'More and more on the move'. Record number of migrant children in Latin America and Caribbean, UN warns
Children are migrating through Latin America and the Caribbean in record numbers, driven by gang violence, poverty, instability and climate change, the United Nations reported Wednesday.
2023-09-07 15:23
European shareholders contest more executive pay reports
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON European shareholders are increasingly contesting corporate executive pay reports, data showed on Wednesday, as
2023-09-06 13:29
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution,' report says
Ten years ago, China's capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view.
2023-08-30 15:15
Irishman tells of PTSD after Iran prison ordeal
An Irishman who was released from an Iranian prison in May has spoken of his ordeal.
2023-07-24 22:54
'Alarming and unprecedented' Irish bird flu warning
Hundreds of seabirds with suspected avian flu have been found dead in recent weeks.
2023-07-14 13:51
US intel community still believes Covid-19 could have originated from lab or in wild
The US intelligence community still believes it is plausible that Covid-19 originated in a laboratory or in the wild, a conclusion that has been consistent for months, according to newly declassified information released Friday evening.
2023-06-24 11:20
Test scores for 13-year-olds drop several points since the start of pandemic, building on decade-long decline, report says
Average test scores for 13-year-old students in both mathematics and reading have declined several points since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on a decline that's been trending over the last decade, according to a new report released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
2023-06-21 22:50
United States media guide
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2023-06-20 17:17
Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no 'smoking gun' to support lab leak theory
A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, but it did not find any "smoking gun" evidence to prove the theory, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
2023-05-17 17:18
Fair access to proper housing can boost economic growth - report
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS Providing equitable access to appropriate housing in slums and other informal settlements could massively
2023-05-15 18:16
Abortion clinics saw an increase in violence and threats in 2022, report says
A new report says there was a "sharp increase" in violence at abortion clinics in 2022, the year when Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending the federal right to an abortion. A disproportionate increase occurred in states that protect abortion rights, according to the National Abortion Federation, a professional association for abortion providers.
2023-05-11 21:26
Bethesda Staff Reportedly Frustrated With Limited Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Microsoft and ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda, have seemingly handled abortion and gender-affirming care services completely separately despite the former owning the latter.
2023-04-10 15:38