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Earth News

New York Climate Week wraps up: Was it a success?

Fossil fuel companies received €6.3 trillion in subsidies in one year.

29/09/2024

USA

US president describes Nasrallah's killing as a 'measure of justice'

The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice" for victims of a four-decade “reign of terror,” President Joe Biden said.

29/09/2024

USA

Helene kills dozens and leaves millions without power in US

Hurricane Helene has killed at least 52 people and caused billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the south-eastern U.S.

28/09/2024

Europe News

Ukraine's Zelenskyy presents 'victory plan' to US politicians

Zelenskyy's long-awaited "victory plan" is described as setting out Ukraine's conditions for a potential cease-fire.

27/09/2024

Earth News

Experts question COP leaders’ push for stronger climate plans

Top climate negotiators urged countries to put forward more ambitious climate plans but critics say they aren't cutting back themselves.

27/09/2024

USA

At least five dead as hurricane Helene rips through southeastern US

Hurricane Helene has caused havoc across several states after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida and declared a category 4 storm.

27/09/2024

Health news

Scientists find link between mouth bacteria and head and neck cancers

Poor oral health could lead to certain types of cancer, according to a new study.

27/09/2024

Europe News

Harris rejects Ukraine ceding territory to achieve peace

The Democratic presidential nominee spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as she unleashed the veiled criticism of Republican candidate Donald Trump's controversial push for Ukraine to quickly cut a deal to end the war.

27/09/2024

Earth News

Beach erosion is causing homes in this US village to fall into the sea

Their destruction has been decades in the making as beach erosion and climate change slowly edged the Atlantic closer.

26/09/2024

USA

European Council president Charles Michel calls for Security Council reform

The EU council chief says 'a permanent seat on the Security Council is not a privilege. It is a responsibility.'

26/09/2024

USA

US and European allies call for three-week Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Earlier, representatives for Israel and Lebanon reiterated their support for a UN resolution that ended the 2006 war between Israel and the Tehran-backed militant group.

26/09/2024

Europe News

Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to pursue 'real, just peace'

The Ukrainian president told foreign leaders there is no alternative to the 'peace formula' he presented two years ago.

25/09/2024

Design

Moog music: The most influential electronic instrument turns 60

In 1964, Robert Moog released the first Moog Synthesizer, changing the face of all music forever.

25/09/2024

No Comment

Dissident groups protest Iran government outside United Nations

Protesters outside the UN in New York displayed images of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, with a snake’s head in opposition to the Iranian government.

25/09/2024

USA

World leaders gather in New York as Mid-East tensions escalate

The UN's biggest annual event sees presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and other top leaders of all 193 member states addressing the world and each other.

25/09/2024

USA

InfoWars liquidated to pay damages to school shooting families

The extremist "news" site has been held liable for stirring up conspiracy theories that targeted families who lost loved ones to violence.

25/09/2024

Business

Novo Nordisk boss in US grilling over prices for weight-loss drugs

Novo Nordisk has been criticised by US politicians for the high pricing of its popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs. But CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen has defended the company, attributing the elevated prices to "structural issues" within the US healthcare system.

25/09/2024

Money

FTX collapse: Caroline Ellison handed 2-year prison sentence for fraud

The former FTX crypto executive was shown leniency by the judge in New York, acknowledging her "very, very substantial" cooperation with prosecutors.

25/09/2024

Europe News

Zelenskyy: Russia must be forced into peace based on UN charter

The Ukrainian president said that the war in Ukraine should end based on United Nations rules in a speech given to the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

24/09/2024

Earth News

What are the big climate topics at the UNGA?

‘Earth is going in the wrong direction... that's why we need to act," one speaker said ahead of the UN General Assembly.

24/09/2024

Business

Boeing: Union rejects troubled airline's 'final offer' over pay

The offer of a total package of 30% over four years is higher than a previous proposal but more than 30,000 workers are calling for the restoration of a traditional pension plan.

24/09/2024

Health news

Severe obesity is rising in the US, according to new research

The rate of severe obesity is about 40 per cent in the US, with women at particularly high risk of severe obesity, the study found.

24/09/2024

USA

Borrell warns Israel-Hezbollah fighting risks a 'full-fledged war'

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, the EU's foreign policy chief commented on the need to avert a wider war in the Middle East, as well as giving an update on the EU's assistance to Ukraine.

24/09/2024

USA

Trump says he won't run for president again if he loses in 2024

The comments stand out because Trump rarely acknowledges the possibility he could legitimately lose an election, falsely claiming instead that he could only be beaten by cheating.

23/09/2024

USA

UN nations endorse a 'Pact of the Future'

“Our world is going through a time and turbulence and the period of transition, but we cannot wait for perfect conditions. We must take the first decisive steps towards updating and reforming international cooperation," said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

23/09/2024

USA

Four killed in shooting in nightlife area of city in Alabama

Birmingham city police department believe that multiple gunmen shot at 22 people in total whilst on the pavement, four of them fatally.

22/09/2024