Second-ever woman Nobel Econ winner hopes to be role model for others
U.S.-based economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for work fighting poverty that has helped millions...
California governor demands PG&E accountability for mismanaging power shutoffs
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PG&E) should be held accountable for mismanaging last week’s power shutoffs and...
Suicide attempts rising among black teens
(Reuters Health) – Suicide attempts are rising among black teens in the U.S. even as they fall among youth from other racial and ethnic groups,...
Tropical Depression Fifteen forms over eastern Atlantic – U.S. NHC
Tropical Depression Fifteen has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to become a tropical storm by early Tuesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane...
Breastfeeding gap widens between black and white U.S. babies
(Reuters Health) – Even as more U.S. mothers are breastfeeding their babies, a new study suggests the gap in breastfeeding between black and white infants...
Poland’s nationalists seal election majority, lose Senate
Poland’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party narrowly won a second term in power, final results from Sunday’s parliamentary election showed, but its drive to...
Racist abuse blights Bulgaria-England Euro 2020 qualifier
The Euro 2020 qualifier between Bulgaria and England was twice halted by the match referee in the first half on Monday under a three-step UEFA...
Nigerian police rescue 67 from ‘inhuman’ conditions at Islamic ‘school’
Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to “inhuman and...
Trump to soon issue sanctions, stop trade deal, and ratchet up tariffs on Turkey
President Donald Trump on Monday said that in response to Turkey’s incursion into Syria he will soon issue an executive order authorizing sanctions against current...
Thousands march in Kiev in protest against Donbass peace plan
Thousands of people marched through central Kiev on Monday to protest against President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s deal with Moscow to grant special status to a pro-Russian...