A prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”, climate scientists have said. The freak temperatures have…
Month: June 2020
Judiciary panel lawmakers collide over policing
The congressional rush to reform national policing practices meets its first test Wednesday: the sharply polarized…
Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
Pandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at…
Coronavirus is a warning to us to mend our broken relationship with nature | Marco Lambertini, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema and Maria Neira
In 1997, a large area of rainforest in south-east Asia was burned to the ground to…
Divers in Thailand attempt to free whale shark entangled in rope – video
Play Video 1:25 A group of divers in Thailand tried to save a whale shark whose…
GOP reform bill to require disclosure on use of force, encourage chokehold bans
Sen. Tim Scott. | Toni L. Sandys-Pool/Getty Images The Senate GOP police reform bill will require…
House subcommittee demands answers on Pompeo CIA board
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. | Alex Wong/Getty Images A House Democratic chairman in charge of…
Wildfires caused by barbecues harming wildlife, says National Trust
The National Trust is urging people not to take a barbecue or light a campfire when…
House and Senate set for clash on police reform
House Democrats on Wednesday will take the first step toward enacting a sweeping police reform bill,…
Senate Ethics Committee drops probe of Loeffler stock trades
Sen. Kelly Loeffler. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo By MARIANNE LEVINE 06/16/2020 06:21 PM EDT Updated: 06/16/2020…