World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarian era defined by
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Trump team’s slashes to US health department threaten popular program that combats elder hunger and isolation The Trump administration ’s slashes to the Department of Health and Human Services is threatening Meals on Wheels, the popular program dedicated to combatting senior
Advocates say workers risk their health and fear speaking out about conditions amid Trump’s immigration crackdown On a sunny day in February three workers swept up the piles of ash left behind on an Altadena driveway from when the Eaton fire raged through the Los Angeles
Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting The government is failing to support the natural regeneration of trees in England owing to an overwhelming focus on planting, campaigners have said. Recent figures show
In an age of growing hostility to migrants, there are 10 times more barriers on borders than when the Berlin Wall fell. But as well as the human cost, animals are unintended victims The lynxes of the Białowieża forest once freely prowled through 1,420 sq km (548 sq miles) of
In Kansas, Panasonic and two community colleges scaled up training fast. But jobs in the EV industry could be affected by Trump’s war on clean energy In a Kansas City classroom, 20 students were learning how basic circuit boards work. They fiddled with knobs, switches, levers
The Lunar Hatch project aims to blast eggs into space, hoping that aquaculture will provide protein for astronauts on missions At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be anything special about the sea bass circling around a tank in the small scientific facility on the outskirts
Solar storms as intense as a 1921 superstorm have the potential to cause a nightmare scenario – and we are unprepared On 14 May 1921, a powerful solar storm – called the New York Railroad storm – caused the northern lights to illuminate New York City’s night sky. On Broadway,
Chinese national, 27, reportedly returned to Japan’s highest mountain days after first rescue to retrieve his phone A university student has been rescued from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week – the second time during an attempt to retrieve his mobile phone.
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