This is part of “Ocean Shock,” a Reuters series exploring climate change’s impact on sea creatures and the people who depend on them. To stand at the edge of an ocean is to face an eternity of waves and water, a shroud covering seven-tenths of the Earth. Hidden below are …
your ad hereWith Green Mosques and Schools, Amman Pushes for Zero Emissions
Poking above the bright pink bougainvillea that spills into the street, the lone minaret of the Ta’la Al-Ali mosque towers over the Khalda neighborhood of Amman. Aside from its colorful stain-glassed windows and ornate calligraphy, this mosque stands out for another reason: its roof is covered with shining solar panels …
your ad hereKepler Telescope Kaput After ‘Stunningly Successful’ Mission
NASA’s elite planet-hunting spacecraft has been declared dead, just a few months shy of its 10th anniversary. Officials announced the Kepler Space Telescope’s demise Tuesday. Already well past its expected lifetime, the 9½-year-old Kepler had been running low on fuel for months. Its ability to point at distant stars and …
your ad hereGuitarist Jimmy Page Looks Back at 50 Years of Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page once painted a dragon, and used it to slay. The guitar guru was so bursting with creative inspiration 50 years ago that he felt compelled to pick up a brush and use his skills from art school to take poster paints to his favorite instrument, a 1959 Fender …
your ad hereDisney Tells Different ‘Nutcracker’ Story on Big Screen
The Nutcracker, the beloved holiday season tale of toys that come to life, moves from the ballet stage to the big screen in an action-adventure story being released Friday by the Walt Disney Co. In Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Mackenzie Foy stars as 14-year-old Clara, a girl …
your ad hereLucas Hedges Comes of Age, One Film at a Time
With the pressure of the lead role on him for the first time, Lucas Hedges was hearing voices. Vivid movie-critic voices. “I would hear reviews in my head that were like: ‘It appears as if Hedges has nothing going on in his inner life. In what should be a …
your ad hereFacebook 3Q Revenue Slightly Below Expectations
Facebook is reporting a slight revenue miss but stronger than expected profit in its third-quarter earnings report. Coming three months after the company’s stock suffered its worst one-day drop in history, wiping out $119 billion of its market value, the mixed results were perhaps not the redemption Facebook hoped …
your ad hereMalala Yousafzai to Receive Harvard Award for Activism
Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai is being honored by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education. Harvard’s Kennedy School says Yousafzai will be awarded the 2018 Gleitsman Award at a Dec. 6 ceremony. Yousafzai became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 when she was recognized …
your ad hereUS Presence at Cuba Trade Fair Dwindles Given Trump Hostility
A yellow excavator, forklift and other heavy equipment made by U.S. firm Caterpillar gleam outside Cuba’s annual trade fair, reflecting once-bright hopes for increased U.S.-Cuban commerce fanned by the 2014 detente between the old Cold War foes. But inside the pavilion where U.S. firms present their wares, only eight have …
your ad hereArtists Emerge From Ruins of Mosul to Reclaim Iraqi City’s Cultural Life
The first thing musician Fadhel al-Badri did when Mosul was liberated from Islamic State last year was breathe a sigh of relief. The militants who seized the city in 2014 had targeted artists like himself so when neighbours said they were hunting for him, he left home, called his wife …
your ad hereUN Sets Out Massive Benefits from Air Pollution Action in Asia
Asia could reap massive benefits in health, environment, agriculture and economic growth if governments implement 25 policies such as banning the burning of household waste and cutting industrial emissions, according to a U.N. report. Air pollution is a health risk for 4 billion people in Asia, killing about 4 million …
your ad hereSoviet-Era Moon Fragments Could Reach $1 Million at NY Auction
Wealthy space buffs will have the chance to own three small particles of lunar matter when what Sotheby’s describes as the only known documented “moon rocks” to be legally available for private ownership hit the auction block in November. Sotheby’s said on Tuesday it expects the fragments, retrieved from the …
your ad hereScientists’ Path to Learning If We Are Alone in the Universe
The Hubble Telescope has given us spectacular pictures from space, from the dramatic image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula, some 6,500 to 7,000 light years from Earth, to a snapshot of nearly 10,000 galaxies, including some that may be among the most distant known, existing when …
your ad hereEgyptian Pollution Plan Helps Combat ‘Black Cloud’
An Egyptian government program to pay traders to buy rice straw from farmers at the end of harvest has helped to combat one of Cairo’s ugliest features — a huge black cloud that hangs over the capital during the burning season. Cairo is the world’s second most polluted megacity, the …
your ad hereTehran Courts Ankara in Effort to Ease US Sanctions
Tehran is courting Ankara in a bid to ease the impact of renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran. On Tuesday, Turkey, a principal importer of Iranian energy, reaffirmed its opposition to sanctions against Iran scheduled to take effect on Nov. 4. “Taking into account the Islamic Republic of Iran’s compliance with …
your ad hereStephen Hawking’s Thesis, Wheelchair Heading for Auction
From a copy of his PhD thesis to his wheelchair, items belonging to Stephen Hawking are headed for auction, offering fans of the late British physicist famed for his work exploring the origins of the universe a chance to buy some of his possessions. Known for his acclaimed research on …
your ad hereGeneral Electric Reveals Deeper Regulatory Probe, Restructuring
General Electric slashed its quarterly dividend to a penny a share, promised to restructure its power unit and said it faced a deeper accounting probe as new Chief Executive Larry Culp took his first steps to revive the struggling conglomerate. GE said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department …
your ad hereCompanies Rule Out Interest in Alitalia, in Blow to Rescue Plan
Major companies on Tuesday ruled out involvement in a new rescue of Alitalia, complicating a plan led by Rome in which state-controlled railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) will bid for the airline this week and bring in partners. Alitalia was put under special administration last year, leaving the government once …
your ad hereChina Steps Up VPN Blocks Ahead of Major Trade, Internet Shows
Chinese authorities have stepped up efforts to block virtual private networks (VPN), service providers said Tuesday in describing a “cat-and-mouse” game with censors ahead of a major trade expo and internet conference. VPNs allow internet users in China, including foreign companies, to access overseas sites that authorities bar through the …
your ad hereZimbabwe’s President Assures Nation’s Economy Will Recover
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa met with business leaders Monday to discuss ways of boosting the country’s troubled economy. He suggested companies are contributing to shortages by holding back essential goods, but one of the businessman said the accusation is not true. Columbus Mavhunga reports for VOA News from Harare. …
your ad hereApple’s New iPads Embrace Facial Recognition
Apple’s new iPads will resemble its latest iPhones as the company ditches a home button and fingerprint sensor to make room for the screen. As with the iPhone XR and XS models, the new iPad Pro will use facial-recognition technology to unlock the device and authorize app and Apple …
your ad hereReport: Earth Has Lost 60 Percent of Its Wildlife Since 1970
A new report says the world lost a staggering 60 percent of its wildlife populations over a period of four decades. In its 2018 Living Planet Report, the World Wildlife Fund cites deforestation, climate change and a rise in pollution for the decline among 16,700 populations between 1970 and 2014. …
your ad hereDelhi’s ‘Pollution Season’ Dampens India’s Main Festival
It is the time of the year when Indians hit the roads to distribute gifts and sweets to friends and family, visit colorful “Diwali bazars” and party as they gear up to celebrate the main Hindu festival of Diwali on November 7. But in the Indian capital, there is a …
your ad hereWomen Make their Mark at Comicon
Each October, fans of comics, anime, graphic novels and manga…Japanese comics…descend on New York for Comic Con. A highlight of the international pop culture festival is cosplay. Cosplayers dress as characters from their favorite comics, and this year, as reporter Asli Pelit discovered, there were more women in costume. Faith …
your ad hereAfrican Filmmaker Tells Tales of South African Migrants
The film Vaya from Nigerian-born director Akin Omotoso, tells the story of three people who journey from their rural homes in South Africa to Johannesburg. As Mike O’Sullivan reports, it’s a story of migration that deals with universal themes. …
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