Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
Logging is threatening Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, which is home to endangered wildlife like African elephants
2023-08-30 14:25
UK Seizes on US-China Thaw as Chance for Reset With Beijing
It may be now or never for the UK to repair its battered relationship with the world’s second-largest
2023-08-30 12:29
Saudi Arabia gets some unlikely visitors when a plane full of Israelis makes an emergency landing
A plane carrying Israelis home from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles has made an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia before flying back to Tel Aviv
2023-08-30 09:17
EPA head says he's 'proud" of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay
The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action
2023-08-30 05:59
A village in Maine is again delaying a plan to build the world's tallest flagpole
Plans to build the world’s tallest flagpole are being delayed — again
2023-08-30 04:46
Record number of Americans plan on traveling abroad in the next 6 months
By Safiyah Riddle More than one-in-five Americans plan on vacationing in a foreign country in the near future,
2023-08-30 02:59
3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits from U.S. service members
Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries from using earplugs made by the company
2023-08-30 00:25
Job vacancies, quits plunge in July in stark sign of cooling trend in the US job market
Businesses posted far fewer open jobs in July and the number of Americans quitting their jobs fell sharply for the second straight month, clear signs that the labor market is cooling in a way that could reduce inflation
2023-08-29 22:50
Norfolk Southern is recovering from a hardware-related technology outage that shut down its system
The Norfolk Southern railroad is recovering from a “hardware-related technology outage” that impacted its rail systems Monday, but there may be lingering effects for at least a couple of weeks
2023-08-29 19:50
3 activists are acquitted of defaming a Thai poultry company accused of violating labor laws
Three Thai human rights activists have been acquitted of criminally defaming a poultry company with social media posts that supported other activists who had accused it of abusive labor practices
2023-08-29 19:50
Top Chinese official tells the US commerce secretary he's ready to improve cooperation
The top Chinese official in charge of economic relations with Washington has told Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo he's ready to “make new positive efforts” to improve cooperation following an agreement to reduce trade tension
2023-08-29 17:30
UK says a cyberattack was not the cause of air traffic problems that snarled flights
The British government says a cyberattack was not the cause of a breakdown at the nationwide air traffic control system that saw hundreds of flights delayed and canceled
2023-08-29 16:27