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The New United Nations Coronavirus Social Distancing App Doesn’t Even Work
On Wednesday the UN announced its app 1point5 to help people social distance. But it doesn’t perform the most basic of tasks.
Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Lead to 7 Million Unintended Pregnancies, Says UN Report
More than 47 million women could possibly lose access to contraceptives if lockdowns go on for six months.
Trump Is Scapegoating the WHO — But Failed to Confirm a U.S. Representative for 3 Years
Trump and the Senate GOP ignored the World Health Organization. Then came the new coronavirus pandemic.
A Super-Potent Greenhouse Gas Has Been Leaking Into the Atmosphere, and No One Knows Where It's Coming From
“Where the culprits are distributed, we just don’t know at the moment.”
‘Unprecedented’ Swarms of Locusts Are Devouring Crops and Slamming Into Planes in East Africa
It's the worst locust infestation Kenya has seen in 70 years.
Teen Activists Couldn't Ignore the 'Morbid Symbols' All Over the UN's Climate Conference
Security formed a "human chain" to kick activists out, and Qatar was handing out dates individually wrapped in plastic.
Here’s a Bit More Evidence the Philippines Is in a Climate Emergency, Just in Case You Needed It
According to a new Global Climate Risk Index, the Philippines is the second country most affected by climate-related disasters.
Joe Biden’s Latest Ad Features World Leaders Shit-Talking Trump
Entitled “Laughed At,” the ad used video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mocking Trump at a NATO summit in London earlier this week.
People Suspected of Witchcraft Are Still Being Persecuted and Killed
An international group of advocates are urging the U.N. to do something about the ostracization and violence.
The German Synagogue Shooter's Twitch Video Didn't Go Viral. Here's Why.
Wednesday's shooting was the first big test of Big Tech’s new alliance to defend against viral violence.
New, Dire Climate Models Say the Planet Warms Faster Than We Thought
Two new models say the Earth is even more sensitive to emissions than we thought, and humanity has to work even harder to meet Paris agreement targets.
UN Says Humans Must Transform Our Diets and Land Use to Save the Planet
"For the first time, the world’s top scientists have confirmed what we have always known: respecting the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities is an immediate and actionable climate change solution."