It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ever. The Loess plateau, an area spanning more than 245,000 sq miles (640,000 sq km) across
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Trump orders ideas from Pentagon for ‘unfettered’ access to Panama canal, officials say
The Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has full access to the Panama canal, two US
Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes
With tears in their eyes, mothers of children who died in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster – the 2015 Mariana dam collapse – demanded justice for
Photographer in coma after Argentina police hit pensioner protest hard
Argentina’s hardline security minister is facing calls to resign after the violent police response to a protest by pensioners left a photographer in a coma
Canadians who visit US for more than 30 days will be fingerprinted
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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of US imports
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of American imports after US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports went into effect on Wednesday. The
Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’
Trinidad and Tobago has described Britain’s new visa requirement for tourists from the twin island state as a disproportionate and disappointing response to the issue
US pauses water-sharing negotiations with Canada over Columbia River
The United States has paused negotiations with Canada on a key water-sharing treaty as Donald Trump continues both his threats to annex his northern neighbour
Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas
Donald Trump’s repeated mantra of “drill, baby, drill” demands that more oil and gas be extracted in the United States, but the president has set
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the number of women in prison globally, according to a new report. With the