World leaders will begin the plenary debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Essential items on the agenda are the corona pandemic, climate change and human rights. The 2020 meeting was held via video link due to the pandemic. Also, this year some countries attended the […]
Bill Gates Raises Billion for Clean Energy Development
American companies such as American Airlines, Microsoft and General Motors have donated $1 billion to a Bill Gates initiative. The money will be used to stimulate the development of technologies that should lead to clean energy. Gates’ project is called Breakthrough Energy and focuses, among other things, on green […]
Fake Opposition and Shadows: This is How Vladimir Putin Faked the Elections
Elections start today in Russia. Russians have three days to vote for a new parliament. Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party now has a supermajority, and the president is keen to keep it. To this end, the regime pulls out all the stops, such as ballot box fraud, sham […]
Climate Report: World Not Greener After Corona Lockdowns
The world has not gotten greener after the coronavirus lockdowns, a report by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says. According to the report, the brief interruption of large-scale emissions of waste due to the lockdown has not affected the amount of CO2 in the air. In many […]
China will Recycle More Plastic and Ban Thin Bags
In the fight against litter, China will reduce the use of plastic and, at the same time, focus more on recycling plastic. To combat “the entire chain of plastic pollution”, the country will ban fragile plastic bags and promote other materials such as bamboo. This is stated in a […]
Lawyer: Abuse Case Against Prince Andrew May Not Be Legal
Prince Andrew’s lawyer denied during a hearing Monday that his client had abused an underage woman. In addition, according to the lawyer, Andrew Brettler, the civil lawsuit that the woman has filed in New York may not be legally valid. The prince has been sued by Virginia Giuffre, who […]
Hong Kong Stocks Plummet Due to Chinese Tech Companies
The Hong Kong stock market fell sharply on Monday due to significant price losses among Chinese tech companies. Fears of a stricter approach to the tech sector in China were further fueled by a report in the British business newspaper Financial Times that Beijing wants to break up payment […]
China and US Presidents Call Each Other for the First Time in 7 Months
For the first time in nearly seven months, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden have called each other. Biden said he wanted to ensure that the “competition” between the two superpowers does not become a “conflict”. During the conversation, Biden’s message was that the United […]
Australia Collects Refugee Afghans in Pakistan
Australia has now received more than 3,500 evacuees from Afghanistan. This includes dozens of Afghans who first fled to Pakistan. The Australian Air Force sent a plane to Islamabad to pick up that group, Australian broadcaster ABC reported. Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Canberra that the evacuation […]
Japan Economy Grew Somewhat Faster Than Expected in the Second Quarter
The Japanese economy grew somewhat faster than expected in the second quarter. That’s because Japanese companies have invested more than previously believed. However, the economic outlook remains uncertain for the country due to the high number of corona infections. The world’s third-largest economy grew 0.5 percent in the period […]