By Alexandra Valencia, Reuters QUITO, May 17 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections and heading off an attempt by opposition politicians to impeach him. Police and military decked in riot gear guarded the National Assembly building …
Orcas ram and severely damage another boat. But a sailor onboard says stop ‘demonizing’ the ‘beautiful creatures.’
By Isobel von Hagen, Insider A whale swims next to a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain May 24, 2023, in this still image obtained from a social media video. April Boyes/[email protected]_georgina/via REUTERS Orcas severely damaged a yacht off the coast of Spain in the latest dramatic encounter between orcas and …
How Supreme Court’s EPA ruling will affect U.S. wetlands, clean water
The decision could affect tens of thousands of acres of wetlands, including in the Everglades and the Mississippi River basin. By Timothy Puko and Robert Barnes, Washington Post May 25, 2023 at 4:57 p.m. EDT Floodwaters pile up on land adjacent to the Yazoo River near Yazoo City, Miss. A …
DEMOCRACY DIGEST: EU MISSION TO HUNGARY SEES NO REASON TO UNFREEZE FUNDS
By Tim Gosling, Edit Inotai, Peter Dlhopolec and Claudia Ciobanu – Reporting Democracy Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw Elsewhere, Polish parties try to outdo each other over child handouts; the media is in the headlines in Czechia; and Slovakia’s new technocratic government gets to work. Afact-finding delegation of the European Parliament’s …
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 68% in April, first major drop under Lula
By Gabriel Araujo, Reuters SAO PAULO, May 12 (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 68% in April from the previous year, preliminary government data showed on Friday, a positive reading for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as it represents the first major drop under his watch. Lula …
GOODBYE TO THE AMERICAN CENTURY
By Michael T. Klare – TomDispatch, From Other News China, India, and the Emerging New World Order Not so long ago, political analysts were speaking of the “G-2” — that is, of a potential working alliance between the United States and China aimed at managing global problems for their mutual …
THE WORLD’S RICHEST ARE LEAVING THE POOREST TO DEAL WITH THE GLOBAL DEBT CRISIS ALONE
By Mark Malloch-Brown – POLITICO, for Other News Without fixing the debt and poverty crisis, we won’t even get close to fixing the global climate crisis, which threatens us all. If the richest countries in the world can’t find the will to face the global debt crisis, what are the …
THE EU’S SECRET WEAPON AGAINST REFUGEES — TIME
By Maurice Stierl with Al Jazeera, for Other News Delays in rescuing people at sea aren’t a European policy failure. They are a deliberate, cruel strategy When boats with refugees are at risk of capsizing in the Mediterranean Sea, the speed of rescue operations is essential. Any delay in …
Rich world has three ways to win over global South
By Hugo Dixon, Reuters The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting opening session starts at International Conference Room of Toki Messe in Niigata, northern Japan, 11 May 2023. KIMIMASA MAYAMA/Pool via REUTERS TINOS, Greece, May 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The Group of Seven rich countries needs a stronger …
Biden administration announces $11 bln for rural clean energy projects
By Leah Douglas, Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden, who just announced his reelection campaign for president, delivers remarks at North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton, Washington D.C, U.S., April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) – Rural electric cooperatives, utilities, and other energy …