Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman to be elected state governor
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor, will become the first Black female governor in the US after winning the gubernatorial race in Georgia.
Brazil Releases Roadmaps to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, End Deforestation
The deforestation roadmap also identifies finance as one of the largest implementation gaps, citing UNEP research indicating that annual forest finance must rise from $84.5 billion in 2023 to more than $300 billion per year by 2030. Examining a broad range of international forest financing mechanisms, such as REDD+ and the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), the document finds that many existing instruments operate below their potential, pointing to the need to scale financing, improve access and reward countries and communities for conservation and sustainable forest management.
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult is sentenced to 200 years in prison
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people.
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Diego, a 100-Year-Old Tortoise, Sired 800 and Saved a Species
Imagine being a century old and having hundreds of offspring. Sounds far-fetched, right? For Diego, the 100-year-old giant tortoise, it was not. He fathered 800 offspring and, in doing so, saved his species.
