Grand Finals set in 2021-22 Sunshine Coast, Australia cricket season
Cricket Grand Final match ups on Australia's Sunshine Coast have been set, with many being made through washed out semi
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Congo logging concessions quietly become carbon projects
KISANGANI, Congo — A major European logging firm may have illegally converted more than a dozen of its timber concessions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo into so-called conservation concessions, a new investigation can reveal. After harvesting the most valuable timber from the 15 concessions — covering an area the size of Belgium — […]
Scientists use DNA analysis to track elephant poaching networks
Findings published Monday by a team composed mostly of University of Washington Center for Forensic Science researchers in Nature Human Behaviour report using a form of DNA analysis techniques originally designed for…
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick resigns amid criticism
The Commissioner of the London, United Kingdom Metropolitan Police (Met) Dame Cressida Dick resigned Thursday after losing the approval of London mayor Sadiq
Russia and China sign major gas pipeline deal for 30 years
On Friday, Russia signed a 30-year deal to supply gas to China, strengthening the energy alliance between the two countries. President Putin met with his counterpart Xi Jinping, promising to increase trade exports from…
Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan resigns over Brexit border checks
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) First Minister of Northern Ireland Paul Givan resigned effective midnight Friday as part of his party's protests against checks on goods coming from Great
Federal judge rejects hate crime plea in Arbery killing
On Monday, Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the U.S. District Court in Brunswick, Georgia rejected a guilty plea from Travis McMichael after McMichael offered in court to plead guilty to federal hate crimes in the death of…
Advance reservations available in February for Yellowstone National Park visitors at additional campgrounds
Advance reservations available in February for Yellowstone National Park visitors at additional campgrounds
Australian Open: Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam
On Sunday, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam singles tournament at the 2022 Australian Open by beating Russian tennis player Daniil
UAE to impose corporate tax on business profits
On Monday, the United Arab Emirates announced it would impose a federal corporate tax of 9% on business profits, effective from June 1,
James Webb Space Telescope moves to final orbit
On Monday, the James Webb Space Telescope entered its destination orbit around the L2 Lagrange point, about 1,500,000 kilometers (932,057 mi) from Earth, on the opposite side of Earth from the
Australian authorities probe rapid antigen test price gouging
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched an investigation into allegations of price gouging for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) today following referrals from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission…
American Museum of Natural History removes statue of Theodore Roosevelt
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City removed a statue of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, on Thursday following over a year of controversy. The statue, officially the…
GSK rejects three Unilever bids to buy consumer healthcare arm, says unit was "fundamentally undervalued"
United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) confirmed January 15 it had rejected three "unsolicited, conditional and non-binding proposals" by Unilever to acquire its Consumer Healthcare division,…
Hochul at Divide with Lawmakers on Child Care, Once A Top Priority
Child care used to be Hochul’s marquee issue. Now, she’s proposing a modest expansion—but only if Congress doesn’t act.
