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| Apr 16 | judge in alien enemies act case says ‘willful dis... Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt over ‘willful disregard’ of order to stop deportation flights Full report: US judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt US attorney general Pam Bondi on Wednesday ... |
| Apr 16 | australia election 2025 live: peter dutton says h... Opposition leader says he wants to end economic ‘killer’ as he tries to reboot campaign. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with t... |
| Apr 16 | fed chair says trump tariffs could make inflation... Value of Nvidia dropped by billions on Wednesday after president imposed new restrictions on the chip giant The US Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, warned Donald Trump’s tariffs were generating a “challenging scenario” for the central bank an... |
| Apr 16 | gail’s to drop soya milk surcharge after campaign... UK bakery chain says it will offer free soya with coffee or tea from 21 May but will still charge for oat milk The bakery chain Gail’s is to drop its soya milk surcharge after a campaign by a leading animal rights charity argued that the fee “unfa... |
| Apr 16 | us universities’ faculty unite to defend academic... Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity US politics live – latest updates Faculty members from US universities – including public ones which do not receive endowments – are banding toget... |
| Apr 16 | cut back your roses? berkeley sets new rules for ... Residents of California city’s high-risk areas will be required to remove plants within 5ft of homes under fire safety rules The city of Berkeley has a new message for residents of its most fire-prone neighborhoods: it’s time to cut back your gard... |
| Apr 16 | california launches legal challenge against trump... Governor says import tariffs are ‘wreaking chaos’ on the state’s families, businesses and economy California is preparing to ask a court to block Donald Trump ’s “illegal” tariffs , accusing the president of overstepping his authority and causing ... |
| Apr 16 | us senator says el salvador denied request to mee... Chris Van Hollen condemns ‘unjust situation’ and says vice-president blocked access to wrongly deported man Who is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador? Maryland’s Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen says the government of... |
| Apr 16 | whole ecosystems ‘decimated’ by huge rise in uk w... Blazes in some parts of the country are up by 1,200% since last year, as charities warn about effects on wildlife Entire ecosystems have been “decimated” and endangered species put at risk after one of the worst wildfire seasons on record in the U... |
| Apr 16 | israeli minister met david lammy on ‘private’ vis... Activist groups make request for arrest warrant to be issued for Gideon Sa’ar after unannounced trip to London The UK Foreign Office has confirmed that the foreign secretary, David Lammy, met his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar, while Sa’ar was ... |
| Apr 16 | rfk jr contradicts experts by linking autism rise... US health secretary bucks expert opinion as research shows rise in diagnoses due to better tools and screening The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said in his first press conference that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnose... |
| Apr 16 | us judge finds probable cause to hold trump offic... Judge also warned he could name independent prosecutor if White House stonewalled contempt proceedings US politics live – latest updates A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that there was probable cause to hold Trump officials in criminal contempt ... |
| Apr 16 | judicial ruling on legal definition of ‘woman’ wi... A unambiguous decision by the supreme court helps MPs, MSPs and others dodge difficult questions For all the negative stereotypes, many politicians are thoughtful, diligent and caring. But they are also human, and it is their more self-serving ins... |
| Apr 16 | legal definition of woman is based on biological ... Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners’ challenge The UK supreme court has issued a historic and definitive ruling that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer only to a biolo... |
| Apr 16 | uk officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to sh... Exclusive: civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policy UK officials are tightening security when handling sensitive trade documents to prevent them from falling into US hands a... |
| Apr 16 | manchester arena bomb plotter ‘moved to belmarsh ... Hashem Abedi is alleged to have attacked three prison officers with hot cooking oil in kitchen at HMP Frankland The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber is reported to have been moved to the high security prison at Belmarsh in south London after... |
| Apr 16 | no plans to allow any aid into gaza, says israeli... Israel Katz says blocking aid is ‘one of the main pressure levers’ on Hamas, which continues to hold hostages Israel has said it will keep blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, as it vowed to force Hamas into releasing the remaining hostag... |
| Apr 16 | ringleaders of attacks on french jails will be pu... Wave of assaults ‘declaration of war’ by drug gangs after crackdown on bosses operating from jail, French media say Emmanuel Macron has warned that those behind a wave of apparently coordinated attacks on French prisons and staff will be “found, t... |
| Apr 16 | the mysterious firing of a chinese professor has ... Xiaofeng Wang was fired by Indiana University on the same day as an FBI raid – but he hasn’t been charged with anything When FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents descended recently on two homes owned by Xiaofeng Wang, a Chinese nat... |
| Apr 16 | meps call for eu court to suspend hungary’s pride... Visiting delegation find ‘hostile atmosphere’ for LGBTQ+ people and say country heading in ‘wrong direction’ A delegation of EU lawmakers visiting Hungary has called on Europe’s top court to suspend a new law banning Budapest Pride, as they critic... |
| Apr 16 | us pastor kidnapped during sermon in south africa... Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have s... |
| Apr 16 | berlin palliative care doctor charged with murder... Authorities say suspect had a ‘lust’ for killing and used drugs to paralyse the respiratory muscles of victims Prosecutors have charged a Berlin palliative care doctor with the murder of 15 patients, alleging he acted out of a “lust” for killing. ... |
| Apr 16 | canada’s green party removed at last minute from ... Upheaval follows decision to shift timing of first debate over fears of clash with Montreal Canadiens ice hockey game Canada’s Green party has been removed from the country’s two election debates amid accusations it would “undermine the integrity”... |
| Apr 16 | adelaide’s median house value passes $1m, becomin... Across Australia, home prices grew at slowest rate in two years and unit prices fell in March, Domain says Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Million-dollar houses are now the norm in five of Australia’s capital citi... |
| Apr 16 | embattled creative australia boss served angry le... Letters from staff expressed ‘complete lack of confidence in your ability to lead this organisation effectively’ and fears over participating in external inquiry Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The embattled head ... |
| Apr 16 | endangered greater gliders recorded in proposed g... Conservation groups call for immediate action to protect wildlife as two-year wait for Labor’s promised creation of park continues Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Government surveys have found tens of thousands of... |
| Apr 16 | hungary ‘rapidly going in wrong direction’, eu la... Delegation of European parliament lawmakers raise concerns about ‘number of worrying developments’ concern country’s compliances with EU values US state secretary Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff will visit France in the coming days... |
| Apr 16 | members of leading british jewish body condemn is... Signatories from Board of Deputies say in open letter that ‘Israel’s soul is being ripped out’ and they ‘cannot turn a blind eye’ to loss of life Members of the Board of Deputies, the largest body representing British Jews, have said they can no l... |
| Apr 16 | schools in spain required to serve fruit, vegetab... Rules brought in this week limit amounts of fatty and fried food and levels of sugar and caffeine in drinks All schools in Spain will be legally obliged to serve fruit and vegetables as part of their lunches and fish at least once a week under new... |
| Apr 16 | ecuador’s vp accuses president of ‘violating demo... Verónica Abad claims Daniel Noboa, her former running mate, used state power to tilt the vote Ecuador ’s vice-president, Verónica Abad, has accused the country’s president – her former running mate Daniel Noboa – of “violating the democratic code”... |
| Apr 16 | tariffs more likely to bring uk price cuts than i... Carl Cowling says there is ‘no logic’ in why there would be inflation as east Asian suppliers seek alternatives to the US Donald Trump’s tariff war is more likely to lead to price cuts than inflation for many retailers in the UK, according to the ... |
| Apr 16 | china accuses uk politicians of ‘arrogance’ in br... Embassy criticises ‘slandering’ of Chinese government and defends Jingye over furnaces dispute Business live – latest updates China has accused UK politicians of “arrogance, ignorance and a twisted mindset” as it defended British Steel’s owner, Ji... |
| Apr 16 | bridget mckenzie admits she was wrong to claim ru... Coalition frontbencher walks back claim that Russian defence minister and Chinese leader had said publicly they did not want Peter Dutton as prime minister Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election gu... |
| Apr 16 | dutton looks shaky as he fights albanese to a dra... Opposition leader and prime minister both dodge questions during ABC’s leaders debate, but one still has a mountain to climb before the election Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full ... |
| Apr 16 | trump effect leaves canada’s conservatives facing... Pierre Poilievre had hoped to be the next PM, but a sharp change in mood amid Trump tariffs has the party in turmoil When Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre finally emerged from a holding room, excited shouts erupted in a tsunami-like wave throu... |
| Apr 16 | dutton admits he made mistake on indonesia in abc... Opposition leader also says ‘I’ll let scientists pass that judgment’ when asked if climate change impacts getting worse in second showdown Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electora... |
| Apr 16 | the great mississippi tops list of most endangere... Cuts to disaster agency and deregulation of fossil fuels, plus rise of water-guzzling datacentres, highlighted in new report The Trump administration ’s sweeping cuts to the federal climate disaster agency – and the full-throttle deregulation of f... |
| Apr 16 | nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as us tightens ... Shares plunge as firm says H20 chip, designed for Chinese market to comply with controls, will now need special licence Nvidia has said it expects a $5.5bn (£4.1bn) hit after Donald Trump’s administration barred the chip designer from selling cruc... |
| Apr 16 | daniel vows to protect namibian resources …preach... Daniel vows to protect Namibian resources …preaches environmental sustainability New Era Namibia |
| Apr 16 | beauty for you, care for the planet: elc advances... Beauty for You, Care for the Planet: ELC Advances Sustainability This Earth Day and Beyond WebWire |
| Apr 16 | china to snub uk energy summit amid row over infr... Exclusive: Absence of world’s biggest clean energy producer will be welcomed by US pushing oil and gas exports China is to snub a major UK summit on energy security next week, the Guardian has learned, amid a growing row over the country’s involve... |
| Apr 16 | rfas: environment & sustainability- aquatic ecosy... RFAs: Environment & Sustainability- Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation in India fundsforNGOs |
| Apr 16 | sustainability spotlight on green careers - the b... Sustainability spotlight on green careers The Butler Collegian |
| Apr 16 | hong kong halts postal service for us-bound goods... Post office says it ‘definitely’ won’t collect tariffs on Washington’s behalf and Hongkongers should prepare to pay exorbitant fees Hong Kong Post said on Wednesday it had suspended goods mail services by sea to the US and will suspend its air mai... |
| Apr 15 | sharjah sustainable city, beeah tie up to promote... Sharjah Sustainable City, BEEAH tie up to promote sustainability Gulf Today |
| Apr 15 | uk conference on sudan fails to set up contact gr... Major setback for diplomatic efforts to end two years of civil war as Arab states refuse to sign joint communique A British-led attempt to establish a contact group to facilitate ceasefire talks in Sudan fell apart on Tuesday when Arab states refu... |
| Apr 15 | france expels 12 algerian officials as row over a... Move follows Algiers’ expulsion of diplomats, after France’s arrest of man linked to abduction of influencer Amir DZ France has expelled 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled its ambassador in Algiers, the French presidency sa... |
| Apr 15 | trump envoy demands iran eliminate nuclear progra... Steve Witkoff’s switch from saying low-level production could continue seen as example of chaotic US foreign policy Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has announced Iran must totally eliminate its nuclear programme, seeming to reverse th... |
| Apr 15 | officials announce $1.7 million in grants for com... Officials announce $1.7 million in grants for community environmental projects WBFF |
| Apr 15 | three speakers join sustainability live: climate ... Three Speakers Join Sustainability LIVE: Climate Week NYC Sustainability Magazine |
| Apr 15 | shift launches new grant to help shrink tech’s ca... Shift Launches New Grant to Help Shrink Tech’s Carbon Footprint Green Matters |
| Apr 15 | one person killed and several wounded in israeli ... Airstrike prompts UN warning that humanitarian crisis is at its worst since fighting broke out 18 months ago One person has been killed in an Israeli missile strike on a hospital in Gaza, just as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was... |
| Apr 15 | sustainability forum middle east, danat & wji 203... Sustainability Forum Middle East, DANAT & WJI 2030 convene experts for high-level roundtable on marine ecosystems and climate action ZAWYA |
| Apr 15 | the napa valley climate connection: rise brings f... The Napa Valley Climate Connection: RISE brings focus on sustainability and climate resiliency to Napa The Napa Valley Register |
| Apr 15 | 12 hoosiers recognized for contributions to india... 12 Hoosiers recognized for contributions to Indiana’s sustainability and resilience News at IU |
| Apr 15 | tate & lyle receives award from sustainability pu... Tate & Lyle receives award from sustainability publication Environment+Energy Leader WebWire |
| Apr 15 | building greener india: bridging growth, sustaina... Building Greener India: Bridging Growth, Sustainability Through Smart Infrastructure Deccan Chronicle |
| Apr 15 | rights and responsibilities on the course to sust... Rights and Responsibilities on the Course to Sustainability felixonline.co.uk |
| Apr 15 | urban legend: the harebrained myth of urban susta... Urban Legend: The Harebrained Myth of Urban Sustainability and Why You Should Bet on the Country Tortoise resilience.org |
| Apr 15 | earthna summit to launch sustainability publicati... Earthna Summit to launch sustainability publications on arid environments The Peninsula Qatar |
| Apr 15 | the gaza paramedic killings: a visual timeline On 23 March, contact was lost with a team of Palestinian rescue workers and medics in southern Gaza. A week later, their bodies were recovered from a mass grave At 4.20am, a Red Crescent ambulance on its way to collect people injured by an airstri... |
| Apr 15 | opinion | environmental sustainability towards a ... Opinion | Environmental Sustainability Towards a Greener Tomorrow The Global Kashmir |
| Apr 15 | sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ af... NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger and attacks on refugee camps Timeline: Sudan’s two years of war and its devastating toll Sudan is suffering from the largest humanitarian crisis globally ... |
| Apr 14 | lean green habitat machine: sustainability for a ... Lean Green Habitat Machine: Sustainability for a greener future TacomaWeekly |
| Apr 14 | ‘sustainapalooza’ event celebrates earth month an... ‘Sustainapalooza’ event celebrates Earth Month and environmental-friendliness IPM Newsroom |
| Apr 14 | leaked un experts report raises fresh concerns ov... As crucial London peace talks set to begin, report seen by the Guardian raises questions over ‘multiple’ flights into bases in Chad Pressure is mounting on the United Arab Emirates over its presence at a crucial conference in London aimed at stopp... |
| Apr 14 | greening ai: us-india role in balancing innovatio... Greening AI: US-India Role in Balancing Innovation and Sustainability orfonline.org |
| Apr 14 | sudan’s news blackout stokes fear and confusion a... Families of those living in the vast displacement camp wait for news from Darfur amid reports of hundreds killed by paramilitary RSF Sudan’s information blackout has left relatives of those in Sudan’s Zamzam camp for those displaced by the war str... |
| Apr 14 | tulip siddiq decries bangladesh arrest warrant as... Former City minister denies allegations she received land illegally from her aunt, the ousted PM Sheikh Hasina The former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said an arrest warrant issued against her in Bangladesh over allegations she illegally receive... |
| Apr 14 | how manufacturing and sustainability are shaping ... How Manufacturing and Sustainability are Shaping the Future of Resilient Businesses Environment+Energy Leader |
| Apr 14 | how sustainable is blue origin’s new shepard spac... How Sustainable is Blue Origin’s New Shepard Space Flight? Sustainability Magazine |
| Apr 14 | sustainability: can sports’ efforts to protect th... Sustainability: Can sports’ efforts to protect the environment weather the political storm? Sports Business Journal |
| Apr 14 | intercalation-based desalination and carbon captu... Intercalation-based desalination and carbon capture for water and climate sustainability Physics World |
| Apr 14 | reconciling economic growth with environmental su... Reconciling economic growth with environmental sustainability The Nation Newspaper |
| Apr 13 | wakeville 2025 promotes sustainability on campus ... Wakeville 2025 promotes sustainability on campus Old Gold & Black |
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