image: Agencia de Noticias Andes 23 May by Andrés Rojas Jiménez With an abstention rate of 46% and opposition candidates refusing to recognise the results, Nicolás Maduro’s re-election as President of Venezuela for the 2019-2025 term with two thirds of the vote further intensifies the sense of instability facing the country. The international community – led by the US, the European Union and Latin American countries
Tan Copsey, 22.05.2018Facing 12 investigations, the administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency is struggling to keep his job, writes Tan Copsey Scott Pruitt is clinging on to his role as EPA Administrator following accusations of inappropriate dealings with lobbyists and unnecessary spending (Image: Gage Skidmore) The Trump Administration has been marked by scandal after scandal. Controversies involving corruption,
Episode 5 looks at how China is turning to waste-to-energy Marcy Trent Long, Sam Bekemans May 21, 2018 Located on the outskirts of Shenzhen – the Shenzhen East Waste-to-Energy Plant will incinerate 5,000 tonnes of waste per day, generating 550 million kilowatt-hours every year (Image: SHL） China is looking to solve its immense waste crisis. According to the World Bank, the country is dealing with 200 million tonnes of garbage
WildAid’s latest shark fin ad campaign in Hong Kong has been fronted by local actor and director Bowie Wu (Image: WildAid) With a quarter of shark species now facing extinction, the sale and consumption of shark fins has become indefensible to most people following public awareness campaigns and the protection of some species. But in Hong Kong, the hub of the global trade, there is still one familiar refrain: “we only trade in abundant blue
