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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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June 8, 2023
Climate Change
Canada’s Wildfires, OPEC Oil Report, NATO’s Largest Air Drill, and More
Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season overwhelms Canadian firefighters, and many in the eastern United States deal with dangerous levels of smoke; the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countri…
November 24, 2020
Brazil
A Climate Bomb in the Amazon
The Brazilian Amazon is burning, threatening the world’s largest repository of biodiversity. If the fires are not controlled soon, they could release a “climate bomb” of stored carbon that would acce…
July 17, 2014
Global
The World Next Week: July 17, 2014
Tensions in Gaza escalate; world powers and Iran reach nuclear talk deadline; and Indonesian presidential election results are released.
April 16, 2015
Global
The World Next Week: April 16, 2015
Greece faces a new debt deadline; Apple releases its take on the smart watch; and the centennial of the Armenian genocide is observed.
October 5, 2023
Russia
Russia Tests New Missile and Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Rights Council, ICJ Takes On Syria, and More
Recent satellite imagery indicates that Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered missile; the UN Human Rights Council votes on new members, with Russia vying to rejoin after its April 2022 s…
August 3, 2017
NAFTA
The World Next Week: August 3rd, 2017
The U.S. Department of Commerce releases its international trade figures on goods and services, and presidential elections take place in Rwanda and Kenya.
