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Slovak Presidency Goes to Prime Minister Fico’s Proxy by Tom Nicholson April 6, 2024 Introduction: (Politico) Speaker of Parliament Peter Pellegrini defeated pro-West career diplomat Ivan Korčok for the Slovak presidency in a runoff election Saturday, giving Prime Minister Robert Fico’s ruling coal...

Electric Vehicles are Lowering San Francisco Bay Area's Carbon Footprint April 4, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) An extensive CO2 monitoring network set up around the San Francisco Bay Area by an atmospheric chemist from the University of California, Berkeley, has recorded the first evidence that ...

4.0 Magnitude Aftershock Recorded in New Jersey by Brandon Miller April 5, 2024 Introduction: (CNN) An aftershock of a preliminary magnitude 4.0 has struck just southwest of Gladstone, New Jersey, according to the United States Geological Survey. It happened at about 5:59 p.m. ET, USGS said. The af...

U.S.-Chinese Military Talks Resume on Safety in the Air and at Sea After a Nearly 2-year Break by Lolita C. Baldor April 5, 2024 Introduction: (ABC News) WASHINGTON -- For the first time in nearly two years, U.S. and Chinese defense officials met this week to discuss unsafe and aggressive ship and ...

World Food Price Index Rebounds from Three-year Low, Says UN Agency April 5, 2024 Introduction: (Reuters via The Economic Times) The United Nations food agency's world price index rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases for vegetable oils, meat and dairy products. The Food an...

Hong Kong’s First Monkey Virus Case – What Do We Know About the B Virus? April 5, 2024 Introduction: (Al Jazeera) Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection has announced its first human case of B virus in a rare incidence of a virus being transmitted from animals to humans. The centre is urging the ...

Lula-Milei Clash Embodies the World’s Competing Economic Views by Manuela Tobias & Simone Iglesias March 28, 2024 Introduction: (Buenos Aires Times) There are few presidents in the world today with more radically different economic models than Argentina’s Javier Milei and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio L...

Extreme Heat Drives Up Food Prices. Just How Bad Will It Get? by Kate Yoder March 27, 2024 Introduction: (Grist) Sometimes climate change appears where you least expect it — like the grocery store. Food prices have climbed 25 percent over the past four years, and Americans have been shocked by the ...

2023 Was '2 Steps Forward, 2 Steps Back' for Tropical Forest Loss by Olivia Rosane April 4, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) An annual accounting of global deforestation, released Thursday, shows that political will can make a significant difference when it comes to protecting vital ecosystems an...

Surpassing Goal, 47,000+ Wisconsin Democrats Vote 'Uninstructed' in Primary by Julia Conley April 3, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Campaigners with Listen to Wisconsin had hoped they could convince 20,000 Democratic primary voters on Tuesday to select "uninstructed delegate" on their...