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Climate Stories Are Everywhere Climate Change

Climate Stories Are Everywhere

Environment / January 22, 2026 Why do many news outlets ignore the connections between climate change and the struggle for democracy? A new solar park and battery storage system goes online in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany in November 2025. (Jan Woitas / picture alliance via Getty Images) “Protecting the climate and…
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January 22, 2026
Study sheds light on the function of a key antibiotic-producing enzyme Antibiotics

Study sheds light on the function of a key antibiotic-producing enzyme

Researchers have successfully replaced a section of the antibiotic-synthesizing enzyme PikAIII-M5, advancing our understanding of its structure and function and moving us closer to the creation of synthetic antibiotics. Credit: Tohoku University Macrolides are an important class of antibiotics that includes drugs such as azithromycin and erythromycin, which are widely…
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January 22, 2026
Major League Baseball star detained by immigration officials prompting Nancy Pelosi to intervene Nancy Pelosi

Major League Baseball star detained by immigration officials prompting Nancy Pelosi to intervene

Major League Baseball star detained by immigration officials prompting Nancy Pelosi to intervene San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee was detained by immigration officials, prompting Representative Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat and former House Speaker, to intervene. The 27-year-old Giants outfielder was stopped by Customs and Border Protection at…
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January 22, 2026
Germany’s Merz: Europe Must Not Rush to Write off Transatlantic Ties Greenland

Germany’s Merz: Europe Must Not Rush to Write off Transatlantic Ties

BERLIN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - German Chancellor ‌Friedrich ​Merz welcomed on Thursday ‌U.S. President Donald Trump's shift in ​rhetoric on Greenland and urged Europeans not to be too ‍quick to write off ​the transatlantic partnership. Merz was addressing the World Economic ​Forum ⁠in Davos, Switzerland, a day after Trump abruptly…
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January 22, 2026
Investigation links several of Trump’s associates to mining interests in Greenland Greenland

Investigation links several of Trump’s associates to mining interests in Greenland

Investigation links several of Trump's associates to mining interests in Greenland As President Trump pursues a takeover of Greenland, an investigation links several of his associates to mining interests in the Arctic territory. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with journalist Kevin Hall. National January 22, 2026 4:45 AM ET Investigation links…
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January 22, 2026
China’s ‘infrastructure first’ approach a major advantage in AI arms race: Davos panel China's Social Credit System

China’s ‘infrastructure first’ approach a major advantage in AI arms race: Davos panel

China’s “infrastructure first” approach to developing its artificial intelligence industry will help unlock frontier innovation in the fast-moving technology, according to the president of Kimi model developer Moonshot AI . The country’s energy buildout had made the supply of electricity “very cheap”, which was essential for fundamental research and innovation,…
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January 22, 2026
Philippines Will Insist South China Sea Code Is Based on International Law, Foreign Minister Says China's Social Credit System

Philippines Will Insist South China Sea Code Is Based on International Law, Foreign Minister Says

MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, will ‌insist ​that a long-delayed Code of Conduct ‌with China on the South China Sea explicitly references the U.N. Convention ​on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as it works to complete the document by this year, its foreign minister…
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January 22, 2026