Hollywood star Ruffalo calls Obama ‘immoral’ at climate rally
Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo accused US President Barack Obama of hypocrisy for allowing fracking and other fossil fuel extraction while presenting himself as a green president. The Oscar-nominated...
Hunting gastronomic gold in Italy’s truffle country
“It is not a job. It’s a passion, a real sickness!” It is the early hours of the morning and Giovanni Sacchetto is explaining why chilly autumn nights find him trailing by moonlight through the...
SC agrees to hear PIL against Gau Rakshak groups
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging certain laws that give protection to cow protection groups in the country. A public interest litigation also sought the removal of...
Lebanon: Litani River cleanup to take place on Sunday
Sunday the 23rd of October 2016, will be a cleanup day for Litani River. In a conference hosted by the Lebanese Press Club in Beirut, MP Ali Fayyad said that the event is one part of a multi-step...
UAE committed to sustainability: Minister
The UAE has succeeded in reducing the cost of producing electricity from solar resources to record lows as it continues to deliver on its commitment to support all initiatives to ensure sustainable...
Police and hired assassins are killing land rights defenders. Let’s end this violence
As demand for food, fuel and commodities cranks up pressure on land, companies are all too often striking deals with state officials without the consent of the people who live on it. But the stakes...
Typhoon Haima batters Hong Kong as city in lockdown
The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city was battered by Typhoon Haima after the storm left a trail of deaths and damage in the Philippines. More than 700 flights...
After the hurricane, cholera hits Haiti’s suffering survivors
The rains inundating their ruined homes are no longer the biggest concern of the long-suffering people of Randelle: cholera is tearing through the isolated Haitian mountain village at devastating...
