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Today in History: May 24, first major league night game
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line. In 1935, the first major ...
Biden has nominated Mastercard’s ex-CEO Ajay Banga for World Bank president
Quartz via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoBiden’s pick The White House yesterday (Feb. 23) announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to...
The rich and powerful flocked to Davos via private jet to discuss climate change, study finds
Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the global business and political elite will...
Report: War-triggered gas boom threatens world climate goal
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The war-inspired natural gas boom is undermining already insufficient...
At COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -World leaders and diplomats framed the fight against global...
Today in History: October 12, China arrests "Gang of Four"
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 12, 1976, it was announced in China that Hua Guofeng had been named to succeed the late Mao Zedong as chairman of the Communist Party; it was also announced that Mao’s widow and three ...
Trump-appointed World Bank president under fire for climate change waffling
Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Biden administration is reportedly considering replacing World Bank President David Malpass,...
The president of the World Bank isn't sure climate change is real
Quartz via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThe World Bank, for all the criticism it faces for financing controversial building projects in...
Landmark climate and health care legislation passes the House
Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on Friday, clearing the way...
Sweeping climate bill pushes American energy to go green
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoAfter decades of inaction in the face of escalating natural disasters and sustained global warming,...
