U.S. formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change. But the outcome of the tight U.S. electi…
US election 2020: Why don’t we know the result yet?
Okay, so who is going to be the next president? We don’t know, because not enough votes have been counted yet for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden to claim victory. In fact, because of the time it takes to count the huge number of postal votes cast during this pandemic election, it could take days. …
US Election 2020: Americans choose between Trump and Biden
Americans are voting in one of the most divisive presidential elections in decades, pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump against his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The first polls opened from 05:00 EST (10:00 GMT) in Vermont. Nearly 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early …
US Senate elections: the key races that will determine power in Washington
While the world’s attention is on Donald Trump’s attempt to win re-election as president over challenger Joe Biden, the battle for the US Senate that culminates on 3 November is equally dramatic. Even if Biden defeats Trump, he will be unable to pass legislation on key issues such as healthcare, imm…
Understanding ‘aerosol transmission’ could be key to controlling coronavirus
Imagine you think there are mice in your house. You can see the evidence – mouse droppings; gnawed or damaged skirting boards; holes left in food packaging. You call a local pest control team who confirm that you have mice and advise you on what is needed to remove them. Neither of you have actually…
Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists
Restoring natural landscapes damaged by human exploitation can be one of the most effective and cheapest ways to combat the climate crisis while also boosting dwindling wildlife populations, a scientific study finds. If a third of the planet’s most degraded areas were restored, and protection was th…
Heads in the Sand: Why We Fail to Foresee and Contain Catastrophe
We are living in a time of crisis. From the immediate challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic to the looming existential threat of climate change, the world is grappling with massive global dangers—to say nothing of countless problems within countries, such as inequality, cyberattacks, unemployment, syst…
Trump vs. World, Round 2
Why Nov. 3 Could Set Trumpism in Concrete By Ryan Heath In the middle of a devastating pandemic, recurring nationwide protests and a bitter presidential election—not to mention the president’s own Covid-19 diagnosis—Americans can be forgiven for losing track of what Donald Trump’s preside…
West Needs New Ideas, Not Just New Voices
Mainstream, middle-class Americans and others have in recent months developed a keener appreciation for the merits of “diversity” and “inclusivity.” U.S senators have taken a knee to protest police violence — a gesture that ended a major sporting career not that long ago. Ralph Lauren Corp. has reso…
The Lies That Infected Trump
Like other world leaders who have contracted COVID-19, US President Donald Trump could easily have avoided being infected by observing normal public-health strictures. But Trump’s anti-scientific dispensation has deeper roots in recent American politics and culture. NEW YORK – Unlike tens of million…