Business

November 14, 2018

Gibson Bagpipes in Nashua, New Hampshire, makes handcrafted bagpipes out of African blackwood. Two years ago, an international consortium that monitors endangered fauna and flora placed African blackwood on a “high risk” list. In order to continue to export their pipes, the company had to apply for a special permit.

Environment

How a forest became Germany’s poster child for a coal exit

PRI's The World

November 13, 2018

For decades, RWE has been slowly razing the forest and surrounding towns to expand its adjacent coal mine, among Europe’s largest producers of lignite coal and greatest sources of carbon dioxide pollution. And earlier this fall, the company moved to start cutting a new section that protesters have been occupying.

Justice

Drug lord 'El Chapo' from Mexico begins his trial in the US

Reuters

November 13, 2018

As the leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, Guzmán, 61, directed massive shipments of heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine bound for the United States. He faces 17 criminal counts and a potential life sentence if convicted.

Development

Iraq gets on board with new rail service to Fallujah through former ISIS territory

Reuters

November 12, 2018

At Baghdad's grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is the newly revived daily service to Fallujah, a dusty town to the west once infamous as a Sunni insurgent stronghold.

A judge has halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

PRI's The World

November 09, 2018

A federal judge in Montana halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday on the grounds that the US government did not complete a full analysis of the environmental impact of the TransCanada Corp. project.

Democrat-led House seen backing Trump’s China trade war

Reuters

November 08, 2018

The new Democrat majority in the US House of Representatives is likely to back President Donald Trump's trade war with China and could even egg him on.

Climate Change

Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows

The Conversation

November 05, 2018

Far from being bad for business, Brazil’s Amazonian protections help sustain the country as a global breadbasket.

Business, Economics and Jobs

There's big business behind rankings of passports and citizenship

PRI's The World

October 31, 2018

Outside of our home countries, our lives come down to one document: our passports. And not all passports are created equal. Some open doors across the world that others don't.

Religion

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a priceless link to the Bible’s past

The Conversation

October 30, 2018

The fame of the Dead Sea Scrolls is what has encouraged both forgeries and the shadow market in antiquities.

Justice

Embattled veterans nonprofits face new complaint with IRS

The Center for Public Integrity

October 24, 2018

Army Maj. Brian Arthur Hampton has spent most of the groups’ money on telemarketers — and himself. "Virtually none of that money goes to any public purpose," said James C. Edgar, who filed the complaint to the IRS against Hampton.

Business

A small company in New Hampshire exports their handcrafted bagpipes worldwide

How a forest became Germany’s poster child for a coal exit

Drug lord 'El Chapo' from Mexico begins his trial in the US

Iraq gets on board with new rail service to Fallujah through former ISIS territory

A judge has halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

Democrat-led House seen backing Trump’s China trade war

Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows

There's big business behind rankings of passports and citizenship

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a priceless link to the Bible’s past

Embattled veterans nonprofits face new complaint with IRS

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