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Legendary talk show presenter Jerry Springer has died at the age of 79. The Jerry Springer host passed away “peacefully” at his home in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, according to his family. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or […]

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — The European Union’s environment agency on Wednesday urged member states to reduce pesticide use over concern that sales of harmful chemicals remain strong despite its effects on human health and biodiversity. The warning comes amid findings that one or more pesticides were detected above thresholds of concern at 22% of all monitoring sites […]

LONDON — British antitrust regulators on Wednesday blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market. The Competition and Markets Authority said in its final report that […]

EU countries Tuesday gave the final approval to the biggest revamp to date of Europe’s carbon market, which is set to make it more costly to pollute and sharpen the 27-member bloc’s main tool for cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The world’s first major carbon trading system has since 2005 forced power plants and factories to […]

OSTEND, BELGIUM — Nine European countries held a summit on Monday aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout from the war in Ukraine and the push for renewables. “We’ve seen over the past months what the impact is if you are too dependent on outsiders for the supply […]

The Biden administration announced more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in the U.S., make solar energy available to more people, and pursue superior alternatives to the ubiquitous sparkly panels made with silicon. The initiative, spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and known as Community […]

Russia Looking to Recruit 400,000 Volunteers to Fight in Ukraine   New developments: At least five Russian missiles hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and surrounding districts Saturday night. Russia struggles to justify the war in Ukraine to its citizens. Russia claims to have captured three more districts in Bakhmut. Russian billionaires’ wealth rises […]

NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya’s President William Ruto has offered to mediate between Sudan’s warring parties, after multiple ceasefires failed to hold and fighting raged for a seventh day Friday in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities. Ruto made the offer as he conveyed a message of goodwill to the people of Sudan as the holy month of […]

Kevin Spacey will stand trial over 12 sex offence charges at the end of June. The American Beauty actor appeared in Southwark Crown Court in London via video-link on Friday for a hearing relating to his upcoming sex offence trial. From his undisclosed location, the 63-year-old, real name Kevin Spacey Fowler, spoke only to confirm […]

Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television on Thursday that Iran’s navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it entered the Persian Gulf, but the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet denied such an incident had taken place. “The U.S. submarine was approaching while submerged, but the Iranian submarine Fateh detected it and carried […]