US President Donald Trump says he has ordered the withdrawal of recently imposed sanctions against North Korea. In a tweet on Friday, he mentioned “additional large-scale sanctions” by the US Treasury that had been added to already existing restrictions. It is believed he was referring to the treasury’s move on Thursday to blacklist two China-based shipping companies for reportedly violating… Read more »
The discovery of the Tapanuli orangutan has not stopped a Chinese state-run company from clearing forest for a planned dam. Conservationists fear this will be the beginning of the end for a species only known for six months1 Last November scientists made a jaw-dropping announcement: they’d discovered a new great ape hiding in plain sight, only the eighth inhabiting our planet. … Read more »
The move comes less than a week after a white supremacist rampaged through two mosques killing 50 people as they prayed, sparking global revulsion. “Every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned in this country,” Ardern told a press conference. Besides assault rifles and military-style semi-automatics, Ardern said the ban includes high-capacity magazines and devices similar to… Read more »
YANCHENG, China (Reuters) – An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 62 people, state media said late on Friday, with 34 people critically injured and 28 missing, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public. The blast occurred on Thursday at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park in the city of Yancheng,… Read more »