Ukraine nuclear power plant remains stable, says western official
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant does not face ‘Chernobyl-like situation’, official insists
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Month: August 2022
France to create LGBTQ+ envoy role amid backlash over ministers’ anti-gay statements
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced Thursday that an “ambassador for LGBT+ rights” position will be created and filled before the end of the year. In a statement, Borne’s office said the ambassador will be responsible for “coordinating French diplomatic action to protect against discrimination and promote LGBT+ rights around the world.” Borne also announced […]
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France creates new post of LGBTQ rights ambassador
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday announced the creation of a new position of ambassador for LGBTQ rights in efforts to fight discrimination across the world.
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Iran-U.S. Nuclear Negotiations Restart
Envoys from both countries gathered for another effort to restore the 2015 agreement to limit Tehran’s nuclear program. Expectations are low.
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Breaking: Shocking demolition of homes and land grabs signals intensifying persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís
In a cruel escalation, up to 200 Iranian government agents have sealed off the village of Roushankouh, where a large number of Baháʼís live, demolishing their homes.
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The U.N. secretary general slams oil companies for ‘grotesque greed.’
António Guterres said the world was facing an energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine and called on governments to tax oil companies’ profits and distribute the proceeds to the poor.
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‘In the Black Fantastic’ Looks Beyond Afrofuturism
The curator of “In the Black Fantastic” at London’s Hayward Gallery describes it as a “feel-good show about death,” which also looks beyond Afrofuturism.
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Germany’s conservative leaders push for nuclear power to stay on as the country breaks from Russian fuels.
Nuclear power is contentious in Germany, but the country is also likely to be sharply affected by Europe’s efforts to wean itself off Russian fuel sources because of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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