The San Francisco Zoo will receive a pair of pandas from China
Animals The San Francisco Zoo will receive a pair of pandas from China Enlarge this image San Francisco Mayor London Breed (left) and Wu Minglu, secretary general of the China…
Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change
Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change A mural at the first National STEM Festival held in Washington, D.C., this month shows the purpose…
US House to vote on critical $61bn Ukraine aid package
Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democrats in the House, says his party, President Biden and “traditional conservatives” in the Republican Party have “risen to the occasion”. “Pro-Putin extremists” have…
No let-up for Gazans while world focused on Iran attacks
17 minutes ago About sharing By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem While the media’s glare in the Middle East this past week was diverted to Iran’s dramatic missile and drone…
Taylor Swift broke Spotify record with new album
10 minutes ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Society, has broken the record for Spotify’s most-streamed in a single day, the…
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s petroleum reserve
National Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s petroleum reserve Enlarge this image In this undated photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, permafrost forms a grid-like…
Ukraine’s prime minister says, if passed, $60B U.S. aid package will be critical
Ukraine’s prime minister says, if passed, $60B U.S. aid package will be critical Enlarge this image Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mhari Shaw for…
Sunak has set us back, says climate watchdog head
17 minutes ago About sharing Chris Stark, the head of the Climate Change Committee, said Mr Sunak had “clearly not made as much of a priority as his predecessors”. By…
US House set to vote on long-awaited Ukraine aid
17 minutes ago About sharing Ukraine has grown increasingly impatient for more Western support By Anthony Zurcher BBC News, Washington After months of delay, the US House of Representatives appears…
Explosion hits Iraq base housing pro-Iranian militia
35 minutes ago About sharing The PMF’s chief of staff (C-R) visits a man wounded in the explosion at a hospital A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia…