UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, which is one of the 10 biggest atomic power plants in the world, the...
Bowing to farmers, EU scraps pesticide rule, shields farming from tough 2040 emissions cuts
(CN) — Backers of the European Union’s ambitious Green Deal suffered a major blow on Tuesday after the European Commission scrapped plans to push farmers to use fewer pesticides and slash carbon emissions. The volte-face by the EU’s executive body was a...
King Charles’ cancer diagnosis draws hopes of reconciliation with son Harry
LONDON (AFP) — King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis could spur a reconciliation with his younger son, Prince Harry — but the rift between Harry and his brother, Prince William, will be more difficult to heal, royal experts said on Tuesday. The announcement that...
76ers center Joel Embiid has no timetable to return following knee surgery
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will be evaluated in four weeks after he underwent surgery Tuesday to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee. The 76ers did not release any kind of timetable on Embiid’s return....
Welcome to the week of peak Taylor Swift, from the Grammys to Tokyo shows to the Super Bowl
LOS ANGELES (AP) — She’s everywhere, and the world is merely her backup band. This is Taylor Swift’s week. It’s hard to remember a star of Swift’s stature straddling so many roles, spanning so much of the globe, covering so many corners of the...
After suit from nonprofits, federal judge orders Texas county to open up bail hearings
AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — A federal judge this week ordered a Texas county to make its bail hearings available to the public after a group of nonprofits sued the county over access. In his order late Monday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, issued a...
Macron picks special envoy for Africa in potential shift
PARIS (AFP) — President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a former minister, Jean-Marie Bockel, as a “personal envoy” to Africa, according to a letter seen by AFP on Tuesday, in a change of style for French diplomacy after a series of setbacks on the...
Argentina plans to move embassy to Jerusalem: Milei
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei delighted his Israeli hosts on Tuesday by announcing moves to shift his country’s embassy to Jerusalem, almost as soon as he touched down. The 53-year-old economist, who upended traditional politics to...Year of elections: Half of Earth’s population to decide world’s future
SURABAYA, Indonesia (CN) — With more than 4 billion people — or roughly half of the world’s population — set to choose their major political representatives, 2024 could prove to be a pivotal year in modern human history. Never before have this many people been able to...