Biden announces rule to remove all lead pipes in US in a decade
WEB6 hours ago · The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country within 10 years, tackling a major threat that is particularly dangerous to infants and children. The White House has made removing every lead pipe in the United States within 10 years a …
Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says
WEB5 hours ago · LONDON - Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but to fall short of a U.N. goal to triple capacity to reduce carbon emissions, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report showed on Wednesday.. The world is set to add more than 5,500 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity between now and 2030, almost three times the ...
The Week In Russia: 'So Many Red Lines'
WEB3 days ago · In a village near Pokrovsk, a strategic city in the Donbas that Russia has been trying to take for months, a woman working at a roadside shop was killed in Russian shelling on September 28, officials said. "That's my daughter," her father, Mykola, said as he sat beside her blanket-covered body after the attack.
Hurricane Helene kills 40, produces 'catastrophic flooding'
WEBSep 27, 2024 · At least 40 people have been reported dead in Helene's aftermath. Helene is 'still producing historic and catastrophic flooding over portions of the southeast and southern Appalachians,' the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Friday. 'I beg you, do not go out,' Kevin Guthrie, Florida's emergency management director ...
Ukraine Live Briefing: Mark Rutte Takes Over As NATO Chief
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO boss on October 1, charged with holding the Western military alliance together with the war in Ukraine at a critical moment and a pivotal U.S. presidential election approaching. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy once again acknowledged …
Interview: Former Panama Canal administrator reflects on …
WEB8 hours ago · The canal's expansion, completed in 2016, was pivotal in positioning Panama as a key player in global trade. PANAMA CITY, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Jorge Luis Quijano, former Panama Canal administrator from 2012 to 2019, vividly recalled the historic moment in December 1999 when the United States handed over control of the canal to Panama.
Hurricane Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida
WEB27th September 2024, 16:05 GMT+10. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports that fast-moving Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday, hitting northwestern Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm expected to bring damaging winds and flash flooding to parts of the low-lying state. The NHC said Helene came ashore at about 11:10 pm local time ...
Roundup: Three massive wildfires continue to burn in Southern …
WEB11th September 2024, 03:45 GMT+10. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Three fast-moving wildfires continued to burn in Southern California Tuesday as millions of residents in the region are still under an excessive heat warning. The largest one, dubbed the Line Fire, had scorched at least 26,000 acres (about 105 square km) with only 5 percent ...
Experts applaud steps US steps to disrupt Russian disinformation
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Experts applaud steps US steps to disrupt Russian disinformation. washington - The U.S. Justice Department announced September 4 that two Russian nationals, Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, had been charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the Southern ...
US, Vietnamese leaders meet, seek deeper ties
WEBSep 26, 2024 · US, Vietnamese leaders meet, seek deeper ties. Voice of America. 27th September 2024, 04:35 GMT+10. Washington - U.S. President Joe Biden says Washington is committed to a strong, prosperous, resilient, and independent Vietnam and discussed a broad range of ways the two countries can cooperate during a …