20/04/2025 |
Indonesian woman turns to mangroves to fend off rising tidesPasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia's Central Java province, wakes up every morning to the sound of the sea. If that sounds idyllic, it is anything but.
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Brazil's Indigenous leader Raoni says he is against drilling for oil in Amazon regionBrazil should not explore oil reserves in the Amazon region, because of the dangerous impact on local communities, Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, of the Kayapo people, told Reuters during the country's largest Indigenous gathering last week.
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In US Chinatowns, merchants ‘don’t want the trade war to be a war’Last week, a pack of rice crackers at Sun Vin Grocery store on Mulberry Street in New York City’s Chinatown cost $4.99.
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12/04/2025 |
Greenland appoints first Arctic ambassador, pledges sustainable developmentGreenland appointed its first Arctic ambassador on Friday, pledging to promote sustainable economic development for indigenous people and advance green energy transitions for polar communities as it prepares to chair the Arctic Council.
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US warns airline passengers without Real ID could be denied boarding starting May 7The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Friday it will begin enforcing long-delayed stricter ID requirements at U.S. airports starting May 7 and warned passengers could be denied access to flights
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South America bloc Mercosur agrees to extend exemptions to common external tariffThe member nations of the South American Mercosur trade bloc said in a joint statement on Friday they have agreed to temporarily extend exemptions to the bloc's common external tariff, citing a "challenging international environment".
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29/03/2025 |
US aid agency sending teams to Thailand for earthquake recoveryThe U.S. Agency for International Development will send some teams to Thailand to help with recovery efforts following an earthquake that hit southeast Asia, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Myanmar quake damaged buildings and infrastructure, causes concern over dams, Red Cross saysThe powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday damaged buildings and public infrastructure and there are concerns for the state of large dams, the Red Cross said on Friday.
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Fear, chaos as rare quake grinds Thailand's capital to a haltBangkok ground to a halt on Friday after a strong earthquake shook the clogged Thai capital, causing chaos and triggering city-wide evacuations that left many thousands of people stranded for much of the day. Read More |
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15/03/2025 |
Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summiThe Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting through a protected area of Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 summit that will gather world leaders in November.
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