To stimulate and support the competitiveness of sustainable road transport, the European Commission is proposing to exempt zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles from road tolls and user charges. As pledged in its Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector, the
[U.S. Mission to the UN] Jonathan Shrier
[UN News] The UN's top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.
[Afropop] June was hot; July might be even hotter! So here are seven new videos to savor. From Dayme's blues to Mádé Kuti's juggernaut groove, there's something here for everyone. Check out the full Afropop Top Videos playlist for all our recent selections. And remember, if you
[Afropop] Following the recent death of Garifuna music icon Aurelio Martinez, we naturally look to a younger generation for the pioneers of the future. One of those is Belizian Emilio Thomas, known artistically as Sásamu. Orit Novak recently worked with Sásamu in Belize. She
[IPS] United Nations -- Tobacco kills up to half its users who don't quit, a grim reality that highlights the urgent mission of global tobacco control. A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that while many countries have followed the organization's
[IPS] New York -- Dr. Heather Stobaugh is Associate Director of Research and Innovation, Action Against Hunger
[The Conversation Africa] Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They've faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant that women across Africa haven't been able to take
The attack took place in November last year, so if you haven't changed your password since then, please do.
If you’re trying to get a house in Final Fantasy 14, you’ll need to play the lottery system. The FFXIV lottery system consists of five “entry period” days, followed by four “results period” days. You’ll need to place your bid during the entry period days and if you win,
Ditto is an elusive Pokémon in Pokémon Go, as it disguises itself and you can’t actually just catch one straight-up. In order to find Ditto, you’ll want to find the Pokémon that it currently disguises itself as. For example, you may see a Diglett, and it’ll stay a Diglett once
Pokémon Go has its own version of the notorious Team Rocket, called Team Go Rocket. In this Pokémon Go guide, we’ll break down how to find leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo and take them down. Below, we list their parties and strategies as it stands in July 2025, with the most
Using a raid schedule helps you work out which creatures to save your raid passes (remote or otherwise) for in Pokémon Go. The raid targets swap out every 10 days approximately, so you’ll definitely want to keep track on who is coming next. If you’re unfamiliar with raids, they
A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.
Pokémon Go hosts a Spotlight Hour every Tuesday. This special event sees spawn rates for one Pokémon boosted greatly. There’s also usually some kind of doubled up bonus, like doubled candy or XP, during this time, giving you an additional reason to check in. During July 2025,
Giovanni’s team had a refresh in Pokémon Go following the arrival of the spring 2025 “Crown Clash: Taken Over” event. As it stands in July 2025, following an update rolled out on May 13, Giovanni’s team sees several possibilities, including a finale against Dialga, the latest
Knowing the Max Battle schedule is useful if you’re looking to expand your inventory of Dynamax Pokémon in Pokémon Go. It does appear that Niantic will start rotating Pokémon in and out of Max Battles on a month-by-month basis, with some event Pokémon littered in. There are
As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their artistic heritage. Once iconic figures of Egypt's cinematic golden age, belly
Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg One quiet Saturday night, Sandra Wiedemann was curled up on the sofa when a story broke on
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan.
TAIPEI - Taiwan will simulate a Chinese blockade and invasion of the democratic island in its annual military and civil defence drills next week, as President Lai Ching-te warned on Tuesday the island was already facing China's \"war without gun smoke\".
Fixing a “completely broken down” system both promises hope and entails risks.
In two weeks time we might find out more about this "group of very wealthy people".
A trio of conservatives pushing for an additional $313 billion in federal Medicaid spending cuts marched into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) office late Monday night to hash out the next steps for President Trump’s megabill after it appeared likely that an
China’s tease of a graphite bomb signals a shift toward non-kinetic warfare aimed at crippling Taiwan’s power grid and eroding resistance from within. Recently the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China in a state broadcaster video had teased a potential new
Keep those AI out of our books. Unless its ART from Murderbot.
Crew members were able to quickly rescue the pair, who were on the last day of a Disney cruise to the Bahamas.
On a recent episode of his “Fly on the Wall” podcast, Dana Carvey discussed what it was like returning to “Saturday Night Live” to play Joe Biden. Carvey said it was “obvious” that the former president was struggling, and that it was “delicate” to make fun of someone he felt to
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said on Monday passing President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in the House will likely “be a challenge.” “I do think you're gonna have some challenges on the House side. We can only lose three votes,” Steube told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The
Just watch the video.
Government initiatives including direct cash aid and electricity rebates are available for Malaysians.
Tuvalu's government said it had not received any formal notification that it was on the US' travel ban list.
A tour guide competition was held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late May. This was not some fun contest. According to Chinese state media, it was a carefully conceived effort to “attract and cultivate a group of politically firm and professionally skilled storytellers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only two states should receive “special treatment” in a GOP-backed plan to reduce federal dollars for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the coming years. As
One resident wondered why monitoring systems had failed to detect the pipeline moving before it broke.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said Monday that a deal to update language of a provision in President Trump’s tax package seeking to bar states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is off. Just one day earlier, Blackburn announced she had reached an agreement with
Nine months after he took the reins at CBS’ KCBS/KCAL duopoly in Los Angeles, Tim Wieland is eager to double down on local. Meeting with reporters on Monday, Wieland said he’s pondering more kinds of in-house local productions beyond news (which already takes up nearly 100
He said he needed to prepare for a later hearing.
Clashes erupted in Istanbul Monday with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an angry mob after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, an AFP correspondent said. The incident occurred after Istanbul's chief
An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France. Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to
The figure from the Lancet, a leading medical journal, includes 700,000 child deaths globally a year.
West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice (R) says he is a “no” on the amendment proposed by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to stop able-bodied adults without dependent children from receiving the 9-to-1 federal Medicaid matching share, a proposal that would reduce federal Medicaid spending by
Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to five states, including Alaska and Hawaii, to get the parliamentarian to sign off the proposal, which could be critical to locking down Sen.
Country singer Gavin Adcock has spoken out against Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” stating during a recent live performance “that shit ain’t country music.” Adcock put Beyoncé in the crosshairs after opining that “Cowboy Carter” was ahead of other records on the Apple Music country
Iain Stirling, the comedian and narrator of “Love Island” and “Love Island USA,” is shutting down rumors that he’s leaving the dating show competition. Back in May, a TikTok account claiming to be Stirling announced his departure from the U.K. version to focus solely on “Love
