The Environmental Protection Agency announced earlier this month that it would stop making polluting companies report their greenhouse gas emissions to it, eliminating a crucial tool the US uses to track emissions and form climate policy. Climate…
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No quick end in sight to US government shutdown
Washington is waking up to its first government shutdown in nearly seven years. How many more days that will be the case, no one knows.
With President Donald Trump and congressional leaders not actively negotiating, there’s no sign the…
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Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility 2025–2026
Culture Moves Europe has opened applications for its Call for Individual Mobility 2025–2026. The scheme is open to artists and cultural professionals aged 18 and over who are legally resident in a Creative Europe country. Eligible sectors…
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‘State of calamity’ as earthquake kills 69 in Philippines province
At least 69 people have been killed and dozens injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines late on Tuesday.
The province of Cebu, which suffered the brunt of the damage, declared a state of calamity early on…
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Ukrainian drone strike kills Russian occupation official in Kherson region — Meduza
Vladimir Leontyev, the Russian-appointed “mayor” of Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region, has been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to the area’s Kremlin-backed “governor,” Vladimir Saldo.
Saldo…
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The hidden trigger behind Parkinson’s has finally been spotted
Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualised and counted tiny protein clusters in the human brain that may be the earliest triggers of Parkinson’s disease.
The clusters – called alpha-synuclein oligomers – have long been…
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EU leaders talk security and Russia as aerial incursions hang over summit — live updates – POLITICO
EU leaders will discuss defense and support for Ukraine when they meet in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
The informal summit comes at an ominous time as Russian fighter jets have flown into NATO airspace — prompting EU chiefs…
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The US government partially suspends work without an agreed budget
Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress failed to reach an agreement on a number of expenditure items, which led to a partial suspension of the federal government.
According to the Reuters news agency, the…
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Right Livelihood prize goes to Pacific climate activists – DW – 10/01/2025
A group of law students studying in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu and a human rights lawyer were awarded the Right Livelihood Award on Wednesday for their efforts to make climate protection a legal obligation for all states.
The group,…
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‘No Immediate Danger’ at Ukraine Nuclear Plant After Power Loss – IAEA
The Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, which has been without power for more than a week, faces no imminent danger as long as backup generators are working, the UN nuclear watchdog…
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