Tag: World news

A plane with 19 people on board slips off the runway and crashes at Nepal airport

Smoke rises from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. State television in Nepal says a plane has slipped...

Under President Milei, the worst economic crisis in decades puts Argentine ingenuity to the test

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- In the crush of anti-government protests paralyzing downtown Buenos Aires in the last months, some Argentines saw a traffic-induced...

Japan protests against Russia's entry ban on 13 mostly business leaders over sanctions

Japan’s government says it has protested against Russia’s announcement that it is permanently banning 13 Japanese citizens, mostly business leaders of prominent companies...

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil -- To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an...

Biofuel Bentleys are coming for Britain's green king

LONDON -- What do you do when you travel in a chauffeur-driven Bentley but want to be known as the green king?King Charles...

Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply

KENITRA, Morocco -- Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has imperiled the...