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Washington uses Tiananmen Square commemorations to invoke current human rights issues
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 6 hours agoWashington marked the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown with a series of events and...
Record breaking 12-month run of global heat underlines urgency of action to deliver climate justice
Amnesty International· 33 minutes agoIt is now more essential than ever that the finance required to prevent greater heating, and to allow communities to adapt to the realities of climate change, is significantly scaled up. Failing ...
Venomous Flying Spiders May Soon Invade the East Coast, Experts Say
People Magazine· 13 hours agoThe East Coast may soon be home to giant venomous flying spiders. Experts say the Joro spider, which...
Tens of thousands of South Koreans to celebrate Pride despite backlash
KLAX-TV· 4 days agoSame-sex marriage remains unrecognised in South Korea, and activists have long emphasised the need...
The dark side of the Maldives
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWith tourism responsible for 90 per cent of its tax revenue, the Maldives is keener than most to welcome international visitors. Each year the tiny...
Decriminalizing same-sex relations is an imperative for universal human rights
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe historic decriminalization of same-sex conduct in Dominica joins a growing global trend,...
Australians’ view of China ‘improves’, India ‘also a concern’
South China Morning Post· 2 days agoThe result improved on the record low of 6 per cent two years ago, but was markedly worse than in...
India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt
NBC News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoAlthough Indian summers are generally hot, scientists say heat waves in India and elsewhere in South...
US-China policy failures highlighted on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe naïve U.S. desire to try and shape China's emergence on the global scene may have ultimately...
‘Hanging by a Thread’: U.N. Chief Warns of Missing Key Climate Target
New York Times· 28 minutes agoWith the planet in the grips of its highest temperatures in more than 100,000 years, scientists with...