A farmer plows a dry and dusty cotton field near Phoenix, Ariz., while a drought affects the Southwest.
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Desertification is a problem of global proportions. If action isn’t taken now, it will accelerate and fuel further migration and conflict.
A man looks at sports publications at a Barcelona newsstand in 2017. The European Union is considering new regulations for the online use of news content.
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A proposed EU copyright directive aims to make Google, Facebook and other online platforms pay to display snippets of news. But will it work, and what will be the costs?
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In government with the Five Star Movement, the radical politician’s Lega is going from strength to strength.
The US suicide rate rose 30.4 percent between 1999 and 2015.
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Most European nations have seen suicide rates fall by 20 percent or more. Research is limited, but some studies blame US inequality.
Heads of state attended the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, on June 9, 2018. Top row: European Council president Donald Tusk, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Bottom row: Seychelles President Danny Faure, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. US president Donald Trump’s recent protectionist moves were at the top of the agenda.
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After the G7 fiasco, it’s clear that a trade war is in the making. US justifications of “national security concerns” for its tariffs suggest a legitimate target for EU countermeasures: coal.
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A strange coincidence of historical circumstances in Spain could, taken together, help to bring about a resolution to the crisis in Catalonia.
Giuseppe Conte is Italy’s newest prime minister.
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An economist answers four important questions on what’s behind the political turmoil in Italy and what’s at stake for Europe and the world.
We obsess over whether Trump is a fascist.
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If we don’t, we risk missing what’s really important.
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All households have received a leaflet advising them to prepare for crisis or war. But it’s not really clear why.
Prime minister designate Giuseppe Conte addresses the media.
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Law professor Giuseppe Conte has no experience in politics – which makes him the perfect candidate for the uncomfortable partnership now in government.
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The UN has repeatedly criticised Ireland’s laws. It’s time to change the Constitution.
A refugee family who was evacuated from Libya leave an UNHCR office in Niamey, on November 17, 2017, after being interviewed by protection officers of the French Office of Protection Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA).
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Displacing the EU’s border as far as possible from Europe: is this really a solution to mitigate the flow of migrants?
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A lawyer reports from Ireland days ahead of this vital vote.
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What is Ireland voting on and why?
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The almost total ban on abortion in Ireland does not work to protect women’s health.
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive energy law in 2016 that authorized the development of new offshore wind and hydroelectric projects.
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Several states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have developed ambitious renewable energy targets that hinge in large part on getting their power from turbines stationed in the water.
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The Atelier Populaire produced many of the iconic images of the student and worker movement that gripped France 50 years ago.
Happier times.
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It largely depends on whether Europe will decide to ignore (and pay the price for) US sanctions.
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If you’re going to drive badly in Italy, do it towards the end of the local mayor’s term in office.
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The 50th anniversary of major student unrest was perhaps not the ideal moment to propose controversial higher education reforms.