‘Groundbreaking’: How children in Hawaii won landmark climate case
EXPLAINER A group of children and young activists has won a constitutional case forcing a government department to curb emissions from the transport sector in Hawaii. In an historic settlement of a climate change lawsuit brought by 13 children and young activists in 2022, the Hawaiian department of transport agreed on Thursday to decarbonise its
The faces behind the numbers: 120 million displaced people worldwide
One out of every 69 people on Earth is now displaced. That is about 120 million people, or 1.5 percent of the world's population, who have been uprooted from their homes. Behind these numbers are countless human stories of families separated, livelihoods lost and communities shattered. Sixty-eight million of those are internally displaced within their
Sri Lanka loses 10 percent of its doctors amid exodus after economic crisis
Colombo, Sri Lanka – The bullying from a senior health official was bad enough. A sense of betrayal by government authorities during COVID-19 made it worse. But the economic crisis that pummelled Sri Lanka in the wake of the pandemic was the breaking point for Lahiru Prabodha Gamage. The 35-year-old Sri Lankan doctor left Sri
Putin and Kim take each other for a spin in Aurus limousine
The drive took place after the two leaders signed a deal that included a mutual defence pledge, one of Russia’s most significant moves in the Asia Pacific in years. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went for a spin in an Aurus limousine on Wednesday, taking turns at the wheel
New Zealand exits recession, but economic troubles linger
GDP grows 0.2 percent in first quarter, buoyed by record immigration. New Zealand’s economy has crawled out of recession after back-to-back downturns in the span of 18 months. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year, official figures showed on Thursday, after a 0.1 percent contraction during the
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