OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria — Habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a casualty of the world’s appetite for chocolate. Deforestation driven by planting cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, is whittling down Omo Forest Reserve, a protected rainforest in southwestern Nigeria that helps combat climate change and … Read more
KHARKIV, Ukraine — The Associated Press was invited to tour an embattled town in northeastern Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of an exclusive interview with him. Some takeaways from the session: Zelenskyy said the onset of winter marks a new phase of the 21-month-old war with Russia that will impact not only front-line … Read more
Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second winter, a growing number of Russian soldiers want out, audio intercepts obtained and verified by The Associated Press … Read more
Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second winter, a growing number of Russian soldiers want out, audio intercepts obtained and verified by The Associated Press … Read more
A Colorado judge on Friday issued a stunning ruling that fell just short of removing former Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist ban. The 102-page decision was a win for Trump, but it read more like a condemnation. Nonetheless, it’s the latest legal victory for the GOP frontrunner, … Read more
New York City wants to be a global leader in artificial intelligence. Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser have unveiled an official AI action plan, setting a framework for the city and its stakeholders to evaluate and implement AI tools. But what exactly is in this plan? What does it … Read more
In mid-September, TIME interviewed Malaysian Prime Minister and democracy icon Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur. After a political struggle spanning a quarter of a century defying incarceration and repression, Anwar finally took power following a highly divisive election last November. Nearly a year into the job, as the euphoria fades and the country’s favorite rebel … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Many ladies who work at McMurdo Station, the principle United States analysis base in Antarctica, say the remoted setting and macho tradition have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish. The Nationwide Science Basis, which oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program, revealed a report in 2022 through which 59% of ladies … Read more
On-demand grocery supply large Instacart has lastly dropped its long-awaited S-1. The corporate, truly named MapleBear, is likely one of the best-known unicorns on the IPO shortlist. Instacart’s public-offering submitting has been long-awaited, not solely as a consequence of its large fundraising historical past, but in addition as a consequence of its sheer anticipated heft. … Read more
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives on the U.S. DIstrict Court docket for the Northern District of California in San Francisco on June 28, 2023. Philip Pacheco | Bloomberg | Getty Photos Microsoft and its present main acquisition goal, online game writer Activision Blizzard, have wrapped up their 5 days in court docket in San Francisco … Read more