Baby monkey poached in Indonesia Covid-19 is taking a “severe toll” on conservation efforts, with multiple environmental protections being rolled back, according to research. Conservation efforts have been reduced in more than half of Africa’s protected areas and a quarter of those in Asia, said the International Union for the […]
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An hour before Manchester United kicked off against West Bromwich Albion last month, a car swung into The Hawthorns and parked up outside the ground in the teeming rain. At the wheel was John Murtough, United’s head of football development. Next to him sat Darren Fletcher who returned to the […]
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 can be seen coming into land behind the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, September 28, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – GF10000224523 MELBOURNE (Reuters Breakingviews) – Concise insights on global finance in the Covid-19 era. ————————————————- UP IN THE AIR. Australia’s […]
Jamie Spears is again defending his role of conservator for daughter Britney as congressional Republicans call for a hearing on court-ordered conservatorships. “Any time Britney wants to end her conservatorship, she can ask her lawyer to file a petition to terminate it; she has always had this right, but in […]
China is freeing up tens of billions of dollars for its tech industry to borrow. It is cataloging the sectors where the United States or others could cut off access to crucial technologies. And when its leaders released their most important economic plans last week, they laid out their ambitions […]
New York, March 10While plans are being hurried on to permit the reopening of solvent banks by Monday, Mr Roosevelt today asked Congress for authority to make drastic economies in the cost of government in order to balance the Budget and restore public confidence. Pointing out that the accumulated deficit […]
A shortfall in the number of homes coming up for sale remains a major stumbling block for the housing market, economists at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have warned. While the Chancellor’s Budget measures, including the extension of the stamp duty holiday until the end of June, will give […]
Rachel Humphreys talks to Guardian environment journalist Fiona Harvey about the government’s latest budget, which dedicated just two minutes to environmental spending. The government has disappointed green experts by freezing fuel duty and reduced funding for home insulation, while investing in roads and supporting a new coal mine, which has […]