Study: Climate change made Pacific Northwest heat wave 150 times more likely

DW — Climate scientists have used models to confirm that burning fossil fuels made the extreme heat wave in parts of the US and Canada hotter and more likely. Read more »

Iran warns UN nuclear agency over enrichment plans

DW — The IAEA has said that Iran plans to step up enrichment of uranium metal in breach of the 2015 nuclear accord Tehran agreed with world powers. The US has called... Read more »

White House Celebrates Major Agreement on Global Business Taxes

VOA — WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has congratulated itself on what Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called a historic piece of “economic diplomacy,” after 130 countries representing 90% of global GDP agreed... Read more »

Germany Recommends Mixed Vaccine Inoculations

VOA — The German Standing Committee on Vaccination recommended this week that people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first COVID shot should be inoculated with either the Pfizer or the... Read more »

IAEA Deputy Head to Visit Iran for ‘Routine’ Matters: Iranian Envoy

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The deputy head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog IAEA is to visit Iran for “routine” matters and no talks are planned, Iran’s envoy said... Read more »

US Returns to Pre-pandemic Travel Levels for Holiday Weekend

VOA — Americans are preparing to travel in large numbers over the July Fourth weekend as many people seek to return to traditional holiday routines following more than a year of pandemic... Read more »

Women Make Up 60% of White House Staff, Diversity Total at 44%

VOA — Women make up 60% of the White House staff appointed by President Joe Biden, while people from racially or ethnically diverse communities account for 44%, the White House said Thursday... Read more »

UN Chief Urges US to Lift Sanctions on Iran

VOA — The U.N. secretary-general has called on the United States to lift its sanctions on Iran and for both countries to return to the 2015 nuclear deal. “I appeal to the... Read more »

Pacific Northwest Heatwave ‘Exceptional and Dangerous,’ World Meteorological Organization Says

VOA — The U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Tuesday called the heatwave hitting the Pacific Northwest corner of the United States “exceptional and dangerous,” and says it could last at least another... Read more »

Iran Overshadows Biden Meeting with Israel’s President

VOA — WHITE HOUSE – The subject of Iran overshadowed an Oval Office meeting Monday between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Israeli counterpart. “Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on... Read more »