Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is urging world leaders to acknowledge that global warming “is the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced.” Thunberg told political and business leaders at a conference in Austria on Tuesday that it’s their job to inform the public about the seriousness of the situation and the need for drastic action. […]
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Serena Williams sent a fierce message with her French Open outfit. The tennis star made a badass fashion statement at the Paris tournament on Monday, a year after angering organizers by wearing a black catsuit to deal with post-birth blood clots. Williams warmed up on court at Roland Garros ahead of her first-round victory over
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NEWTON, Iowa — To the crowd of Iowans gathered in a school gym on Saturday night, Senator Elizabeth Warren made a request: They should pose a question to the other presidential candidates who come to Iowa seeking their vote. “Ask them: Where do you get your money?” she said. “Are you getting it from a
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Philippines In 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, which provides free tuition to state and local universities and colleges, as well as state-run vocational schools. I studied at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, a top institution in my country. For my first years, 2014 to 2016,
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States are heatedly debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, but schoolchildren using such waivers are outnumbered in many states by those who give no excuse at all for lacking their shots. A majority of unvaccinated or undervaccinated
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Image copyright PA Image caption Nessa and Smithy – will be they be back together for Christmas? It’s been nearly 10 years since we last said adieu to Gavin and Stacey (and Nessa and Smithy, of course). But fans have never given up hope of another reunion and they’ve now been rewarded with the news
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Image copyright Getty Images Administrators have begun another attempt to save High Street clothing chain Select and its 1,800 employees. Select went into administration on 10 May after a period of poor sales, putting 169 UK stores at risk. Administrators at Quantuma have proposed a second company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to try to cut costs.
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The 52 Places Traveler Aalborg has replaced faded factories with a high-design waterfront, but the 52 Places Traveler sought out its old-school spots. May 28, 2019 Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list. He enjoyed some alone time in the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia before
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BEIJING — In all likelihood, the enduring physical legacy of China’s internet boom will not be the glass-and-steel office complexes or the fancy apartments for tech elites. It will be the plastic. The astronomical growth of food delivery apps in China is flooding the country with takeout containers, utensils and bags. And the country’s patchy
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Naomi Osaka’s bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title finally gets started on Day 3 of the French Open. The No. 1-seeded Osaka never has been past the third round in three previous appearances at Roland Garros. She carries a 14-match winning streak at majors into Tuesday. The Japanese star plays 90th-ranked Anna Karolina
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