Michigan puts $6.5 million toward 22,650 Keweenaw acres as conservation fund tops $1.4 billion
Times of India •

Michigan puts $6.5 million toward 22,650 Keweenaw acres as conservation fund tops $1.4 billion

Michigan’s Natural Resources Trust Fund is marking 50 years of supporting land conservation and outdoor recreation. Created in 1976 using earnings from state-owned oil, gas and mineral revenues, the fund has awarded nearly $1.4 billion so far. Its latest grants include $6.5 million to acquire nearly 22,650 acres in the Keweenaw Peninsula, along with funding for parks, trails, waterfront areas and ...

Euronews •

Canada wants to get closer to the EU - but how far can it go?

In the midst of a trade war with the US, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in Strasbourg on 16 September, with a summit between Ottawa and Brussels to follow. However, EU membership is not an option.

Panama and El Salvador declare emergency over El Nino-fuelled drought

Panama and El Salvador declare emergency over El Nino-fuelled drought

France 24 •

Panama and El Salvador have become the latest countries along with Honduras to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. All three countries broke their monthly temperature records in both June and July, exacerbating famine concerns.

First Thing: Pause on US immigrant visa leaves thousands of applicants in limbo

First Thing: Pause on US immigrant visa leaves thousands of applicants in limbo

The Guardian •

All US immigrant visa applications halted as state department moves to tighten restrictions and limit access. Plus tributes pour in for Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80Good morning. All US immigrant visa applications have been paused by the Trump administration as the state department moves to tighten restrictions and limit access to applicants whom they deem could need US assistance. The agency...

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$11m of suspected sex pills, cancer drugs at warehouse

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$11m of suspected sex pills, cancer drugs at warehouse

SCMP •

Hong Kong customs officers have seized HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) worth of suspected men’s sexual health pills and cancer treatment drugs in a Sheung Shui warehouse, arresting two people. Inspector Shirley Woo Suet‑yi of the customs syndicate crimes investigation bureau said on Wednesday that officers had noticed a rising demand for controlled pharmaceutical products in recent weeks. Investiga...

The security-obsessed global economy needs its own Helsinki process

The security-obsessed global economy needs its own Helsinki process

SCMP •

Forty years ago, the Stockholm Document turned the political promise of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act into a more practical system of confidence-building. Amid the Cold War, Europe’s East and West did not disarm, abandon deterrence or begin to trust one another. Instead, they agreed that military competition could be made safer through prior notification, observation, information exchange and verifi...

Deadly flash floods near Nepal-Tibet border raze villages, leave hundreds missing

Deadly flash floods near Nepal-Tibet border raze villages, leave hundreds missing

France 24 •

Massive flash floods that swept through the Himalayan border regions of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed at least 95 people and destroyed villages and infrastructure, officials said. Hundreds are still missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims from neighbouring India, as authorities race to send humanitarian assistance to affected communities.

Hundreds missing, villages destroyed in massive flash floods near Nepal-Tibet border

Hundreds missing, villages destroyed in massive flash floods near Nepal-Tibet border

France 24 •

At least 22 bodies have been recovered and 384 people reported missing after a massive flash flood that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, officials said Wednesday. Chinese state media also reported on Wednesday that the mudslide disaster had "resulted in major casualties and missing people" at the Gyirong Port on the Tibetan side of the border.

At least 22 bodies recovered, hundreds missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods

At least 22 bodies recovered, hundreds missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods

France 24 •

At least 22 bodies have been recovered and 384 people reported missing after a massive flash flood that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, officials said Wednesday. Chinese state media also reported on Wednesday that the mudslide disaster had "resulted in major casualties and missing people" at the Gyirong Port on the Tibetan side of the border.

Massive landslide destroys China-Nepal border crossing

Massive landslide destroys China-Nepal border crossing

SCMP •

Read more: https://sc.mp/cc3d3c A landslide at the China-Nepal border has hit a key checkpoint with Tibet, resulting in “major casualties”, according to state media and footage shared online. The landslide began in Nepal’s Rasuwa region on Wednesday and struck Tibet’s bordering southwestern county Gyirong, according to Xinhua.

Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire

Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire

The Guardian •

Cleveland police not ruling out links to organised crime as force also continues to investigate circumstances around fatal A66 crashA murder investigation has been launched after a house fire in Middlesbrough killed two people, with police not ruling out links to organised crime.The blaze in the early hours of Wednesday came as police continue to investigate the wider circumstances around a collis...