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Most of Colorado’s congressional delegation subsists in a state of obscurity. Then there’s 3rd Congressional District Rep. Lauren Boebert, who breaks the mold.

 

By Chitra Weerarathne The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption(CIABOC) has filed in the High Court of Colombo five indictments, against Johnston Fernando, SLPP MP for the Kurunegala District. The CIABOC has said it need not ask for a further travel ban against MP Fernando, as he has already been banned from travelling […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka will lose about USD 240,000 per month from an agreement the Health Ministry has made with an Indian Company using the money received from the Indian credit line, President of the College of Medical Laboratory Science, Ravi Kumudesh told The Island yesterday. The Ministry has ordered 22,331 packets of Atorvastatin […]

DENVER -- Sixty-five percent of The Home Depot shareholders voted on Thursday to take a first step toward reducing the hardware giants forest footprint. The proposal that passed directs the company to produce a report disclosing the company’s current impact on primary forests.

Taipei, May 5 (CNA) The Cabinet on Thursday adopted proposals to upgrade the Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stand-alone ministries as part of a wider government restructuring program.

A MILESTONE: Premier Su Tseng-chang said the Executive Yuan’s national human rights action plan represents Taiwan’s promise to initiate a human rights conventionBy Lee Hsin-fang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer

The Executive Yuan yesterday approved numerous amendments, including its version of a national human rights action plan, as well as making progress on a long-delayed Executive Yuan reform program. At a news conference following the weekly Cabinet meeting, Executive Yuan spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) had told Cabinet members that the proposed “national human rights action plan” is yet another milestone in the history of the nation’s human rights...

WASHINGTON – President Biden is issuing an order today that recognizes the importance of mature and old-growth forests in the fight against climate change and commits the government to their conservation. The order directs two agencies, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S.

President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday by ordering protections for ancient forests and pondering a future without his beloved gas-guzzling Corvette sports car, but after 14 months in office his more ambitious climate goals look elusive.