Giorno: 9 Novembre 2022

Biden promises billions for ‘nature-based solutions’ to climate change

Post Content The Biden administration said it will direct billions of taxpayer dollars toward “nature-based” climate change solutions, which includes plans for “bringing the power of nature to maximize the value and resilience of military bases.” The White House on Tuesday released its “Roadmap for Nature-Based Solutions to Fight Climate Change,” which the White House […]

Video Report: Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis Posts ‘Historic Landslide Victory’

Florida delivered a historic landslide victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis against Charlie Crist including Miami-Dade County, Newsmax Miami correspondent Leonardo Feldman reports Wednesday on “National Report.”

Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont remove slavery loopholes from constitutions, Louisiana does not

Post Content Three states have voted to change their state constitutions to remove a loophole allowing slavery as a form of punishment. Voters in Vermont, Tennessee and Alabama voted Tuesday to end constitutional clauses that allow slavery or indentured servitude as a form of punishment. WHAT YEAR WAS SLAVERY ABOLISHED IN THE US? Vermont Capitol […]

Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment declaring no right to abortion

Post Content Voters in Republican-leaning Kentucky have rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have denied any right to abortion. The result of Tuesday’s election comes months after the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion in a decision that has led to near-total bans in a dozen states, including in Kentucky. […]

Newsom swipes at Republican leaders over migrant trips in victory speech

Post Content In a victory speech Tuesday night, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a shot at Republicans who flew and bussed illegal immigrants out of southern states. “We’re living in a society where not everybody is being treated fairly. That zest for demonization coming from the other side, these red states where there’s a cruelty,” […]

6 People Killed in House Collapse After Earthquake Hits Western Nepal

Read More Members of the Nepalese army work during a rescue operation at the ruins of a collapsed house, damaged after an earthquake struck early Wednesday, in the western district of Doti, Nepal on Nov. 9, 2022. (Nepal Army/Handout via Reuters) At least six people were killed and several others injured after an earthquake struck […]

Healing the waters: Watching the grass grow in marine ecosystems

Read More A dive into the sea of Bel Ombre rewards any visiting snorkeler with a rare and beautiful sight.  Some 10 metres from the shore, in the clear waters of this fisher village located in the south of Mauritius, lush green beds of slender grass appear to blow in the breeze as the current […]

Africa will lose its few remaining glaciers by 2050

Read More Glaciers in a third of all World Heritage sites, including Africa’s last remaining glaciers, are “condemned to disappear by 2050”. (AFP) Glaciers in a third of all World Heritage sites, including Africa’s last remaining glaciers, are “condemned to disappear by 2050”, regardless of efforts to limit temperature rise.  Fifty of the World Heritage […]

What we can learn from EU top diplomat’s racist metaphors

Read More Josep Borrell, vice-president of the European Commission and EU high representative on foreign policy and security, gave an address at the European Diplomatic Academy in Bruges, Belgium, in mid-October which included the following words:  “Europe is a garden. We have built a garden … The rest of the world … is not exactly […]

Huawei at Africa Com 2022: Nonstop innovation to fuel Africa’s digital future

Read More After two years of virtual gatherings, the prestigious annual Africa Com event — one of Africa’s largest technology conferences — made its in-person return this year. Taking place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) from 7 to 11 November, the event brought together African operators, industry elites and opinion leaders. As a […]