Global/World Issues
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Buying a home and worried about wildfires? There’s a free tool to check your risk
Wildfires in New Mexico that have burned for more than a month continue to flare, while a wealthy coastal enclave…
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‘Climate’ is the new buzzword in a crop of new ESG funds that were just launched
The “E” in environmental, social and governance investing has always garnered the most attention. New fund launches so far this…
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WHO says true COVID death toll is 15 million, far higher than the 6 million counted by Johns Hopkins
The World Health Organization said Thursday that new estimates show that the full death toll associated either directly or indirectly…
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Dr. Fauci clarifies ‘pandemic is not over’ yet — U.S. is out of ‘acute’ phase
Sorry, we’re actually not out of the pandemic yet, Dr. Anthony Fauci clarified on Wednesday. But we are out of…
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White House makes push for access to COVID antiviral, urges Congress to fund next leg of pandemic response
President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing to expand availability of COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid and is moving to raise awareness of…
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China’s latest COVID outbreak spooks investors, while U.S. cases and hospitalizations are rising again
A fresh outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Chinese capital Beijing was dominating headlines on the pandemic on Monday as health…
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Algae farming and an ocean ‘antacid’ among top ideas to fight pollution in Elon Musk’s XPRIZE Earth Day contest
Elon Musk wants to back the technology that could save the world from itself, and he’s not talking about luxury…
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Reality check from Greta Thunberg: It has never been a ‘happy Earth Day’
“‘This is not a “happy earth day”. It never has been. #EarthDay has turned into an opportunity for people in…
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Trek president on Earth Day talks e-bikes and why all companies should come clean on climate change
John Burke, the president and CEO of Trek Bicycle, believes an active role that any business takes to slow global…
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Earth Day warning: 9 million more Americans hit with bad air this year, American Lung Association says
This Earth Day, and any other day of the year, it’s getting more difficult for Americans to capture a clean…
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