GENEVA— A full 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants, the World Health Organization said, blaming poor air quality for millions of deaths each year.Fresh data from the UN health agency showed that every corner of the …
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British National Warned of Prison Time in Hong Kong over NGO
BANGKOK, THAILAND — Hong Kong authorities are warning a British citizen that he faces imprisonment if he ever returns to the city.Benedict Rogers is a co-founder of Hong Kong Watch, a Britain-based NGO that campaigns for freedom and human rights in Hon…
Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN General Assembly demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS— The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia “immediately” withdraw from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow’sinvasion by a vast majority of the world’s nations. After more than two…
Russia Steadily Rebuilding Presence in Africa
Russia has drawn the world’s attention with its aggressive stance toward Ukraine. The former Soviet power has been rebuilding ties with Africa more quietly, strengthening economic and military cooperation, but also raising Western concerns about its ta…
Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — A 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that or…