Some 30 per cent of global tree species at risk of extinction: Report
LONDON, Sep 1, 2021, Reuters. Almost a third of the world’s tree species are at…
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[Analytics] Was the Afghanistan withdrawal reckless or ruthless?
The collapse of the Afghan government and Afghan National Security Forces once US and NATO…
Climate change is speeding up, key warming threshold set to be breached by 2030s
SINGAPORE, Aug 10, 2021, ST. Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying with some impacts,…
International Space Station briefly loses control
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 30, 2021, CNN. An unusual and potentially dangerous situation unfolded Thursday at…
Tokyo Olympics open in pandemic’s unprecedented shadow
TOKYO, Jul 23, 2021, Kyodo. After postponement and seemingly endless problems, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron…
China says it is shocked by WHO plan for Covid origins study
BEIJING, Jul 22, 2021, AP. A senior Chinese health official said Thursday he was shocked…
APEC leaders stand united to expedite economic recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 17, 2021, Bernama. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Informal Leaders’ Retreat stand…
UN confirms 18.3 C record heat in Antarctica
GENEVA, Jul 4, 2021, Xinhua. The United Nations recognized a new record high temperature for…
Asia-Pacific stock markets topped global charts in the first half of 2021
SINGAPORE, Jul 1, 2021, CNBC. Vietnam’s VN index and the Taiex in Taiwan both surged…
[Analytics] After Covid, could the next big killer be heatwaves?
Searing, unrelenting heat scorches large swathes of the Earth, killing millions who have no means…
Biden to press G-7 leaders to adopt a unified approach to counter China’s rising influence
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 12, 2021, CNBC. President Joe Biden will press G-7 leaders to take…
Websites begin to work again after major breakage
LONDON, Jun 8, 2021, BBC. A major outage has affected a number of high profile…