At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents who were evacuated […]
Month: May 2025
Mount Everest’s Record-Setting Sherpa Sees a Future of Snowless Mountains and Fewer Guides
Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday. We spoke to him about what is next for the mountain. Source link
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz Want Canada to Save Ostriches on Farm With Avian Flu
Ostriches on a British Columbia farm have died of the avian flu. Canada ordered hundreds of others to be culled. But two top Trump administration […]
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – a giant of African literature
Wedaeli Chibelushi BBC News Ngugi wa Thiong’o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature – a storyteller […]
German Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against RWE
The judges ruled that German civil law could be used to hold companies accountable for the worldwide effects of their emissions. Source link
Fed ‘Well Positioned’ to Wait on Rate Cuts Even as Economic Risks Rise, Minutes Show
Officials at the Federal Reserve have adopted a wait-and-see approach to policy moves amid extreme uncertainty about the economic outlook. Source link
UK Authorizes Rape and Human Trafficking Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate
The charges include allegations of human trafficking and assault, and come after a separate criminal inquiry in Romania. Source link
Glacier collapse swallows part of Swiss village
A Swiss mountain village has been buried in a deluge of ice, mud and rock, after a big chunk of the Birch glacier collapsed into […]
Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten
The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been […]