Politics

Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Mrs. May will be asked to step down from office by the end of June, says leading Tory member

A top member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party will tell her in the coming week that she must step down by the end of June or her lawmakers will try again to depose her, the Sunday Times reported, without citing sources.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Easter carnage in Sri Lanka: bomb attacks kill 207 and injure at least 450

The Sri Lankan government has imposed a nationwide curfew after a string of bomb blasts at churches and hotels on Sunday that left 207 dead, including 35 foreigners, and at least 450 injured people have been admitted to hospital, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera told reporters in Colombo.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Earth Day 2019: Protect our Species

“In nature, nothing exists alone.” — Rachel Carson, 1962<br />
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Nature’s gifts to our planet are the millions of species that we know and love, and many more that remain to be discovered. Unfortunately, human beings have irrevocably upset the balance of nature and, as a result, the world is facing the greatest rate of extinction since we lost the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago. But unlike the fate of the dinosaurs, the rapid extinction of species in our world today is the result of human activity.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:58 UTC
China preparing for a huge muscle showing naval parade: 13 countries are joining

Warships from India, Australia and several other nations arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday to attend a naval parade, part of a goodwill visit as China extends the hand of friendship despite regional tensions and suspicions.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:52 UTC
UN message on International Mother Earth Day

Mother Earth is a common expression for the planet earth in a number of countries and regions, which reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:38 UTC
Millionaire comedian elected president in Ukraine, defeats establishment candidate

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has been elected president of Ukraine twice - first as a character in the popular TV show “Servant of the People”, now for real. The 41-year-old performer's bid started out as a long shot but, on the back of popular discontent with the political class, he sent establishment candidates tumbling.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:34 UTC
Record violence and killings in Mexico in the first quarter: 8.943 murders

Violence in Mexico hit new heights in the first quarter of 2019, with 8,493 murders recorded from January to March, according to official figures. According to the Executive Secretariat of the Public Security National System, that number represents a 9.6% rise on the same period in 2018.
Sunday, April 21st 2019 - 11:45 UTC
A Tiananmen Square publicity video triggers the fury of the Beijing government

Germany's Leica Camera AG drew criticism on Chinese social media over a video depicting a news photographer covering the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square three decades ago. The five-minute dramatization, released this week, touches on a highly sensitive topic in China.
Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 11:40 UTC
Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in central London

Film star Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in a central London shopping district on Friday to read poetry praising Earth's bounties, part of five days of protests which clogged the British capital with transport snarl-ups.
Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
England and France top bankers warn of financial risks associated to climate change

The heads of two major central banks have written a stark warning about the financial risks of climate change. Bank of England governor Mark Carney and France's François Villeroy de Galhau set out the dangers to the global economy in an open letter.