New research using machines to filter the air shows everyday activities, like folding synthetic clothes, stir up a cloud of microplastics. Multiple studies have found microplastics in the body, including joints, blood...
How Trump’s Treasury pick’s proposed tariffs might spur a global rise in protectionist policies
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent as the next treasury secretary to implement his campaign promises, including tax cuts and new import tariffs. Trump said Bessent will address the imbalances in...
COP29 deal reached on climate financing for poorer nations after days of deadlock | DW News
200 countries at the COP29 talks in Azerbaijan have approved a $300 billion dollar climate financing deal early Sunday morning. The deal involves wealthier countries giving poorer countries $300 billion a year until...
Novak Djokovic appoints Andy Murray as coach for Australian Open
Novak Djokovic has appointed Andy Murray to coach him into and through the Australian Open. Announcing the collaboration, Djokovic said: "I am excited to have one of my greatest rivals on the same side of the net...
Israeli PM’s speech was ‘a declaration of war directed inside Israel’ • FRANCE 24 English
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech on Saturday was, "a declaration of war directed inside Israel", said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky. "The prime...
Story of Palestinian baby maimed by Israel
“His face was very disfigured and terrifying, and even his limbs were burned” Sanad was two months old when he underwent amputation following an Israeli strike. Here’s his tragic story narrated by his grandmother...
Africa Matters: Zambian farmers exposed to land grabs
Farmers in Zambia often rely on a government programme to access low-cost fertiliser, seeds and pesticides. But drought has made it harder to pay the monthly fee, and exposed them to exploitation by land grabbers...