OSLO, 01 MARCH 2017 (REUTERS) — The Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean became the first nation on Tuesday to ratify a 2016 accord to cut the use of powerful factory-made greenhouse gases, saying the survival of the nation was at risk from climate change. The Parliament of the Marshall Islands, with a population of […]
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Trump budget plan draws strong opposition _ from Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to impose sharp cuts to foreign aid and domestic programs is a non-starter in the Republican-led Congress — and that’s according to top GOP lawmakers. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who once headed the panel responsible for the foreign assistance budget, told reporters that Trump’s cuts to […]
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Philippines takes big step back towards death penalty
Manila (AFP) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing it in congress but critics denouncing the planned killings as “inhumane”. The death penalty bill, along with a proposed measure to punish children as young as nine as adult criminals, […]
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UN Security Council visit to draw attention to Lake Chad crisis
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa’s Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency, climate change and poor governance have collided to create one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The 15 ambassadors from the UN’s top decision-making body hope to draw global attention to […]
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Ryan Zinke sworn in as 52nd Secretary of the Interior
5th-generation Montanan pledges to uphold President Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy WASHINGTON – Today, Ryan Zinke (pronounced Zink-EE) was confirmed and sworn in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior. The Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Zinke the morning of March 1, 2017, and he was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence at a ceremony in […]
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Fukushima cleanup chief urges better use of probe robot
TOKYO (AP) — The head of decommissioning for the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday that more creativity is needed in developing robots to locate and assess the condition of melted fuel rods. Naohiro Masuda, president of Fukushima Dai-ichi decommissioning, said Thursday that more data is needed so they can develop a better strategy for […]