The Fisherwomen, Chevron and the Leaking Pipe
Big Oil has a filthy legacy in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. One prominent environmentalist said: “They are moving out and leaving all the mess behind.”
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Big Oil has a filthy legacy in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. One prominent environmentalist said: “They are moving out and leaving all the mess behind.”
After months of remote learning, Zion Graham is in summer school. But can a six-week program make up for his lost year?
Last year, the English powerhouse singer and songwriter was nominated for four Grammys. Now she’s returning with “Stand for Myself,” an album made on her own terms.
There are almost as many reasons for vaccine hesitancy and refusal as there are unvaccinated Americans. But this problem, not the variant, lies at the root of rising infection rates.
Salzburg is back, opening with a week of Ouverture Spirituelle concerts that project the ideal of paradise on the pandemonium of reality.
Mr. Moses developed a reputation for extraordinary calm in the face of violence as he helped to register thousands of voters and trained a generation of activists in Mississippi in the early 1960s.
Facing deep mistrust stoked by rampant conspiracy theories, local health officials are fighting for influence when the only sure strategy for beating back the virus is getting more people vaccinated.
The auto giant bet on hydrogen power, but as the world moves toward electric the company is fighting climate regulations in an apparent effort to buy time.
The last two U.S. Open winners tested positive for the coronavirus as part of normal procedures for all athletes heading to Tokyo for the Olympics.
A new spike in coronavirus cases, driven by the highly infectious Delta variant, rattled investors and companies last week.
After losing two exhibitions in Las Vegas, the U.S. men’s team lost its first game of the Olympics. Still, the Americans are a heavy favorite.
Moments after crossing the finish line of the women’s cycling road race Annemiek van Vleuten was told she had placed second.