As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people.That’s because the warming world is leading to erratic rainfall patterns, extreme heat and periods of drought — on top of decades of bad water management and extractive policies around the world. The
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars ($3 billion) to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday.The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact to better meet challenges
BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s president resigned in the latest episode of the ruling Communist Party’s “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign, and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan was named acting president.The appointment is Xuan’s second stint as acting president after she stepped in when Vo Van Thuong’s predecessor resigned in early 2023. The turmoil among top
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Sergio Gómez, a store owner in Buenos Aires, spends his days behind an empty counter, one nearly as empty as the large refrigerators in which he used to freeze meat. Above him, a blackboard displays outdated prices for the different cuts that he no longer sells.The small grocery store he
March 15-21, 2024Thousands of spring equinox worshippers gathered around Mexico’s giant Pyramid of the Sun. Working in intense heat deep inside Colombian mountains, women chip at boulders in search of emeralds. A 7-year-old Brazilian environmental activist is spending some of her summer weekends collecting garbage in the waters off Copacabana beach and teaching conservation methods
March 15-21, 2024Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat before being rescued in the waters off western Indonesia. The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable win on a night of firsts. People smeared with color celebrate Lathmar Holi at a temple in Nandgaon, a twin village with Barsana, India, where
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former soccer star Robinho started serving a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman in Italy.The 40-year-old Robinho left his apartment building in the beachfront city of Santos, outside Sao Paulo, in a black police car
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional.Mayorkas spoke during a joint news conference with Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo in the Guatemalan capital.“It is our strongly held view as
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s immigration minister said Thursday the country will set targets to reduce the number of new temporary residents in the country.Marc Miller said it’s the first time Canada will do this. The federal government plans to decrease the number of temporary residents from the current 6.2% of the population to 5%
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deep fake pornographic images using her face and posting them online, Italian news agency ANSA reported.Meloni, who is listed as an injured party in the Sassari, Sardinia trial
