Pretty Yende performs at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 2019. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images Thembela Vokwana, University of Fort Hare Among the invited artists at the…… Read more “The empire sings back: the deep history behind South African soprano Pretty Yende’s triumph”

As climate change emerges as a key focus in some of China’s recent diplomatic initiatives, there are opportunities for the U.S. to enhance its own climate diplomacy…… Read more “China’s Climate Diplomacy Surge “

PradeepGaurs/Shutterstock Ramit Debnath, University of Cambridge and Ronita Bardhan, University of Cambridge Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of people in India at increased risk of…… Read more “Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality – new research”

Since control over this strategic town will give the military an advantage, it is being relentlessly bombed – displacing the entire population. By Rajeev Bhattacharyya A view of…… Read more “The Ghost Town of Thantlang in Myanmar’s Chin State”

The reasons that explain why girls don’t get into secondary begin in primary school. Godong via Getty Images Benta A. Abuya, African Population and Health Research Center…… Read more “Only 1 in 3 girls makes it to secondary school in Senegal: here’s why and how to fix it”

Inclusion of a chimpanzee in the country’s new passport triggers discussion about the state of wildlife conservation Abdul Brima A western chimpanzee at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sierra…… Read more “Passport art sparks conservation debate in Sierra Leone”

A young herder grazes cattle on dwindling pasture in the drylands of Kenya. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Institute of Development Studies and Ian…… Read more “Kenya drought: Pastoralists suffer despite millions of dollars used to protect them – what went wrong?”

As theories circulate that climate change could benefit some farmers, one in China’s Northwest faces harsher realities Washing vegetables in an irrigation canal at Zhiliangtian eco-farm in…… Read more “A warmer, wetter climate challenges a Chinese eco-farm”

Simon Mabon, Lancaster University After more than four decades as seemingly implacable enemies on either side of a deep political-religious divide in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia…… Read more “Saudi-Iran deal won’t bring peace to the Middle East but will enhance China’s role as power broker”

The $27 billion fund established by the Inflation Reduction Act will support projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Ashley Stimpson Published in: Reasons to Be Cheerful •Fast…… Read more “Can a Green Bank Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals?”

The EU’s newly agreed carbon border levy may act as an ‘external incentive’ to motivate China’s carbon market to grow A stainless steel plant in Qingdao, Shandong…… Read more “How will EU’s ‘green tariff’ impact China’s carbon market?”

A protest against bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, on April 8, 2021, after a young woman abducted for marriage was found dead. Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP via Getty…… Read more “‘Bride kidnapping’ haunts rural Kyrgyzstan, causing young women to flee their homeland”