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How Black Brazilians Are Looking to a Slavery-Era Form of Resistance to Fight Racial Injustice Today
A dozen people are dancing around a bonfire in a yard between two large warehouses in SĆ£o Paulo. Itās early November and members of Quilombaqueāa Black community hub in Perus, a poor neighborhood on the cityās northern fringesāare celebrating. Theyāve raised 50% of the funds they need to buy the space theyāve occupied for theā¦
How the E.Uās Sweeping New Regulations Against Big Tech Could Have an Impact Beyond Europe
Big tech companies could face multibillion dollar fines in Europe and the threat of being broken up unless they comply with sweeping new regulations announced by the European Commission on Tuesday. After years of wrangling in the U.S. over whether to hold tech companies accountable for data practices and anticompetitive behavior, the new rules inā¦
U.K. Says It Will End Support for Overseas Oil, Gas and Coal Projects With āVery Limited Exceptionsā
The U.K. government will end taxpayer-funded support for fossil fuel projects in other countries, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Friday, in the hopes of setting a global example as the country prepares to host a key UN climate summit next year. Wealthy countriesā continued financial support for companies taking part in oil, gas and coalā¦
Alex Wheatle on the Life Story That Inspired Steve McQueenās Latest Small Axe Film
The fourth installment in Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' anthology portrays the teenage years of novelist Alex Wheatle, and his participation in the 1981 Brixton Uprising
How Assa TraorĆ© Became the Face of Franceās Movement for Racial Justice
TraorĆ©, whose brother died in police custody in 2016, is one of TIMEās 2020 Guardians of the Year
War Crimes Committed by Both Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno Karabakh, Amnesty Says
Videos show decapitations and the desecration of enemy fighters' corpses
2020 Marks the Point When Human-Made Materials Outweigh All the Living Things on Earth, a New Study Finds
In a startling sign of the impact that humans are having on our planet, a study published Dec. 9 estimates that 2020 marks the point when human-made materials outweigh the total mass of Earthās living biomass. Scientists at Israelās Weizmann Institute of Science found that the total mass of human-made materialsāsuch as concrete, steel andā¦
U.K. Reassures Public About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine After Issuing Warning About Allergic Reactions
Regulators said anaphylaxis āis a known, although very rare, side effect with any vaccineā
The World Is Headed for 3 Degrees of Warming This Century, U.N. Report WarnsāBut a Green Pandemic Recovery Could Offer Hope
Dense U.N. reports may not make onto anyoneās must read list for the holidays, so think of the United Nations Environment Programās 2020 Emissions Gap survey as a warning letter from Santa, on behalf of the planet. The report, released today, is published at the end of every year and measures national commitments to reduceā¦
Indiaās Farmers Are Leading One of the Largest Protests Yet Against Modiās Government. Hereās What Theyāre Fighting For
Nationwide protests by farmers over laws meant to open up agricultural markets show economic reforms meeting hard resistance in India
āWe Now Need to Do the Impossible.ā How Greta Thunberg Is Fighting for a Greener Post-Pandemic World
Like millions of other students around the world, Greta Thunberg is still getting used to attending school virtually. But on a Sunday morning in late November, the 17-year-old Swedish climate activistānamed TIMEās Person of the Year in 2019, the youngest titleholder everā is enjoying having some routines back. āThatās what I missed most during theā¦
COVID-19 Vaccines Are Now Being Rolled Out in the U.K. Hereās Who Got Them First
The first patient, who turns 91 next week, called it "the best early birthday present"