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European parliament elections prompt France’s Macron to call snap vote

Early estimates from the EU had indicated a shift to the right, with both France and Germany feeling the effects.
Emmanuel MacronREUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Chinese medical company linked to army scientists in investigation

A Reuters investigation found that WuXi AppTec co-invented altitude sickness treatments with scientists from the the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital.
WuXi AppTecREUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

China, Russia, and environmental advocates brace for EU elections impact

Voting begins for the four-day European Parliament election in which a potential trade war and rollbacks on a Green New Deal are at stake.
Demonstrators hold a banner during the People’s Climate March in Denmark ahead of EU elections.Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe/via REUTERS

Mexico’s new president inherits López Obrador’s troubled climate legacy

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, a former climate scientist, inherits a country struggling to decarbonize.
Claudia SheinbaumREUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Ex-Google CEO pours cash into famous European physics lab to develop new AI tools

The $48 million donation to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will be used to develop artificial intelligence tools to analyze data at its particle accelerator.
The Large Hadron ColliderThe Large Hadron Collider. CERN

Experimental mRNA vaccines gain steam with promising cancer trial results

The promise of mRNA vaccines extends far beyond COVID-19 and could revolutionize cancer treatment, as well as treatment for HIV and other viruses.
Modern vaccinesREUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Trump follows Biden and joins TikTok to reach young voters

Despite trying to ban the app during his presidency, Donald Trump’s campaign advisors see TikTok as a way to reach a younger voting base as he aims for re-election.

North Korea launches excrement balloons over border as ties with South worsen

The air-drop of filth into the South comes amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s plans to add more spy satellites to monitor its neighbor.

Mexico’s first woman president will inherit a huge public safety problem

Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum leads in the polls and faces tough questions of curbing the country’s homicide rates.

The WHO’s failure to reach a pandemic agreement underscores a global health divide

Negotiations stalled over disagreements related to intellectual property and access. Now, the World Health Authority’s annual conference will take up the problem.

US Department of Justice sues Live Nation in case that could reshape entertainment industry

The Justice Department alleged Live Nation ran an illegal monopoly over live events through a business model that locks artists and venues into exclusive contracts.

India’s Adani Group implicated in coal scam as scrutiny on founder’s political ties grows

Adani appears to have more than doubled its sales profits by selling imported low-grade coal at a far higher grade to Indian state energy companies.

United Nations court delivers rare climate win to small island states

The tribunal’s decision that carbon emissions are a form of maritime pollution could set a precedent for future climate litigation. 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins bid to appeal US extradition

A British court granted Assange permission to appeal against a ruling approving his extradition to the US, where he faces espionage charges.

EU probes Meta’s role in making Facebook, Instagram addictive for children

The investigation comes as the EU tries to enforce the Digital Services Act, a law passed in 2022 that requires online platforms to have strict child safety measures.

France declares state of emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia

The protests erupted after France’s National Assembly’s proposed changes that would allow French residents to vote in regional elections, a move that indigenous Kanaks argued would dilute their voice.

Tunisian lawyers strike to protest legal expert’s arrest as political tensions mount

Lawyer Sonia Dahmani’s arrest came amid what many critics say is a wider crackdown by Tunisia’s president on dissent.

Egypt joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel as Rafah operation grows

Egypt’s decision comes as negotiations in Cairo between Israel and Hamas faltered once more.
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