Month: November 2022

Read MoreIndigenous people warn of risks to the Okavango Delta, and an ex-bishop of Namibia calls on COP delegates to take action.Indigenous people warn of risks to the Okavango Delta, and an ex-bishop of Namibia calls on COP delegates to take action.

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Read MoreWhether Hardik Pandya is a second Kapil Dev or not, he is the modern-day cricketer India needs.Whether Hardik Pandya is a second Kapil Dev or not, he is the modern-day cricketer India needs.

Read More ACCC to oversee reform of water market which emerged after Murray-Darling Basin changes meant water allocations could be traded Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The federal government will crack down on shonky practices in the trading…

Read More Isaac Herzog said the views of Itamar Ben-Gvir will cause problems, as Religious Zionists party gets set to join the governing coalition Israeli president Isaac Herzog has said “the whole world is worried” about the far-right views of Itamar Ben-Gvir, who appears set to become a minister in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government.…

Read More The workplace relations minister Tony Burke has tabled new amendments to Labor’s industrial relations bill. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Coalition’s staff cap has fuelled lack of payment integrity, Shorten says Bill Shorten goes on to criticise the NDIS staff…

Read More CAPETOWN, South Africa, Nov 09 (IPS) – Anne Jellema is CEO of HivosImagine a world where the people hit hardest by climate crisis have a say in how to stop it. Imagine that youth, Indigenous Peoples, women, and others most affected by global warming have the resources to implement their own climate solutions.…

Read More When the Republican party inevitably retakes the House and McCarthy scraps the January 6 committee, Trump will be bullying and trampling over DeSantis — maybe all the way to Oval Office When the Republican party inevitably retakes the House and McCarthy scraps the January 6 committee, Trump will be bullying and trampling over…

Read MoreRussia is retreating from Kherson, the only regional capital it captured during the invasion.Russia is retreating from Kherson, the only regional capital it captured during the invasion.

Read More The Fetterman campaign tells Richard Hall what Democrats can learn form his victory: ‘You gotta find someone who’s 6ft 8’ The Fetterman campaign tells Richard Hall what Democrats can learn form his victory: ‘You gotta find someone who’s 6ft 8’

Read MoreThe head of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism.”The head of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism.”

Read MorePresident Joe Biden says he hopes to use an anticipated meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping to discuss growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, trade policies and Beijing’s relationship with RussiaPresident Joe Biden says he hopes to use an anticipated meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping to discuss…

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Read More Biden expresses hopes that Russia might be more open to a prisoner swap to end basketball star’s ‘wrongful’ detention Joe Biden pledged on Wednesday to secure the return of US basketball star Brittney Griner, who, it emerged earlier in the day, had been transferred last week from a detention center outside Moscow and…

Read MoreElection deniers who backed Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election failed in some of their highest-profile racesElection deniers who backed Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election failed in some of their highest-profile races

Read MoreOnly two hurricanes have made landfall in Florida in the month of November since recordkeeping began in 1853.Only two hurricanes have made landfall in Florida in the month of November since recordkeeping began in 1853.

Read More A renewed abolitionist movement closed 13th Amendment ‘loopholes’ that allow slavery as punishment for a crime. But a confusingly worded amendment to Louisiana’s constitution sparked fears that the measure could do the opposite of what it intended, Alex Woodward reports A renewed abolitionist movement closed 13th Amendment ‘loopholes’ that allow slavery as punishment…

Read More BARCELONA, Nov 09 (IPS) – The recent incidents of sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the depths of the Baltic Sea, the authorship of which still raises doubts today, have reminded us that some of the key infrastructures that condition geopolitics, and our daily lives, are largely located deep under the…

Read More Joe Biden says that Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter owner Elon Musk’s ties to foreign countries are “worth being looked at” over national security concerns. Joe Biden says that Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter owner Elon Musk’s ties to foreign countries are “worth being looked at” over national security concerns.

Read MoreNevada’s high-profile contests for governor and Senate are too early to call, and details about outstanding ballots are unclearNevada’s high-profile contests for governor and Senate are too early to call, and details about outstanding ballots are unclear

Read More The bloc leader’s warning comes after Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson While NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg hailed Russia’s retreat to the left bank of the Dnieper River as a victory for Ukraine on Wednesday, he nevertheless urged the West not to dismiss Moscow’s potential for a comeback. Asked about Russia’s announcement of troop withdrawal…

Read MoreJurors are expected to start deliberating Thursday in a rape lawsuit against filmmaker Paul HaggisJurors are expected to start deliberating Thursday in a rape lawsuit against filmmaker Paul Haggis

Read More Kiev will have 35 years to pay the bloc back The European Commission plans to offer Ukraine an $18 billion package of loans to get the country through 2023, on the condition that Kiev repays the debt over 35 years, Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters on Wednesday. The package will be doled…

Read More Though Dominic West’s Prince Charles’ public admission of his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles is ostensibly the focus of the fifth installment of The Crown’s explosive fifth season, the episode’s most arresting moment has no dialogue, clocks in at just under 30 seconds—and doesn’t feature the newly-named King Charles III at all. Instead,…

Read MoreBinance will not pursue the deal for its smaller rival citing reports of ‘mishandled customer funds’.Binance will not pursue the deal for its smaller rival citing reports of ‘mishandled customer funds’.

Read More President Joe Biden took a victory lap on Wednesday after Democrats had a better night that expected during the midterm elections on Tuesday evening. President Joe Biden took a victory lap on Wednesday after Democrats had a better night that expected during the midterm elections on Tuesday evening.

Read More The first thing Andrew Morton did when he heard Queen Elizabeth II had died was grab a black tie. The royal biographer—who has been writing about the British royal family for more than 40 years—knew he would have a busy week of media appearances ahead when the monarch’s 70-year reign ended with her…

Read More Exit polls show youth vote remains one of Democrats’ key constituencies Exit polls show youth vote remains one of Democrats’ key constituencies

Read More The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say carbon markets often fail to deliver climate benefits. (Image credit: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images) The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions.…

Read MoreCarly Morris says she has been trapped in the kingdom with her young daughter for three years.Carly Morris says she has been trapped in the kingdom with her young daughter for three years.

Read More Some of the former president’s endorsed candidates did well in the Senate, but fared worse in House and gubernatorial races Some of the former president’s endorsed candidates did well in the Senate, but fared worse in House and gubernatorial races

Read More Full live results of the Congressional midterms, seat by seat, as electors across the US vote to decide whether the Democrats or Republicans will control the Senate and House of Representatives US midterm elections 2022 – latest live news updates All 435 seats in the lower chamber of the federal congress, the House…

Read More Georgia, Nevada and Arizona’s hotly contested races run neck and neck US midterm election results 2022: live Control of the US Senate was still up in the air on Wednesday as several hotly contested seats remained uncalled and the fierce race between Georgia’s Democratic incumbent senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel…