Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat and Iraq War veteran, on Monday demanded the Pentagon investigate…
Month: January 2021
House has the votes to impeach Trump for inciting Capitol riots
UPDATE: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have secured enough votes to impeach President Donald Trump…
Macron tells Idris Elba he will invite young Africans to summit, not leaders
French president vows to overhaul France-Africa event to help mobilise Africa’s young people The French president,…
Prince Charles urges businesses to sign Terra Carta pledge to put planet first
Magna Carta-style project aims to ‘bring prosperity into harmony with nature’ Prince Charles is urging businesses…
All at sea: half a million seafarers stranded by the pandemic – in pictures
Up to 400,000 seafarers have been trapped on board cargo ships during the Covid pandemic, some…
Nigeria cattle crisis: how drought and urbanisation led to deadly land grabs
The death toll of animals and humans is mounting as herders seeking dwindling reserves of pasture…
Hardy coltsfoot adorns barren waste grounds: Country diary, 11 January 1921
11 January 1921 The changing face of nature gives a soothing, mental rest when we are…
Country diary: going with the flow through the Debatable Lands
Warksburn, Northumberland: The river twists and loops through a landscape steeped in history Perched on a…
Baby shark! Newborn megalodons larger than humans, scientists say
Creatures that patrolled the oceans 3m years ago were about two metres long at birth, researchers…
Pelosi to move forward with impeachment if Pence doesn’t act to remove Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued Vice President Mike Pence an ultimatum on Sunday night — invoke the…