Tag: World news
Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romanian lawmakers on Monday voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel...
AI eavesdrops on world's wildest places to track, help protect endangered wildlife
PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica -- The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are elusive and hard for scientists...
Nigerian agency 'failed completely' to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site,...
Many Americans have come to rely on drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them.
WASHINGTON -- Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction...
Nissan, Honda expected to announce plans to merge, creating world's No. 3 automaker
TOKYO -- Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda were expected to announce Monday that they are in talks on a merger that would catapult...
A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships
Cleanup continued in the Kerch Strait near Russian-occupied Crimea on Sunday, a week after at least 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil spilled...