for How Children Learn?
As the Trump administration’s hardline stance on immigration fuels large-scale arrests, schools around the country continue to report that fear is ...
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Astronauts Butch and Suni begin journey home after nine months in space
The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Myanmar Junta Celebrate Closure of US-Funded Media Outlets
The U.S.-funded broadcasters Radio Free Asia and Voice of America have long been a thorn in the side of the region's repressive governments.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa row
Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Local hero or Russian ally? The billionaire dividing Georgians
Some adore Bidzina Ivanishvili for defending Georgian traditions. Others see him as a Russian ally.
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