KORCZOWA, Poland — Pickup trucks and tourniquets bound for Ukraine’s battlefield are stuck in a mileslong line at the border with Poland. Components to build drones to fight off Russian forces are facing weeks of delays. Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the war-torn country’s military warn that problems are growing as Polish truck drivers show … Read more
Billionaire Charlie Munger, the investing sage who made a fortune even before he became Warren Buffett’s right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, has died at age 99. Munger died Tuesday, according to a press release from Berkshire Hathaway. The conglomerate said it was advised by members of Munger’s family that he peacefully died this morning at … Read more
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday that the U.K. is setting up a new science initiative to help develop flood-tolerant rice, disease-resistant wheat and other crops that are more resilient to climate change. Sunak was joined by ministers, diplomats and philanthropists from about 20 countries at a one-day Global Food Security Summit … Read more
SINGAPORE — SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain’s Prince William said Wednesday that he hopes to expand his Earthshot Prize program into a global movement to bolster environmental innovators and galvanize governments to be more engaged in green sectors so that climate change would be easier to tackle. William said he foresees policy shifts in environmental protection … Read more
An Afghanistan-based nonprofit says it’s working with the U.N. to free 18 of its employees, together with a foreigner, from Taliban detention ByThe Related Press September 16, 2023, 4:22 AM ISLAMABAD — An Afghanistan-based nonprofit mentioned Saturday it’s working with the United Nations and others for the swift launch of 18 staffers, together with a … Read more
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Basis on Saturday withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this 12 months’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the choice introduced a day earlier “provoked sturdy reactions.” A number of Swedish lawmakers stated Friday they might boycott this 12 months’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies within the … Read more
LONDON — Britain’s authorities acted unlawfully when it routinely housed newly arrived unaccompanied little one asylum seekers in lodges, the Excessive Courtroom dominated Thursday. A baby safety charity introduced authorized motion in opposition to Britain’s House Workplace and native authorities in Kent, on England’s southern coast, over their therapy of unaccompanied migrant youngsters, saying the … Read more