World’s richest 1% produce twice the emissions of poorest 50%: analysis
VCG The richest one percent of people are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the poorest half of the world's population – 3.1 billion people…
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US House passes resolution condemning COVID-related anti-Asian sentiment
The US House on Thursday passed a resolution condemning "all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19." The passage of the resolution by a 243-164 vote came as Democratic…
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China’s first Mars rover has six independent-drive wheels, chief architect reveals
More features of China’s first Mars rover was disclosed at the China Space Conference which kicked off on Friday. Zhang Rongqiao, chief architect of China’s Tianwen-1 Mars exploration program, unveiled…
Tsai’s risky secessionist collusion with US brings trouble to Taiwan society
Taiwan Photo: Unsplash By Wang Shushen Relations between the US and the island of Taiwan have substantively accelerated during this US presidential election cycle. US Under Secretary of State Keith…
Iran says US-brokered deal makes Bahrain partner to Israel’s ‘crimes’
Iran on Saturday angrily accused Bahrain of stirring instability after US President Donald Trump announced Manama and Israel were opening ties in a landmark deal that reinforces America's push to…
Heavy smog blankets US West Coast as deadly, huge wildfires rage on
Dense smog from US wildfires that have burnt nearly 2.02 million hectares and killed 27 people smothered the West Coast on Saturday, as presidential challenger Joe Biden warned climate change…
Afghan peace dialogue opens
Govt officials and Taliban meet for historic negotiations Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has…
Algerian Lower House of Parliament adopts constitution draft
Algerian People's National Assembly (APN) Thursday unanimously adopted the draft of the new constitution, according to the official APS news agency. The draft of the new constitution was presented by…
Brazil reports over 130,000 deaths from COVID-19
The Brazilian government said Friday the country's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 130,000 after registering 874 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 130,396.…
Wildfires scorch record area in US state of California
Wildfires have scorched a record 3.1 million acres (12,525 square km) of land in the U.S. state of California since August, authorities said Thursday. The previous record of 1.9 million…