More than 100 countries pledge to curb deforestation at COP26 conference
More than 100 countries pledge to end deforestation in the coming decade during the COP26 conference in Glasgow. Also, A deadly explosion at a military hospital kills at least 19 people in Afghanistan. And, Yahoo pulls out of China.
London apartment fire death toll rises to ‘at least’ 12
The small market town of Boston, in Lincolnshire, recorded the highest rate of pro-Brexit voting anywhere in the country: 76 percent in favor of leaving the European Union.
2017 feels almost as strange as this writer’s dystopian vision of Iraq in 2103
For generations, British people have relied on the seas around them to supply the key ingredient for a beloved national dish. But climate change is shifting fish stocks.
Beatrix Potter also made beautiful, scientifically accurate illustrations of mushrooms
Potter, who created Peter Rabbit and other characters, loved science as much as the stories that made her famous. The Victorian era wasn’t ready for that.
Trump’s new ad plays on Europe’s refugee crisis — and the videographer is fuming
A new Donald Trump presidential campaign ad features streams of people walking underneath a bridge, while the Republican candidate’s voice speaks of “massive illegal immigration” to the US.