Month: December 2023
Nicaragua Charges Local Owner of Miss Universe Franchise With Treason, Organized Crime
Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios, recent winner of the Miss Universe pageant, once protested against President Daniel Ortega’s regime.
Read MoreHarris Says U.S. Strongly Opposes ‘Forced Relocation of Palestinians From Gaza’
The vice president’s statement came after a daylong meeting with Arab leaders in Dubai, where she was attending the U.N. climate summit.
Read MoreHarris Says U.S. Strongly Opposes ‘Forced Relocation of Palestinians From Gaza’
The vice president’s statement came after a daylong meeting with Arab leaders in Dubai, where she was attending the U.N. climate summit.
Read MoreKiss performs its final concert. But has the band truly reached the ‘End of the Road’?
The 50-year-old heavy rock group performs the final concert of its “End of the Road” tour Saturday in New York. But it’s said farewell before. (Image credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Read MoreOil companies pledge at COP28 to slash methane pollution, but critics call it a ‘smokescreen’
Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year’s United Nations climate talks said Saturday.
Read MoreOil companies pledge at COP28 to slash methane pollution, but critics call it a ‘smokescreen’
Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year’s United Nations climate talks said Saturday.
Read MoreIsraeli offensive turns to southern Gaza as hopes of reviving truce dwindle
Hopes for a renewed cease-fire in Gaza any time soon have dimmed considerably, as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered his negotiators home from Qatar, saying talks had hit a dead end. Since the fighting resumed on Friday, the focus of
Read MoreIsraeli offensive turns to southern Gaza as hopes of reviving truce dwindle
Hopes for a renewed cease-fire in Gaza any time soon have dimmed considerably, as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered his negotiators home from Qatar, saying talks had hit a dead end. Since the fighting resumed on Friday, the focus of
Read MoreNews Wrap: U.S. at COP28 commits to tripling renewable energy production by 2030
In our news wrap Saturday, Vice President Harris pledged $3 billion at COP28 to a global fund to help poorer nations adapt to climate change, a protestor is in critical condition after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate
Read MoreWhat to know about the COP28 deal and new U.S. rules to cut methane emissions
At COP28 on Saturday, 50 oil and gas companies — including industry giants ExxonMobil, Shell and BP — pledged to reduce methane emissions to “near zero” by 2030. At the same time, the Biden administration announced new rules to enforce
Read More