One of the country’s largest farm-supply retailers announced Thursday that it would cut diversity-focused positions and withdraw its carbon-emissions goals in a response to right-wing pressure that sparked an uproar from other customers and advocacy groups. Tractor Supply Company made the changes after fielding criticism from customers about some of its programs, the Tennessee-based business […]
Beijing is backing down from a law that would have punished those wearing clothes that “hurt the feelings of the Chinese people” amid a public backlash. In September, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress published draft legislation that would, among other things, outlaw speech and dress deemed to criticize the Chinese nation or […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The private operator of Puerto Rico’s power grid confirmed Monday the deferral of $65 million worth of maintenance and improvement projects in the U.S. territory, with some repairs postponed for at least a year because of budget constraints, putting at risk the already troubled grid — and sparking a […]
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban government is due to send officials to Qatar next weekend to meet top U.N. officials and envoys from up to 25 countries for a two-day gathering that rights groups have criticized for not including Afghan women. It will be the third such U.N.-led meeting in Doha, […]
Israeli government accounts on the social media site X have been posting a video with a quote from a freed hostage, in which she says that “there are no innocent civilians” in Gaza, a claim that is sparking protests online because of the Palestinian death toll in the country’s military campaign in the region. The […]
North Korea said on Sunday it will stop sending trash-filled balloons into South Korea, after the democratic nation pledged to take “unbearable” steps in retaliation. A North Korean vice defense minister, Kim Kang II, said on Sunday that his country sent the balloons in response to South Korea’s previous leaflet campaigns, which often spread critical […]
A proposed constitutional amendment that could see Brazil’s famed beaches fall into private hands has outraged environmentalists and citizens in a country that prides itself on open access to its vast shores. Brazil has one of the world’s longest coastlines, at around 7,500 kilometers (4,600 miles) and by law beaches are public assets and thus […]
Israeli tanks were spotted Tuesday in the center of Rafah for the first time, according to a report, after weeks of attacks on the city in southern Gaza where over a million displaced people had sought refuge from the war. Witnesses told Reuters tanks and armored vehicles armed with machine guns and had been seen […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike triggered a massive blaze killing 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt the assault. In scenes grimly familiar […]
At least 100 young women, including many orphans, have been married off in separate ceremonies in Nigeria, following widespread outrage in the country. Friday’s event was initially meant to be a mass wedding, but Women’s Affairs Minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye filed a court order to stop it, fearing that some girls were underage. She went back […]
The planned mass wedding of about 100 orphans has sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria. The orphans, some of whom are feared to be underage girls, are set to be married off on 24 May in the north-western state of Niger. They have all lost parents to attacks by armed bandits, who regularly target civilians across […]
Just under a year after a slew of changes to downtown San Luis Obispo parking had business owners, residents and visitors alike in an uproar, the city has chosen to significantly drop its parking rates. But to do so, it will also eliminate a longtime parking perk: the first hour free in the downtown structures. […]