Death toll expected to climb as emergency workers search for survivors in Marrakesh and other impacted villages and cities. The strongest earthquake to hit the country of Morocco in more than 120 years has left over 800 people dead and many thousands more trapped, missing, or injured. The quake registered 6.8 on the Richter scale […]
‘It is time for the international community to step in and call out this clear breach of the international law’ South Koreans have continued a weekend rally against Japan’s dumping of Fukushima nuclear plant’s contaminated radioactive wastewater into the ocean by holding a large demonstration on Saturday. The protesters, including fishermen, activists and politicians, shouted slogans such […]
In response, China said it would ban the import of all Japanese ocean products, with one ministry spokesperson calling Japan’s decision “selfish.” At around 1:00 pm local time Thursday, the Tokyo Electric Power Company began to discharge wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, in keeping with the schedule Japan announced Tuesday. In response, South Korean protestors attempted to enter […]
“International cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet.” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders warned Monday that hawks in both his country and China are pulling the two superpowers into a “disastrous cold war” that threatens to undercut the possibility of cooperation against the worsening global climate […]