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...
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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.
Mass casualty incidents caused by the Israeli military offensive in southern Gaza are becoming normalised in the west and leading to a sense of fatalism inside Gaza itself, according to Sam Rose, the director of planning for the Palestinian relief agency Unrwa....
Naval exercises spurred by US support for Ukraine are likely to include port calls in Cuba and Venezuela, says official...
Almost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research....
