Science

'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix

CBC

'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.

CBC

Bangkok Post

Vietnamese gang linked to Tokyo-bound ‘ice’ in tamarind paste

Thai police are tracking three Vietnamese drug trafficking suspects believed to be using Thailand as a base after a hired courier alerted police, leading to the discovery of crystal methamphetamine hidden in jars of tamarind paste intended…

Bangkok Post

Straits Times

Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he will add cost to tariffs

OTTAWA, July 17 - President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the United States and said he would add the \"incalculable cost\" of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods.

Straits Times

The Punch

Trump threatens to increase Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke pollution

Donald Trump threatens to increase tariffs on Canada, citing wildfire smoke pollution impacting the US. He demands Canada address ‘willful negligence’ in f Read More…

The Punch

Shipwreck found in Lake Constance: what surprised the underwater archaeologists

In an interview with Euronews, Prof Tobias Pflederer of the Bavarian Society for Underwater Archaeology (BGfU) discusses the discovery of wooden parts of a shipwreck in Lake Constance and what makes the find so special.

Medieval shipwreck in Lake Constance surprises underwater archaeologists

In an interview with Euronews, Prof Dr Tobias Pflederer of the Bavarian Society for Underwater Archaeology explains the discovery of wooden parts of a shipwreck in Lake Constance and what makes the find special.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Tabon Cave assessment bolsters Unesco World Heritage bid

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Tabon Cave assessment bolsters Unesco World Heritage bid

MANILA, Philippines — The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) said an eight-day scientific assessment of the Tabon Cave Complex in Palawan has strengthened efforts to improve cave management and support the site’s proposed inscription…

Trump’s Chinese interference claims ‘reveal huge crisis facing American democracy’

South China Morning Post

Trump’s Chinese interference claims ‘reveal huge crisis facing American democracy’

President Donald Trump’s latest diatribe against China over alleged election meddling has laid bare a “huge crisis” within America’s democratic system, a prominent adviser to Beijing has suggested. Zheng Yongnian, a leading political…

South China Morning Post

Reimagining Nigerian media in an era of distrust

It’s no longer news that some public institutions in Nigeria don’t work for the common man. Rather, they work for the elites. This is evident in nearly every public sector. As a nation, Nigeria has failed its citizens. From one corruption…

Wike dares critics to debate FCT road projects on TV

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged anyone disputing his administration’s claim of constructing 317 kilometres of roads across satellite towns in the territory to appear on national television…

Al Jazeera

Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US, potential risk for World Cup final

Plumes of smoke from wildfires in Canada are pouring into major US cities.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices

The Guardian