world2019-09-19
Colt suspends the production of sporting rifles including the AR-15, used in several US mass shootings Source: BBC News....Read more
world2019-09-19
Gulalai Ismail is accused of "anti-state activities" and is now in New York seeking asylum. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2019-09-19
North Korea's crop production this year is expected to drop to its lowest level in five years, bringing serious shortages for 40 per cent of the population, as a dry spell and poor irrigation hit an economy already reeling from sanctions over its wea....Read more
world2019-09-19
Owners pulled boats from the water and hauled them away on trailers, while shopkeepers put plywood over windows and doors as Tropical Storm Lorena bore down on Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos area, predicted to arrive Friday at hurricane force. ....Read more
world2019-09-19
This edition focuses on perspectives on structural change, whether the traditional path of moving from agriculture to industry and services still holds, the impact of globalization, and the effect of structural change on labor markets. Source: Publications from the Asian Development Bank (ADB.org)....Read more
world2019-09-19
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that U.S. wind capacity additions in both 2019 and in 2020 will be near the annual record level of additions set in 2012. Wind capacity additions through June 2019 totaled 3.7 gigawatts (GW). According to projects reported to EIA through surve....Read more
world2019-09-19
Australian PM Scott Morrison is only the second leader to receive a state dinner under President Trump. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2019-09-19
Peter Kallang has been awarded a top prize for stopping a mega-dam being built in Borneo. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2019-09-19
Amazon and Google are among global firms setting out new green energy plans as climate pressure rises. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2019-09-19
The global effort to tackle emissions will be debated at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. Source: BBC News....Read more
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