Oliver Jones

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Indigenous concerns: Australia approves $3 billion urea project

After conferring with traditional owners about its potential impact on ancient indigenous rock art, Australia's environment minister on Tuesday rejected a request to halt...

COVID caused decline in births, marriages in China

According to China's National Health Commission, COVID-19 is a factor in the nation's declining marriage and birth rates, which have accelerated recently as a...

US aim to improve climate with over $500 billion

According to three recently passed legislation, the U.S. government will invest more than $500 billion on climate technologies and clean energy over the following...

British woman gets scary ‘plastic skin’ after falling asleep for 30 minutes while sunbathing

A 25-year-old British woman visiting Bulgaria for holiday had a terrible surprise. Sirin Murad, a London-based beautician, fell asleep while sunbathing and awoke with...

US asks airlines to enhance help for stranded, delayed passengers

The level of disruption experienced by travelers this summer, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, is "unacceptable," and the 10 largest U.S. airlines have...

Australia: PM to release report into Morrison’s secret ministries

The solicitor general's report on Scott Morrison being surreptitiously sworn into five ministries during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,...

British Airways to cut 10k flights from Heathrow

Between late October and March, British Airways will discontinue almost 10,000 short-haul services to and from Heathrow Airport. Some long-haul flights will also be impacted...

Vodafone to sell its Hungary business for $1.8 billion

British company Vodafone announced on Monday that it will sell its Hungarian operations for 715 billion forints ($1.8 billion) in cash, resulting in the...

Former Pakistan PM Imran Niazi booked under terror act, may get arrested soon

Imran Khan Niazi, a former Pakistani prime minister, was booked on Sunday for threatening a judge and two high-ranking police officers at a public...

US’s new climate law may grow controversial biogas industry

A thriving but contentious sector that aims to capture gases from rotting food and farm waste and transform them into fuel and other sources...

2 dies as planes trying to land collide in California

A mid-air accident between two light aircraft in the US state of California on Thursday resulted in at least two fatalities. According to a...

3.78 million tourists visit Thailand this year

From January to August 17, 3.78 million tourists entered Thailand, a government official reported on Friday. 176 billion baht ($4.93 billion) in income were produced...

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Increase in oil, gas activities cast shadow on Paris climate goals

The United States leads this surge in activity, which contradicts the International Energy Agency's (IEA) previous assertion that to prevent exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius...

Oxford English Dictionary adds 23 new Japanese words

The inclusion of 23 Japanese words into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) marks a significant acknowledgment of the deep cultural exchanges between Japan and...

Two bodies recovered in Baltimore bridge collapse

The recovery of two men from beneath the Baltimore bridge, following its collapse due to a container ship collision early Tuesday, was confirmed on...

Olympics exhibition sets in Paris; heroes displayed

From the propaganda displays at the 1936 Berlin Olympics to the poignant protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City...