The UN’s first virtual meeting of world leaders was set to start Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet’s biggest powers, kept at home by the #coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a...
Ryad the gardener: Organic farming in the French projects
Ryad is from a small working-class neighbourhood near the French city of Lille. Stuck in a meaningless job, he wanted to inject a sense of purpose into his daily life. For that, he looked to nature, trading the office...
Tasmania whales: Rescuers race to save 180 stranded mammals in Australia
Rescuers raced to save nearly 200 #whales stuck in a remote Australian harbour on Tuesday, hoping to minimise the death toll of a mass stranding which had already killed 90. Officials said at least 25 of the mammals had...
Carbon inequality: Emissions of richest 1% twice that of poorest 50%
They make up just one percent of the world’s population but produce more pollution than the poorest 50 percent. The rich are racing through Earth’s finite carbon budget, which scientists warn could run out...
A (James) Bond bonanza
IN THE PAPERS – Tuesday, 22.09.2020: We discuss some sad and thrilling 007 news that’s popping up in the press. We also discuss the pros and cons of this year’s virtual UN General Assembly. Finally, we...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg death: Trump to nominate woman to fill Supreme Court seat – BBC News
US President Donald Trump has said he will next week nominate a woman to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, escalating a political row over her successor. Ginsburg, 87, died on Friday, just...
Egyptian protesters call on Sisi to step down
Anti-government protesters are taking to the streets in Egypt, calling on President Sisi to step down.