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EU Countries Seek to Weaken Livestock Emission Limits

EU Countries Seek to Weaken Livestock Emission Limits

Member states of the European Union agreed on Thursday to attempt to curb the number of farms covered by proposed rules to slash pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, despite criticism from some countries....

Colombia: Mine Explosion Kills 21

Colombia: Mine Explosion Kills 21

On Thursday, Colombian Pres. Gustavo Petro announced that the death toll from a mine collapse on Tuesday had risen to 21 after rescue operations ended and failed to rescue 10 trapped miners....

PRC Parliament Approves Changes to Speed Up 'Emergency' Laws

PRC Parliament Approves Changes to Speed Up 'Emergency' Laws

According to Xinhua news agency, China's parliament on Friday approved changes to its Legislation Law, which dictates how laws are enacted, that will allow emergency legislation to be passed after a single review session....

Philippines: Oil Spill Impacts Marine Life, Human Health

Philippines: Oil Spill Impacts Marine Life, Human Health

Last week, the MT Princess Empress — an oil tanker carrying 800K liters of oil — sank off the coast of the Oriental Mindoro province in the Philippines. The oil has now reached the shores of nearby areas including fishing villages, coating them in a thick and oily sludge....

Turkey’s Opposition Names Kılıçdaroğlu as Presidential Candidate

Turkey’s Opposition Names Kılıçdaroğlu as Presidential Candidate

Turkey's six-party alliance has named Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), as their joint candidate for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14....

Estonia's Pro-Ukraine PM Kaja Kallas Wins Election

Estonia's Pro-Ukraine PM Kaja Kallas Wins Election

The Estonian National Electoral Committee announced on Monday that Prime Minister Kaja Kallas had won Sunday's election as her center-right Reform Party secured 37 seats in parliament, three more than it previously controlled....

Former Italian PM Conte Investigated Over COVID Response

Former Italian PM Conte Investigated Over COVID Response

Italian prosecutors from Bergamo, a city in the Lombardy province worst hit during the first wave of COVID, are investigating former PM Giuseppe Conte, former health minister Roberto Speranza, and 17 others under suspicion of 'aggravated culpable epidemic' and manslaughter related to their pandem...