TOPLINE Greta Thunberg and other climate activists on Thursday sent an open letter signed by thousands of activists, scientists and celebrities to the European Union and world leaders calling for radical action on climate change similar to the emergency response to Covid-19, criticizing his leadership and arguing that this is …
Read More »Greta Thunberg: the world must ‘break’ old contracts, build new systems to save the climate
LONDON (Reuters) – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said Thursday that the world needed economic reform to have a chance to beat climate change and that countries should be prepared to break old agreements and contracts to meet green goals. The 17-year-old spoke to Reuters TV after she and other activists …
Read More »Greta Thunberg: the world must ‘break’ old systems, contracts to face the climate
LONDON (Reuters) – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said Thursday that the world needed economic reform to have a chance to beat climate change and that countries should be prepared to break old agreements and contracts to meet green goals. The 17-year-old spoke to Reuters TV after she and other activists …
Read More »Belarusian leader criticizes West after protests over electoral bans
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed Western criticism on Wednesday after his two main opponents were excluded from next month’s presidential election and police arrested more than 250 protesters. Law enforcement officers detain a man outside the Belarusian electoral commission as people line up to file their complaints …
Read More »European court rules out EU order for Apple to pay $ 15 billion in taxes | News
The second supreme court of the European Union has rejected an order from the European Commission for Apple will refund Ireland € 13 billion (almost $ 15 billion) in back taxes. Wednesday’s decision by the EU general court is a significant blow to the EU’s executive arm in its campaign …
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