ANC’s electoral infighting is music to smaller parties’ ears

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UK’s top climate adviser says criticism of net zero goal is ‘defeatist’

Read More Climate crisis UK’s top climate adviser says criticism of net zero goal is ‘defeatist’ Chris Stark urges Treasury to speed up pace of decarbonisation strategy ahead of Cop26 summit Global environment editor @jonathanwatts Thu 2 Sep 2021 14.28 EDT Last modified on Thu 2 Sep 2021 15.01 EDT The UK’s top climate adviser […]

Biden’s numbers plunging in wake of Afghanistan turbulent exit

Post Content Amid the tumultuous and chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces and personnel from Afghanistan over the past couple of weeks, there’s no letup in the slide of President Biden‘s approval ratings. The president stands at 43% approval and 51% disapproval among Americans in a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist national survey that was released on Thursday. […]

Flooding in Ida’s Wake Snarls US Northeast Travel

United Airlines on Thursday suspended operations at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty airport, while U.S. passenger railroad service Amtrak canceled trains throughout the Northeast due to Hurricane Ida’s remnants which caused floods in the U.S. Northeast.

Taliban seeking to expand capabilities with US weaponry

Post Content U.S. troops destroyed or disabled nearly 100 combat vehicles and dozens of aircraft before vacating the airport in Kabul on Monday, in a last-ditch bid to deprive the Taliban of the use of some American military equipment. But now that all U.S. forces have left Afghanistan, defense officials, lawmakers and experts who track […]