Lonni Besançon devotes evenings and weekends to rarely appreciated sanitation work. By examining scientific articles after they are published and exposing shortcomings, he has made himself an enemy of both researchers and publishers. It has gone so far that death threats have become commonplace for him.
The Albanese government has been pressed by Sunrise host Natalie Barr for answers.
Police are investigating after death threats were sent to Scotland's top law officer and her family, The Scottish Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Eleven campaign groups, including the fire brigade union, have joined forces to take the government to court for failing to prevent pollution from chemical compounds known as PFAS. The case, due to start on August 7, says the government has “failed in its duty of care for Dutch citizens, animals and the environment by showing major shortcomings in protecting them against PFAS pollution”. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) do not occur in the environment naturally but are found in...
A fashion icon who designed accessories worn by celebrities as well as characters in the "Sex and the City" TV series faces 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling crocodile handbags into the U.S. from Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was sentenced on Monday in Miami federal court. Gonzalez was arrested in Cali, Colombia, in 2022, and then extradited to the United States on charges of violating U.S. wildlife laws. Prosecutors said she recruited couriers to carry her pricey handbags on...
Dr. Hanna Nohynek testified that she told the Finnish government the 'vaccine passport' was not necessary. But despite Nohynek's role at the WHO and as chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the government ignored her.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) suggests death threats may have motivated his resignation from Congress, a WLUK report revealed Wednesday. Gallagher announced he would not seek re-election in February after he refused to support the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Instead of stepping out of the post after the election, he decided to leave on April 19. Now, he's revealing details about the possible reason why."This is more just me wanting to prioritize being with my...
MONROVIA – Representatives of the Consortium of Rubber Sector Actors of Liberia (CORSAL) and various progressive forces have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Liberian government’s ban on the exportation of unprocessed rubber. The ban, enforced by Executive Order #124 issued in December 2023, has left the rubber sector in disarray, causing significant financial losses and []
Parliamentarians across Southeast Asia, especially those from Myanmar, suffered from rights violations in 2023.
LONDON, (IANS/DPA) – Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty International said in its annual report on April 24. The organization highlighted the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the spread of authoritarian governments […]
Miami-Dade County recently issued an eviction letter to the Miami Seaquarium, sparking concerns about the fate of the animals.
Rishi Sunak said there will be no more delays to his asylum plan and Parliament will sit and "vote until it's done".