Germany’s climate effort to lag below 2030 targets, say experts
Germany aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 65 percent by 2030, on the road to greenhouse gas neutral by 2045.
Day: August 22, 2023
Ruling party, opposition hold last-push rallies for Zimbabwe’s vote
Zimbabwe’s governing party and main opposition candidates are hoping to outdo each other in the August 23 elections.
Thailand’s fugitive figurehead returns home and goes straight to jail
Overjoyed fans have welcomed home ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as he returned to the country after years away. But he was then taken to jail.
Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations
Hundreds of Native Americans have been recruited to addiction treatment centers in Phoenix from states as far away as Montana in a widespread billing scheme that mostly targeted Medicaid’s American Indian Health Program.
Cambodian Parliament Approves Longtime Leader’s Son as Prime Minister
The son of longtime autocratic Cambodian leader Hun Sen was approved as the new prime minister by Parliament as part of generational change.
Federal government rejected Queensland’s funding request for Gabba rebuild, inquiry told
Senate hears request was turned down because project was part of ‘urban renewal’ that went beyond Brisbane OlympicsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queens…
North Korea May Try to Launch a Military Spy Satellite in the Coming Days After Its Earlier Failure
In late May, a North Korean rocket carrying a spy satellite plunged into the sea soon after liftoff.
France issues rare ‘red alert’ for heatwave in south
France on Monday afternoon issued a “red alert” for four southern regions amid a spell of excessively hot weather, with temperatures expected to peak at 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Rhone valley.
3 key roles for driving digital success
If digital transformation is a journey, when does it end?
This is a question I am asked often by IT leaders who prefer slowing down the pace of transformation and technology innovation. Others who believe the term digital transfo…
Want to escape the heat? These are the 7 coolest European places you can reach by train this summer
Is extreme heat dampening your holiday spirit? Here are the coldest places in Europe you can get a train to right now.