OTTAWA, June 6 (Reuters) – Authorities in New York, Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday warned residents about the health risks from air polluted by smoke from unprecedented early summer wildfires in eastern Canada. An unusually early and intense start to wildfire season has set Canada on track for its worst-ever[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen called on Monday for declassifying a government report on the death of Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist who was shot and killed while covering an Israeli army raid last year. One of the most recognizable journalists covering[Read More…]

Solar farms are becoming popular options for countries and communities that seek a cleaner way of producing energy. These solar parks are often installed on land, but recently, there has been more efforts to put solar farms on water reservoirs, making them floating solar farms. According to a study published[Read More…]

April 11 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had “violated Russian law” and been caught “red-handed,” one day after the U.S. State Department officially designated him as having been “wrongfully detained.” Russia’s federal security service arrested Gershkovich last month on espionage charges[Read More…]

SEOUL/BUSAN, March 28 (Reuters) – North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and vowed to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand its arsenal, state media said on Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for military drills. North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released photos[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, expected to be a top contender for the 2024 U.S. Republican presidential nomination, will travel to Israel next month as the country is being riven by a crisis that has led to widespread protests. The trip, which is being billed by[Read More…]