TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran on Saturday hanged a once-deported journalist for his workline work, which helped provoke a nationwide economic protest in 2017, officials said, just months after he returned to Tehran under mysterious circumstances. Ruhullah Zam, 47, was hanged early Saturday morning, according to Iranian state television and …
Read More »The White House has threatened Hahn’s job over vaccine approval
WASHINGTON (AP) – White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressured Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to allow emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by the end of the day or face possible firing, officials said. . Pfizer Inc. And the vaccine, produced by its German …
Read More »Ethiopia gives alarm to refugees who fled fighting Tigers
Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Ethiopia said in a United Nations development report on Friday that it was returning thousands of refugees fleeing war in its Tigris region camps and putting them back on buses in the border area. Along with Eritrea, the country from which the refugee originally fled. The …
Read More »EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after overnight talks
BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders fought hard on Friday to reduce the group’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels, avoiding the embarrassing hurdle ahead of a UN climate meeting this week. After a night-long discussion at their two-day summit in Brussels, the 27 …
Read More »Epidemic 2020 has reduced world carbon dioxide emissions by 7%
The world, plagued by the Locked C-Down epidemic, has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 7% this year, the largest drop ever, according to new preliminary figures. Global Carbon Project, An authorized group of dozens of international scientists who have tracked emissions, calculated that the world will release 37 billion …
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