British band Massive Attack have pulled out of a concert in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, in protest against the government’s “attack on basic human rights”....
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/13249285...
The industry that has traditionally powered about a quarter of GDP has been in a downward spiral that policymakers have struggled to halt...
A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight to change the law to avoid similar tragedies....
Tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products....
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in Europe...
Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental and social guidelines fail to cover more than 70% of the rainforest....
Only Russia abstains in vote on plan calling for hostage and prisoner swap in six-week ceasefire leading to wider deal...
Archived version...
An Italian lorry driver has described the UK’s new post-Brexit controls as a “mess” after his lorry was held at a government-run border post for more than two days....
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16364130...
Exposure to toxic particles also led to $432bn in health expenses between 2008 and 2018...
"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
Critics label as ‘absurd’ idea from government-backed thinktank as country seeks to address population decline...
Patrol boat off Venezuelan coast shoots and sinks vessel suspected of carrying drugs as three people go overboard...
Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.
