Bruce Willis’ wife Emma says his dementia diagnosis won’t ‘be in vain’ – National

Emma Heming Willis paid tribute to her husband Bruce Willis during World Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week and vowed that his diagnosis won’t “be in vain” as she continues to bring awareness to the disorder. Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in February 2023, which is an umbrella term for a group of rare disorders that … Read more

Czech testing finds Salmonella problem in poultry meat

Also: Illnesses in Salmonella outbreak in Prague rise to nearly 400 Published: October 05, 2026, 12:06 am Enhanced testing of poultry meat for Salmonella in the Czech Republic has found the pathogen in a quarter of samples. The State Veterinary Administration (SVS) stepped up inspections targeting the presence of Salmonella in imported poultry meat at … Read more

Nation’s largest public pension fund plagued by secrecy and underperformance, probe finds

An independent investigation into the nation’s largest public pension, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, concluded that its 2.4 million members are imperiled by secrecy, chronic underperformance, understated investment costs and conflicts of interest. The report was commissioned last year by a nonprofit advocacy group that includes beneficiaries of the $630 billion fund who were … Read more

Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court

Climate change is causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage every year from floods, fires, droughts and other consequences of a rapidly warming planet. Dozens of states, cities, counties and tribes have sued major oil companies. The lawsuits demand reimbursements for the costs of recovery efforts, reconstruction and work to protect people and property from … Read more

As COP31 co-host, Australia should make its polluters pay for climate damage

Harjeet Singh is the global convenor of the Fill the Fund campaign and founding director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation. Julie-Anne Richards is strategic campaign lead for the Make Big Polluters Pay campaign in Australia. This year, a glacier collapse in Nepal’s Himalayan valleys swept away the lives of at least 1,500 people, with … Read more

Man shot dead at London memorial service in ‘senseless act of violence’ | London

A murder investigation has been launched after a 40-year-old man was shot dead in a “senseless act of violence” during a memorial service in west London, police have said. Police were called on Friday at 7.47pm after multiple shots were heard in East Acton. Officers attended alongside the London ambulance service. The victim was treated … Read more

For the First Time in a Century, the Atlantic May See No Hurricanes

August and September passed without a single Atlantic hurricane, thanks in part to a powerful El Niño. Forecasters are now raising the prospect that the season could conclude with zero Atlantic hurricanes. “We are witnessing one of the most extraordinary Atlantic hurricane seasons in modern history,” said Alex DaSilva, lead hurricane expert at AccuWeather. “There … Read more

Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022

Chart titled Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022, subtitle Annual Amazon deforestation, km2. Deforestation peaked above 13,000 km2 in 2021 under Bolsonaro, then fell sharply under Lula to around 6,000 km2 by 2024. Source: INPE PRODES, INPE DETER, Soterroni et al. (2023). - (alt text generated by Google Gemini)

Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close ‘Brazil is back’ New Jersey-sized forest Election significance ‘Greenest’ policies  Soy moratorium and Brazilian congress An area of Amazon forest roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey has remained standing due to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s leadership of Brazil, according to Carbon Brief … Read more