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Penny Mordaunt becomes the latest to launch her bid for Prime Minister and Tory party ...
International trade minister Penny Mordaunt is the latest Tory to announce she is standing to become the next party leader and Prime Minister. The Portsmouth North MP announced her bid for the leadership on Sunday morning. In a video promoting her candidacy,
Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022
From January to June, 3,988 square km (1,540 square miles) were
'The ghost of the forest' and other animals living in a land of extremes
Let's venture to one of the few wild places left on the planet. An incredible diversity of species lives across the extremes of Patagonia -- and we're going to see them in a stunning new way. The CNN Original Series "Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World"
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and friend of the Philippines; reviving the ‘Trillion Trees Program’
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House We were at the Manila Polo Club with our son Joey, brother Roberto, and our old family friend Seiichi Wada, a successful Japanese business leader, when we were told about the shooting of former
Earth Is On Track To Lose More Than 1,000 Wild Mammal Species, UN Report Says
Overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing 1 million species towards extinction, including 12% of the world's wild tree species. ...
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY'S COMMISSIONERS MEETING (Pennsylvania Department of Aging)
) HARRISBURG, PA - The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met today at the Game Commission's Harrisburg headquarters to hear public comment and take action on several items. A summary of the meeting appears below. ADDITIONAL FALL TURKEY FIREARMS
On the Air in Cedar Rapids
Douglas M. Perham, at his radio station, WJAM, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1922. WJAM was among Iowa's first radio stations. The front of photo is signed "To G Willia[m] from D. M. Perham, WJAM Cedar Rapids, 1922" (History San Jose Perham Collection) The last week
Great Things Biden Has Done So Far
In case anyone asks... Great Things Biden Has Done So Far: Saturday's GNR GoodNewsRoundup Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.) Saturday July 09, 2022 · 7:00 AM EDT What has Biden done? Lowered
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every day
AAHS Science Olympiad team places fifth at states
Athens Area High School Science Olympiad Team recently placed fifth in the Pennsylvania State Science Olympiad Competition and brought home one State Gold Medal. The Athens Area High School students have been hard at work since the beginning of the school year
Amazon rainforest being cleared a record rate
The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has
Northeast Diary: Did Manipur rail project miss the red flags?
The landslide tragedy in Manipur, in which 49 people have been confirmed dead while another 12 are still missing, calls for a fresh look at the link between socioeconomic development and natural disasters. The incident happened in an environmentally sensitive
A million species face extinction, Congress to get fewer Trump records, and more top news tonight
Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new U.N.-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species towards extinction. A less
Amazon Rainforest: Highest deforestation rate in six years
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has hit a six-year high, the national space agency, Inpe, reports. Some 3,988 square kilometres (1,540 square miles) of land were cleared in the region between January and June. Last year, 3,088 square
The UN says we're pushing more than a million species to extinction
Climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing a million species towards extinction. Here's what we can do to help. ...
Planting fruit trees may mean a lot
IT is heartening to note that the current government plans to continue the billion tree plantation drive that was initiated by the previous government. While the focus is on domestic trees, we need to tweak our strategy a bit. How about planting trees which
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the
Morning Kickoff: July 9
MORNING KICKOFF Saturday, July 9 American Legion baseball: Bismarck Governors at Jamestown Post 14, 6 p.m.; Mandan Chiefs vs. Carrington, 3:30 p.m. at Jamestown; Bismarck Reps vs. Casselton (4:30 p.m.) and Watertown, S.D., (7 p.m.) at West Fargo; Bismarck
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Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the
AP News Summary at 5:29 p.m. EDT
Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack stunned the