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UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

The UN’s climate science body is pressing ahead with its work despite the US government’s withdrawal from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) earlier this year, the organisation’s top official has said. According to IPCC chair Jim Skea, around 110 to 120 of the UN body’s 195 members typically show up when it meets. “So the US has not been there. It’s one country, more or less,” Skea said on the sidelines of the Regional Ecological Summit in Kazakhstan last week. “The meetings...
Blockbuster EU-Mercosur trade deal enters into force

Blockbuster EU-Mercosur trade deal enters into force

The European Union's mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality.
Trump declared favorite to win Nobel Peace Prize despite starting the Iran war, bookmaker claims

Trump declared favorite to win Nobel Peace Prize despite starting the Iran war, bookmaker claims

The president’s war with Iran began more than two months ago

32 Mind-Blowing Facts That Sound Totally Made Up By The Internet (But Aren't) That I Came Across In April

One thing led to another, and now I'm stuck with all these weird, fascinating facts — so, now you are too.View Entire Post ›

King Charles III Urges the United States and the United Kingdom to Renew Their Historic Alliance Before Congress Amid Tensions with the Trump Administration

This is a Gateway Hispanic article. The post King Charles III Urges the United States and the United Kingdom to Renew Their Historic Alliance Before Congress Amid Tensions with the Trump Administration appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Americans care about future generations more than they realize, study finds

Americans care about future generations more than they realize, study finds

Americans, on average, extended at least some moral concern about 28 generations into the future
Bucks County family discovers lost World War II love letters

Bucks County family discovers lost World War II love letters

A Bucks County family is sharing more than 100 love letters written in 1945 by Mary Jane Peel to her fiancé, John Lynch, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
Japan’s higher education sector faces reckoning as student pool shrinks

Japan’s higher education sector faces reckoning as student pool shrinks

Japan’s shrinking youth population is forcing a reckoning in higher education, with the finance ministry pushing for the closure or merger of hundreds of private universities as campuses struggle to fill classrooms. University insiders broadly agree that Japan has too many small, private tertiary institutions battling enrolment shortfalls and financial pressures, but they also argue the education ministry’s own policies contributed to the problem. “The number of universities they are talking...
Why governments beyond Hong Kong are wary of prediction markets

Why governments beyond Hong Kong are wary of prediction markets

After winning legislative backing for the Hong Kong Jockey Club to offer basketball betting – an initiative aimed at drawing punters away from illegal online bookmakers and capturing additional tax revenue – the government has now paused the roll-out. Officials say the rise of prediction markets has altered the landscape and warrants closer examination. So, what is it about prediction markets that unsettles officials? Prediction markets are online platforms where the menu stretches far beyond...

President Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding High-Quality Retirement Accounts for Millions of Americans (VIDEO)

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order expanding high-quality retirement accounts for millions of Americans. The post President Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding High-Quality Retirement Accounts for Millions of Americans (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Republican state attorneys general join lawsuit to stop $6.2B local TV merger

Republican state attorneys general join lawsuit to stop $6.2B local TV merger

Five more states are joining a federal antitrust lawsuit aimed at stopping the blockbuster merger of Nexstar and Tegna.
Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt honored with stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt honored with stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Actors Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci were honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, just a day before release of their highly-anticipated sequel "The Devil Wears Prada 2."