PARIS, June 30, (APP/AFP) – Half a degree Celsius of global warming has been enough to increase heat waves and heavy rains in many regions of the planet, researchers reported Friday. Comparing two 20-year periods — 1960-79 and 1991-2010 — between which average global temperatures jumped 0.5 C (0.9 F), scientists found that several kinds […]
International News
Half-a-degree of warming boosted extreme weather
-
Mattis says NATO must finish the job in Afghanistan UPDATES throughout with Mattis press conference ///
BRUSSELS, June 29, (APP/AFP) – Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO allies Thursday they must finish the job in Afghanistan or risk terrorist revenge as the alliance readied a troop increase to counter a resurgent Taliban. Mattis, however, refused to give a firm number for how many troops US President Donald Trump would commit under […]
-
NY declares ‘state of emergency’ for subway system
NEW YORK, June 29, (APP/AFP) – New York’s governor on Thursday declared the public transport system of America’s biggest city in a “state of emergency,” as he pledged $1 billion toward renovation, two days after dozens of subway passengers were injured in a derailment. Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo said his declaration of an emergency for […]
-
UN Security Council agrees to cuts to Darfur peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS, United States, June 29, (APP/AFP) – The UN Security Council on Thursday agreed to a major drawdown of the peacekeeping mission in Darfur as part of a US-led drive to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from the UN budget. The council voted unanimously to approve a British-drafted resolution that would cut the […]
-
Grenades, ammo stolen from Portuguese army depot
LISBON, June 29, (APP/AFP) – A large stash of hand grenades and ammunition has been stolen from a Portuguese arms depot, the army said Thursday. The army said in a statement that the theft happened Wednesday in Tancos, north of Lisbon, adding that the ammunition concerned was 9-mm caliber. A source close to the case […]
-
Japan inflation ticks up again, but spending remains weak
TOKYO, June 30 (APP/AFP) – Japan’s consumer prices rose for the fifth straight month in May, government data showed Friday, but weak household spending underlined the challenges facing Tokyo’s fight to rid the world’s number three economy of deflation. The country’s prospects have been improving on the back of strong exports, with investments linked to […]