International News (Page 786)

Against the background of the ongoing pandemic, which disproportionally impacted the livelihoods of artists and cultural professionals globally, the Fifteenth Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions held this week approved over US$730,000 in funding for cultural projects. The funding, from the International Fund for…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON— Destructive and costly wildfires in the western United States over the past several years are driving efforts to better understand wildfire risk, ways to more effectively prevent and mitigate wildfires, and approaches to insuring against wildfire risk exposures, as outlined in a new issue paper from the American Academy of Actuaries. “Federal, state, and…Continue Reading

A new, Yale-led analysis suggests that the Coca-Cola Company and a number of other corporations are the real thing when it comes to publicly reporting the environmental impact of their operations — something the American health care industry would do well to replicate. Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst, Dr. Jodi Sherman…Continue Reading

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Iranian resistance group is warning that any move to take the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps off the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list will “heighten terrorism and mayhem” in the region, amid fears the Biden administration will make such a move as part of negotiations…Continue Reading

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than two weeks have passed since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, as Kremlin forces pushed ahead in their efforts to advance on the capital city of Kyiv.The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday that 1,506 civilian casualties were reported in…Continue Reading

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of thieves drove off with nearly $1 million worth of luxury cars from a dealership in a Chicago suburb early Monday, authorities said.The heist began around 2 a.m. at the Autobarn Collection in Evanston, a suburb located just outside Chicago, FOX32 Chicago reported.INMATE AT LARGE…Continue Reading

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pressure is building on the Biden administration to begin unwinding sanctions on Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro freed two American prisoners and promised to resume negotiations with his opponents.Maduro’s goodwill gesture came during a weekend trip to Caracas by senior White House and State Department officials that…Continue Reading

Russia, Ukraine foreign ministers meet for high-level talks in Turkey06:27’Images our parents saw’: In Ukraine, European community sees echoes of tragic past03:27Ukraine’s premiere ballet dancers swap tutus for guns, join fight against Russian invasion02:06Now PlayingAs world condemns attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, Russian officials brush it off01:51UP NEXTSenator predicts ‘strong bipartisan support’ for Ukraine aid package07:53Zelenskyy…Continue Reading

State lawmakers may soon have virtually unfettered power to draw congressional district lines. If this happens, it could undermine the democratic process and upend a century’s worth of case law. And it will only happen with the deeply hypocritical blessing of the Supreme Court’s conservative wing.State lawmakers may soon have virtually unfettered power to draw…Continue Reading