Tag: Government policy
Hungary’s government spars with mayor over homeless hospital
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's right-wing government and the liberal leadership of the country's capital city are absorbed in a conflict over a hospital for...
Novel about Vietnam veteran wins $5,000 William Colby prize
<p>NEW YORK — A novel about a Marine's time in Vietnam and his struggles back home has won a $5,000 prize. Mark Treanor's “A...
US hits Myanmar timber and pearl firms with coup sanctions
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday ramped up pressure against Myanmar’s military government by imposing sanctions on two state-owned companies responsible for significant...
Australia plans to spend $417 M on hydrogen, carbon capture
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister has proposed spending an extra 539 million Australian dollars ($417 million) on hydrogen and carbon sequestration projects, seeking...
As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts
<p>PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Climate scientists <a href="https://apnews.com/article/f9732784135c4f4a8963daff79e2583e">have </a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/843e1c7d1fdd494fb73bdfda47283fc9">warned </a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-deadly-winter-storms-2021-df7d37d12ef13633bb5666e1151bcf9e">for </a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-climate-change-climate-fires-weather-d7d327453d725d4eed328063c78a03a1">years </a> that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like...
EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit
BRUSSELS — The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that should make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states and parliament...
Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday...
Hungary’s government spars with mayor over homeless hospital
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's right-wing government and the liberal leadership of the country's capital city are absorbed in a conflict over a hospital for...
Novel about Vietnam veteran wins $5,000 William Colby prize
NEW YORK — A novel about a Marine's time in Vietnam and his struggles back home has won a $5,000 prize. Mark Treanor's “A...
US outlines possible sanctions relief for Iran in nuke talks
<p>WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that the Biden administration has laid out examples of the kinds of sanctions on Iran it’s...