Australian bushfires threaten to drive tiny animal communities extinct
Australian animals living in specific habitats, such as mountain lizards, leaf-tailed geckos and pear-shaped frogs, are battling the threat of extinction after fierce bushfires razed large areas of their homes, a new Reuters analysis shows.
Lebanon PM to meet president for government announcement: al-Manar TV
Lebanon’s designated Prime Minister Hassan Diab is expected to go to the Baabda presidential palace “in preparation for announcing a new government”, al-Manar TV said on Tuesday.
New Lebanon government to be announced tonight: political sources
A new Lebanese government is set to be announced on Tuesday and designated Prime Minister Hassan Diab is headed to meet with President Michel Aoun, official political sources said.
Trump touts U.S. economy, dismisses climate ‘prophets of doom’ as Greta looks on
U.S. President Donald Trump touted the success of the U.S. economy in Davos on Tuesday, dismissing “perennial prophets of doom” on climate change to an audience that included Greta Thunberg.
Trump attending dinner with Apple’s cook and other CEOs: source
U.S. President Donald Trump is attending a dinner on Tuesday with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and other CEOs on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, according to a source familiar with the situat…
Brazil to file charges on Tuesday against miner Vale for dam disaster
Brazilian state prosecutors said they will file charges against miner Vale SA, auditor Tuv Sud, and 16 people later on Tuesday, in relation to a deadly mining dam disaster.
Brazil charges Vale, TUV SUD employees with homicide: source
Brazil state prosecutors have charged employees at miner Vale and auditor TUV SUD with homicide in relation to a deadly dam disaster last year, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.
Two protesters killed as Iraqi police struggle to stem unrest
Two protesters died in Iraq on Tuesday as police fought running street battles with anti-government demonstrators, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse stone-throwing youths demanding reform of what they see as a corrupt political syst…
U.S. urges China to join nuclear arms talks with Russia
The United States urged China on Tuesday to join trilateral nuclear arms talks with Moscow, calling Beijing’s secrecy around growing stockpiles a “serious threat to strategic stability”.
Spain’s new government spars with right on region’s sex education veto
Spain’s new leftist government accused the far right on Tuesday of eroding children’s right to education and promoting ignorance in response to attempts by the region of Murcia to uphold a divisive “parental veto” on sex education.
