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Singer-songwriter Ditty’s new album is all about environment, society, gender and everything in between

The album’s cover showcases Menty Jamir’s photo of singer-songwriter Ditty in the forests of Aravallis | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Verse by verse, chorus by chorus, singer-songwriter Ditty unfolds the uncomfortable layers of society in a sonic space so melodically comforting that it lulls the listener of her new album, KĀLĪ, into a dream of an […]

China urges a ‘more fair’ business environment in France | World News

Chinese vice premier He Lifeng called Thursday for “a more fair, just and predictable business environment” in France during talks with finance minister Eric Lombard in Paris.He made the comments during a visit to France amid trade tensions between the European Union and China.“(We) look forward to France providing a more fair, just and predictable […]

An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling

Farmers in Africa that produce some of the world’s most prized coffee are in a scramble to comply with new European Union environmental rules that require them to document the origin of every shipment of beans. The new measure, coming into force at the end of this year, is designed to prevent deforestation driven by […]

Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So

President Trump this week directed 10 federal agencies — including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — to implement a novel procedure to scrap a wide array of longstanding energy and environmental regulations. He told agencies that oversee everything from gas pipelines to power plants to insert “sunset” provisions […]

Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

The nation’s most polluting coal-burning power plant has asked President Trump to exempt it from stricter limits on hazardous air pollution after the administration recently invited companies to apply for presidential pollution waivers by email. The aging Colstrip power plant in Colstrip, Mont., emits more harmful fine particulate matter pollution, or soot, than any other […]

Alec Baldwin called ‘cringe idiot’ for saying America is in a ‘pre-Civil War environment’ under Trump

Alec Baldwin said US is in a pre-Civil War culture now. Actor Alec Baldwin said the country is in a pre-civil war culture right now under the administration of President Donald Trump. His comment came as he said he picked up his remote and randomly ended up watching Ken Burns’ “famous, famous miniseries”. As he […]