After having its hopes dashed for a more ambitious deal last year in Brazil, the European Union is setting its sights low for next month’s COP31 climate summit in Turkey. The UN gathering in Antalya is being framed by Brussels as more about “implementation” than major announcements, with a focus on efforts to replace fossil […]
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Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz
This year’s Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has most often gone to male, European authors, literary critics say. There is no public shortlist for the Nobel, and since the nominees and the jury deliberations remain […]
Housing crisis set to dominate Spain’s snap election
After simmering below the surface for years, anger at unaffordable housing in Spain has bubbled over and precipitated a general election that will be dominated by the crisis. The spark was ignited on September 23 when 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her lifelong Madrid home on a stretcher after the real estate firm that […]
After botched US execution, Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support
A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was almost taken off life support before she regained consciousness, her lawyer said Wednesday, as a court ordered prison authorities to preserve evidence in the case. One week after Christa Pike survived her execution by lethal injection, the state of Texas carried out the execution of […]
Guinea-Bissau junta urges military unit loyal to ex-president to disarm
Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader General Horta N’Tam urged members of the presidential guard loyal to exiled former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo to voluntarily lay down their weapons on Wednesday. The army seized power in the perennially unstable and poor west African nation just days after a presidential vote last November, overthrowing Embalo and suspending the electoral […]
As species decline, green turtles offer glimmer of hope
The palm-sized green turtle hatchling flailing through the sand on a Malaysian island may seem vulnerable, but its species has emerged as a symbol of hope for wildlife conservation. Green turtles have made the rare jump from endangered to “least concern” in global conservation rankings, a remarkable success when many species are declining. Conservation NGO […]
Saudi Arabia says 3 dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks
Saudi authorities said Wednesday that three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom’s international airports, including in the capital Riyadh, after Yemen’s Houthis claimed to have fired on both transport hubs. The Iran-backed fighters earlier took responsibility for a flurry of attacks that included firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh’s King Khalid International […]
German Chancellor marks October 7 with vow to fight antisemitism
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‘Never again Bolsonaro’: thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff
Thousands of people joined a student march Wednesday in downtown Rio de Janeiro to protest against election favorite Flavio Bolsonaro and the prospect of the far-right’s return to power in Brazil, as the campaign for a runoff election swung into action. Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, came out in front […]