
People, wildlife, planet pay cost of convenience for single-use plastics
A plastic layer in Earth’s geological record may become our legacy, marking a moment we turned into a single-use planet.
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A plastic layer in Earth’s geological record may become our legacy, marking a moment we turned into a single-use planet.
The U.N. appears to be more trusted than many governments, other multilateral institutions, and regional organizations.
The Trump administration argued the political branches, not courts, 'make foreign policy and chart economic policy.'
Much of the financial angst this year was caused by the absence and impending withdrawal of the United States.
'To be blunt, we cannot do everything,' WHO's chief said in announcing a management overhaul and other cuts.
A major financial squeeze is hitting the embattled U.N., which is owed $5.1 billion for its regular and peacekeeping budgets.
Both sides moved to suspend most tariffs on each other's goods after an intense weekend of Swiss-hosted negotiations.
CERN announced that lead ions smashed together broke the atoms into more recognizable forms such as lead to gold.
With the loss of billions in financial support, the U.N. must weigh potential widespread downsizing and consolidation.
A human rights group and journalists question Beijing's use of 'Chinese government-organized NGOs' at the U.N.
The order would allow exploratory mining of the ocean floor that is overseen by an organization the U.S. hasn't joined.
Washington and Tehran held a second round of negotiations. The U.N. watchdog said an Iranian atomic bomb is 'not far off.'
WHO members finally reach consensus on a draft pandemic agreement after 13 formal rounds of meetings since Dec. 2021.
Europe's 'AI continent' would offer up to five large-scale but power-hungry facilities drawing Big Tech with simpler rules.
Markets plunged in Asia, Europe and the U.S. as leaders were shocked at Trump's tariffs and the risk of a global trade war.
Officials updated the 2024 death toll for humanitarian workers to 377 people across 20 countries, the worst year on record.