After weeks of uncertainty, new EU rules on sustainable supply chains seem likely to pass into law. ADVERTISEMENT EU member states on Friday (15 March) have voted in favour of a landmark new law requiring companies to check supply chains for dodgy environmental and labour practices. MEPs and government officials struck a tentative deal on […]
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Japanese carmakers have struggled to keep up with their Chinese rivals in the fast-growing EV market. Japan’s Nissan and Honda have agreed to study the possibility of a partnership focused on electric vehicles, as the carmakers struggle to challenge the dominance of Chinese manufacturers. Nissan and Honda’s potential partnership will focus on technology that helps
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Nick Schifrin: And we’re now joined by the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy for the European Union, Josep Borrell. Thank you very much. Welcome back to the “NewsHour.” Let me start with Israel and Gaza. Today, as you saw, the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, made a speech at Congress, and he
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The House passes a bill that could make the Chinese platform unavailable in the country. The future of TikTok is at risk in the United States – with a possible ban being considered in Washington. The popular video-sharing app is used by millions of Americans every day, and is owned by a Chinese company. Republicans
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Flames erupted inside Haiti’s almost empty national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, adding to the chaos already engulfing the capital. Live video of thick, black smoke billowing out from the prison was broadcast on national television. A spokesperson for the national police confirmed to NBC News that there was a fire at the prison but
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People and Power travels to Zambia to investigate one of the world’s worst ‘sacrifice zones’. Around the world, tens of millions of people live in so-called “sacrifice zones”, areas which have become permanently impaired by environmental degradation, mostly due to pollution from heavy industry. One of the worst such sacrifice zones is in Kabwe, Zambia.
As Modi religiously prepares for India’s elections, Sreenivasan Jain examines the tussle between Hindutva and secularism. The politics of Hindu nationalism have played a central role in the dramatic rise of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the elections have neared, the Modi regime has turbocharged its Hindu-first agenda – best exemplified in
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Officials in a Chinese city near Beijing apologized after a state media journalist was prevented from covering a fatal explosion, an incident that underscores the difficulty of reporting in the world’s second-largest economy. A clip from state broadcaster China Central Television shows one of their reporters working near the scene of a blast resulting from
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Spy agencies say Hamas and its tunnel network will not be destroyed. In its annual threat report, the United States’ intelligence community has concluded that Hamas cannot be destroyed. The group’s elimination is a core aim of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s merciless onslaught in Gaza. So why is the US continuing to arm Israel,
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Britain is cutting taxes for workers again ahead of elections. Britain slipped into recession late last year, and many people and businesses are struggling with a high cost of living. The Conservative Party is battling for its electoral future against a bleak economic backdrop.Britain’s spring budget of 2024 was seen as a chance for Chancellor
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