Politics

December 05, 2019

This week, a delegation of Indigenous youth have delivered a collective message to United Nations leadership: Take meaningful action on climate change.

Berlin politicians and property investors tussle over rent freeze

The World

December 05, 2019

A five-year rent freeze in Berlin, Germany, has been challenged as unconstitutional.

Energy

Russia-China pipeline shows growing alliance in reaction to US foreign policy

The World

December 05, 2019

The project reflects Moscow’s attempts to pivot to the East to try to mitigate pain from Western financial sanctions imposed over its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea.

Trump impeachment

Democrats push forward as Pelosi moves for articles of impeachment

The World

December 05, 2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will proceed with articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump. The Judiciary panel could vote as early as next Thursday to recommend impeachment charges to the full House.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Striking unions cripple France in standoff with Macron

Reuters

December 05, 2019

Railway workers, teachers and emergency room medics launched one of the biggest public sector strikes in France for decades on Thursday, determined to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to overhaul France's generous pension system.

Foreign policy

House bill gives Uighurs 'at least some hope', Uighur activist says

The World

December 04, 2019

One Uighur American activist says a House bill focused on human rights will bring hope to people like his mother, who was detained in China for 15 months.

Health & Medicine

The NHS is ‘not for sale.’ But is it a victim of Brexit woes?

The World

December 04, 2019

Public anxiety is growing over the United Kingdom's National Health Service — a national institution that guarantees tax-funded medical care to anyone in the UK. But parts of the NHS have begun to erode in the last decade — and there are concerns about US involvement in the system.

Health & Medicine

Invisible ‘superbug’ could be more deadly than bombs in Middle East war zones

The World

December 04, 2019

The “superbug” bacteria often strike at much higher rates in the Middle East, according to Doctors Without Borders. The bacteria attack invisibly and without warning in the mangled limbs, bullet holes and other wounds of civilians and fighters in war zones.

Climate Change

4 things to watch at the climate talks in Madrid

The World

December 04, 2019

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Madrid this week for the COP25 international climate negotiations at a crucial moment in the effort to combat climate change.

Trump impeachment

Judiciary Committee’s First Impeachment Hearing

Reuters

December 04, 2019

US President Donald Trump solicited foreign interference to boost his re-election chances, undermined national security and ordered an "unprecedented" campaign to obstruct Congress, the House Intelligence Committee said Tuesday in a report that lawmakers will use as the basis of any formal impeachment charges.

Politics

Indigenous youth take global stage in Madrid to voice climate change worries

Berlin politicians and property investors tussle over rent freeze

Russia-China pipeline shows growing alliance in reaction to US foreign policy

Democrats push forward as Pelosi moves for articles of impeachment

Striking unions cripple France in standoff with Macron

House bill gives Uighurs 'at least some hope', Uighur activist says

The NHS is ‘not for sale.’ But is it a victim of Brexit woes?

Invisible ‘superbug’ could be more deadly than bombs in Middle East war zones

4 things to watch at the climate talks in Madrid

Judiciary Committee’s First Impeachment Hearing

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