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By Ananda Teresia and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA, March 31 (Reuters) – Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66% in 2025, hitting its highest rate in eight years as a result of weak environmental protections and an ambitious food and energy self-sufficiency drive, an environmental group said on Tuesday. The archipelago, made up of thousands of …
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Sugar The Surfing Dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, who spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog, died Monday after battling cancer. The 16-year-old rescue dog from Huntington Beach, California, who was a five-time dog surfing world champion, died …
By John O’Donnell and Andreas Rinke BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters) – Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party has used surging energy prices to revive its longstanding call for Berlin to turn once more to Russia for cheap energy after scoring some of its best results in two state elections this month. German petrol prices have …
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones have damaged Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga again, Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of Leningrad region, said on Tuesday. He also said three people, including two children, were treated for injuries, while several buildings were also damaged in the region in the drone attacks, which were continuing. (Reporting …
DUBAI, March 31 (Reuters) – Iran executed two men convicted of links to the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran and involvement in multiple attacks, including firing launcher weapons at a government building, the judiciary news outlet reported on Tuesday. On Monday, two other men linked to the same opposition group were executed. (Reporting by Dubai …
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog said Tuesday it was considering court against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms. Experts say the Australian courts could decide what steps the platforms can reasonably be expected to take under …
Endangered Rice’s whales live their entire lives in the gulf, where they’re vulnerable to vessel strikes, noise pollution, oil spills and climate change -– all of which could increase with more drilling, scientists said. Other animals, including threatened manatees and endangered sea turtles, also could be put at risk, experts said. The Interior Department on …
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — For decades, Democrats’ only chance of getting elected to Congress from the conservative state of Utah was by convincing voters that they were sensible moderates, not like the zealous progressives from California or Colorado. But the political landscape has changed, thanks to a redistricting shakeup that created a deep blue district …
The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers or …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bruce Springsteen returns Tuesday to the “Streets of Minneapolis.” After honoring its residents in song for their courage in standing up against the federal immigration crackdown, he’s using the city to launch his latest U.S. tour. “This tour is going to be political and very topical about what’s going on in the …