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Europe's coal-based steelmaking — an Industrial Revolution relic now pushed to 2045
Within the EU, there are still 47 coal-fired blast furnace-based steel plants in operation. Retirement dates have now been announced for 32 of these 47 furnaces, so the compass is pointing in the right direction to phase out coal-based steel production. But its needle is quivering.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:
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FIFA: Recognize, Support Afghan Women's Team in Exile
Click to expand Image Afghan women's football team players celebrate a goal on April 24, 2022. 2022 William West AFP via Getty Images (Amsterdam) – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should act to stop the ongoing discrimination againstAfghan women footballers living in exile and facilitate their return to international competition, theSport & Rights Alliancesaid in areportreleased...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Is Brazil abandoning its climate promises?
Once a climate champion, Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is pushing for more oil drilling, even as the country prepares to host the UN climate conference.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Lula's climate betrayal? Brazil eyes oil expansion
Once a climate champion, Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is pushing for more oil drilling, even as the country prepares to host the UN climate conference.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Types of data requested to inform May 2025 COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition deliberations
The WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) continues to closely monitor the genetic and antigenic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, and the performance of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating variants. Based on these evaluations, WHO advises vaccine manufacturers and regulatory authorities on the implications for...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Inside the Federal Funding Freeze
The San Francisco-based Center for Gender and Refugee Studies provides technical assistance to support the legal representation of unaccompanied migrant children. Recent actions by the Trump administration have put these efforts at risk.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Germany: Government talks hit snags
The parties seeking to build a new coalition government under Friedrich Merz are making slow progress in their negotiations. Immigration and taxes are the main sticking points.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Jim Chalmers’ 2025 budget speech abridged and annotated – the economy is OK and we’re heading into an election
What the treasurer said – and what we can read between the lines of the budget night speechLive updates: Australia federal budget 2025 latest news and reactionThe complete 2025 Australian budget: choose the news coverage that matters to youExplore all of our 2025 federal budget coverage Continue reading...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:What 30 Years of Fighting for Environmental Justice Looks Like in One Community
How Chicago’s Little Village became a hotspot for environmental racism and the fight for equal access to health The Trump administration’s efforts to block funding and enforcement for environmental justice threaten hard-won progress to reduce toxic pollution in overburdened places. In many communities, residents have worked for decades to improve health through better air, water […]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:In an Era of Environmental Deregulation, What Happens to Fetal and Reproductive Health Outcomes?
Amid funding cuts for environmental initiatives on a federal level and attacks on abortion access at the state level, experts are seeing the effects of a correlation between reproductive care and climate change impacts. Although scientists have studied the effects of extreme heat and pollution on fetal and maternal health for years, recent legislative action […]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Albanese government bids for votes with ‘top-up’ tax cuts for all
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced surprise tax cuts while talking about “storm clouds” gathering in the global economy.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:A ‘modest’ tax bribe, delivered against dark clouds of Trump-induced uncertainty
US President Donald Trump isn’t mentioned by name. But he is the colossus in the background of this budget.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Tax cuts are coming, but not soon, in a cautious budget
An average worker will get $268 but not until mid-2026.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Canada studies how to join Ukraine peacekeeping force — including end to training mission in country
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A Supreme Court Case Could Change How We Think About and Pay For Religious Schools
The Supreme Court in April will weigh whether to open public funds to schools that offer religious instruction. What does that mean for schools, and ...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church
The Unification Church came under scrutiny after the killing of former PM Shinzo Abe in 2022.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:US building walls while China erecting windmills
Dozens of foreign CEOs are gathering in Beijing this week for the annual China Development Forum (CDF). Against the backdrop of heightened global uncertainty, Beijing is sending its message to the world: As the US pursues protectionist “America First” policies, the world’s second-largest economy is open for business. The Chinese government has, on several occasions, […] The post US building walls while China erecting...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Why is the US group chat on Houthi attack plans so concerning? A military operations expert explains
Top US officials discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels on an unclassified platform with a journalist. Here are 3 questions answered by a former ADF operations specialist.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Jet lag: US getting smoked in China’s sixth-gen fighter contrail
The crucial race for sixth-generation air dominance is on. But as the US unveils its F-47, China’s J-36 may have already left it in the contrail. Last week, the US Department of the Air Force awarded Boeing the contract for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform. […] The post Jet lag: US getting smoked in China’s sixth-gen fighter contrail appeared...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:A budget splash to conserve 30% of Australia’s lands will save species – if we choose the right 30%
Protecting 30% of Australian lands sounds good – but what matters much more is whether we’re protecting dwindling habitat for endangered species.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Brisbane 2032 Olympics: David Crisafulli announces new stadium, breaking election promise – video
Queensland premier David Crisafulli has announced a new $3.8b, 63,000 seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the plan, the Gabba is slated for demolition, to be replaced by residential development. A long-planned Brisbane Live Arena won’t receive $2.5bn in commonwealth taxpayer funding, instead the private...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:US-China Competition in Southeast Asia Under the Second Trump Administration
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Malaysia to Tighten Chip Controls After Pressure From US, Report Says
The Trump administration is investigating the illicit export of restricted Nvidia graphics processing units to China.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Get a Passport or Leave: Russia’s Ultimatum to Ukrainians
Click to expand Image People cross a street with a billboard reading "How to get a passport of a citizen of Russia" in the occupied territory of Luhansk, September 22, 2022. 2022 AP Photo Adecree Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on March 20, 2025, requires Ukrainian citizens living in the Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizka, Khersonska, Donetska, and Luhanska regions to either “regulate their legal status” or...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Top US officials inadvertently added journalist to group chat on Yemen strike plans
A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat "appears to be authentic"
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:President Maduro Announces Gold Production Boost for Venezuela’s Reserves
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro announces 1-ton gold bar production for reserves, balancing mining growth with ecological protection under FANB oversight at Expo Metal 2025. Related: President Maduro Announces Dismantling of Nazi Cell in Venezuela During His Program “Con Maduro Más+” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced this Monday significant progress in gold bar production to strengthen […]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Columbia University student sues Trump administration over threatened deportation
A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to prevent her deportation, a court filing showed.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard
Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Condemns New US Sanctions on Oil Trade
Venezuela’s President, Nciolás Maduro slams new US 25% oil tariff as ‘economic warfare,’ vows sovereignty amid migrant deportations and sanctions. Latest updates on the crisis. Related: President Maduro Unveils ‘Absolute Productive Independence Plan’ to Boost National Production Amid U.S. Sanctions Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has vehemently denounced recent sanctions imposed by the United States government, […]...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:EPA Decimates Grant Program Aimed at Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions
The Trump administration has eviscerated a grant program designed to make U.S. industry cleaner and more competitive by improving measurement of emissions from building materials. The Environmental Protection Agency says it has canceled $116 million in grants to 21 recipients that include universities and trade groups, according to information obtained by the Sierra Club through […]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Vietnam Island Building in South China Sea Continuing At ‘Breakneck Pace’
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly Islands since June.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:China's open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence
China’s artificial intelligence space is moving towards free-use, open-sourced models in a trend that experts say will accelerate AI adoption and innovation.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:'We're trying to bring democracy back': BBC on the ground in Istanbul
The BBC's Mark Lowen is on the ground in Istanbul, as the protests in the country continue for a sixth night.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:What’s the difference between freckles, sunspots and moles?
A big freckle or a sunspot? A flat mole or a dark freckle? Here’s how to tell the difference between the three –and when to get a spot checked for skin cancer.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
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