Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Activists call for EU ban on fossil fuel advertising
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A coalition of more than 20 environmental and climate groups launched a campaign Monday calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship across the European U...
Oct 04, 2021
Greece sees higher than expected growth, deficits
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's conservative government on Monday revised its growth estimate upward for the second time in less than a month, following signs of a faster than expected recovery. Growth...
Oct 04, 2021
UN experts cite war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya
GENEVA (AP) - Investigators commissioned by the United Nations' top human rights body to examine possible abuses in Libya said Monday they have turned up evidence of possible war crimes and crimes aga...
Oct 04, 2021
Japan counts on Asian market to help shift to green energy
TOKYO (AP) - Japan is focusing on its neighbors in Asia as it hopes to take a leadership role in the growing push to reduce emissions, having earmarked $10 billion to help the region speed up the move...
Oct 04, 2021
Beirut blast probe to resume as court rejects challenges
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's appeals court on Monday rejected lawsuits filed against the lead investigator of the Beirut port explosion in a decision that allows him to resume his work, the country's Natio...
Oct 04, 2021
October 4: ‘Environmental catastrophe’ off southern California coast and astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero-gravity flight
Good morning! It's Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Here's a look at your news across the nation: 1. 'Environmental catastrophe': Massive oil spill off southern California coast shuts down beachfronts Huntington...
Oct 04, 2021
Lebanon resumes contacts with IMF over bailout program
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's Finance Ministry said Monday it has resumed "interactions" with the International Monetary Fund in an effort to pull the small nation out of its worst economic crisis in its mo...
Oct 04, 2021
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont faces Italy extradition hearing
SASSARI, Sardinia (AP) - Catalonia's former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont faced a hearing Monday on the Italian island of Sardinia to decide whether to extradite him to Spain, where he is accuse...
Oct 04, 2021
Muslims recall questionable detentions that followed 9/11
WASHINGTON (AP) - Around New York City in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, as an eerie quiet settled over ground zero, South Asian and Arab men started vanishing. Soon, more than 1,000 were arres...
Oct 04, 2021
Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from submarine
MOSCOW (AP) - A prospective Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-fired from a nuclear submarine for the first time, the military said Monday. The Russian Defense Ministry said that th...
Oct 04, 2021