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US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River

Western US states said Monday they have reached an agreement to cut the amount of water they take from the dwindling Colorado River, which is threatened by a quarter of a century of drought and worsening climate conditions.. "The entire Western United States is on the frontlines of climate change — we must work together to address this crisis and the weather extremes between drought and flood," California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a release welcoming the agreement.

Mon, May 22, 2023 3 mins read

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US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River

The US government announced Monday that several western states have reached an historic agreement to conserve water from the dwindling Colorado River, which is threatened by a quarter century of drought and worsening climate conditions.. The Bureau of Reclamation, the federal government department that manages water resources, threatened last month to impose mandatory cuts that would see these three states hit with a uniform percentage reduction.

Mon, May 22, 2023 1 mins read

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Climate: 'dangerous heat' could afflict billions by 2100

Current policies to limit global warming will expose more than a fifth of humanity to extreme and potentially life-threatening heat by century's end, researchers warned Monday.. But scenarios even worse than the 2.7C world that would result from current policies cannot be excluded either, the authors warn.

Mon, May 22, 2023 3 mins read

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Lukashenko 'pardons' Belarus activist taken off flight

A Belarusian former dissident journalist, arrested when his Ryanair flight was spectacularly intercepted and convicted this month to eight years in prison, has been pardoned, state media reported Monday.. But on Monday, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported that Protasevich had been pardoned. 

Mon, May 22, 2023 2 mins read

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Russia says Ukraine sabotage group crosses border

Moscow said Monday its troops were battling a Ukrainian "sabotage" group that infiltrated Russian territory as Ukraine insisted it is still fighting for control of the eastern city of Bakhmut. . Both Russian mercenary group Wagner and the regular army said over the weekend that Bakhmut had fallen following months of fighting, but Ukraine on Monday said its troops continued to fight for the devastated city.

Mon, May 22, 2023 3 mins read

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Weeds grow at London's Chelsea Flower Show

Nettles, dandelions, brambles: weeds -- once considered a scourge -- are taking pride of place at London's Chelsea Flower Show as gardeners concern themselves more than ever with biodiversity and sustainable development.. Here again, weeds have their place, including dandelions and clover.

Mon, May 22, 2023 3 mins read

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Monarchy is 'theatre', says Jude Law

Jude Law has become an immediate awards contender for his demonic performance as English King Henry VIII at Cannes, but he told reporters on Monday that he sees the current British monarchy as "theatre".. But Law said he needed to understand Henry as more than just a monster. 

Mon, May 22, 2023 2 mins read

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India's G20 tourism meet begins in Kashmir under tight security

A G20 tourism meeting began on Monday under tight security in Indian-administered Kashmir, as New Delhi seeks to project an image of normalcy in a region wracked for decades by violence.. Police said last week that security had been beefed up "to avoid any chance of terrorist attack during the G20" meeting, and on Monday soldiers and armoured vehicles were deployed at multiple locations in Srinagar.

Mon, May 22, 2023 3 mins read

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Meta hit with record 1.2-billion-euro fine over EU data rules

Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland's regulator announced Monday.. EU regulators have already hit Meta with fines of hundreds of millions of euros over data breaches by its Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook services.

Mon, May 22, 2023 2 mins read

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EU's next food fight: regulating gene-edited crops

Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged food production across Europe.. In April, French Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau expressed his concerns over what he called Europe's "delay", arguing there should be a push to allow biotechnology that gives Europe the tools to deal with climate change by producing more resistant seeds.

Mon, May 22, 2023 3 mins read