Paris wants to grant the River Seine legal personhood to better protect it from pollution
Meanwhile, people will be allowed to swim in the Seine’s cleaner waters in a month’s time.Read More
Yurok tribe reclaims ancestral territory in California’s largest ever land-back project
This historic transfer, completed in partnership with the Western Rivers Conservancy, includes vital salmon habitats, culturally significant sites and important river tributaries that the Yurok will now manage. Read more…
Solar records and dry fields: Britain’s sunniest spring ever has silver linings and hidden risks
The UK’s solar surge has also cut gas use by €710 million this year.Read More
New Zealand Parliament suspends three lawmakers for performing protest haka
The three politicians from New Zealand’s Te Pāti Māori party performed the haka when asked if they supported a controversial bill looking to redefine the country’s founding treaty with Māori…
‘I started crying’: A robotic Walt Disney has been denounced by his granddaughter
The pioneering animator and entrepreneur has been resurrected as an Audio-Animatronic for Disneyland California’s 70th anniversary. His granddaughter calls it ‘dehumanizing’. Read More
Gaza’s Eid al-Adha celebrations shadowed by war, shortages and soaring prices
In the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, Palestinians are struggling to uphold Eid al-Adha traditions as displacement, hunger, and soaring prices overshadow the Islamic holiday. Read more at Read More
Australian woman weighed fatal dose of mushrooms ahead of deadly lunch, prosecutors allege
Erin Patterson is charged with the murder of three of her ex-partner’s relatives and the attempted murder of a fourth. Read more at Read More
New James Bond game ‘007 First Light’ unveiled
The veil has finally been lifted on a long-gestating James Bond game, ‘007 First Light’. It’ll follow an “original standalone” story in which Bond earns his designation as 007 –…
Fragrance-free toiletries and lots of snacks: The ultimate packing list for the Hajj pilgrimage
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims, can often fall during one of the hottest periods of the year. Read More
D-Day veterans return to Normandy to honour the fallen 81 years on
On the shores of Normandy, where Allied forces landed 81 years ago, a small group of World War II veterans gathered to remember those who never came home. Read more…