Headlines- Spain defeats Argentina in the final to win their second World Cup.
- Bahrain's interior ministry reported that its air raid sirens had sounded overnight on Sunday and Monday.
- During what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) called "a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone" in northern Iraq on Saturday, one American service member was killed and another was injured.
- Three missiles launched from Iran struck various parts of Jordan, according to a statement posted by the army online on Sunday.
- On Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said that it was "looking into reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, Iran," following allegations of a U.S. strike on the facility made by Iran's Atomic Energy Organization.
- Early on Sunday morning, a shooting in Tucson, Arizona, left nine people injured, the alleged gunman was shot by police and sent to a nearby hospital with life-threatening fatal injuries.
Tag: Enviornmental Issue
In Rare Appeal, Tibetan Calls for...
A Tibetan from Sichuan province has made a rare public appeal on Chinese social media, calling on authorities to take action against a company that he accuses of illegally extracting sand and gravel from a local riverbed, Tibetan sources with knowledge of the situation said.
Hong Kong’s Tech City Will Destroy...
Environmental groups have slammed a Hong Kong government plan for a high-tech urban development despite warnings it will destroy a crucial wetland habitat for migratory birds, including the endangered black-faced spoonbill.
Scientists Look over the Effects of...
Countries engaged in war focus, winning the immediate battles over mitigating their negative environmental effects. Researchers are trying to better measure the environmental impacts of ongoing conflicts, but, as they say that there are substantial impacts in conflict zones ranging from Gaza to the Ukraine.
Oceans United
Fabien Cousteau talks about the plight of the world’s oceans and new ideas and strategies for cleaning up our polluted seas
Germany Responds to Youth Demands for...
The German government recently unveiled a plan to tax carbon emissions from cars and buildings. It’s a big move in a country known for its fast cars, but whose young people are demanding climate friendly transportation
Can Vietnam’s Cities Ban Two-Wheel Transport?
Municipal authorities have proposed a motorbike ban in parts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This proposal has cropped up from time to time over the years, and now is one of those times