By Colleen Barry, Nicole Winfield During Europe’s heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing store had to close for a week. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as they fed power to the central Roman neighborhood hit by a blackout as temperatures surged. The main culprit: air conditioning. Source: As the summer […]
By Emma Burrows The glittering towers of the Moscow City business district dominate the skyline of the Russian capital. The sleek glass-and-steel buildings — designed to attract investment amid an economic boom in the early 2000s — are a dramatic, modern contrast to the rest of the more than 800-year-old city. Source: Drone attacks in […]
By Zane Irwin, Babacar Dione Senegal’s government Monday dissolved a major opposition party and restricted internet service hours after the party’s popular president and opposition leader said a judge ordered his arrest. Source: Senegal dissolves opposition party, restricts internet ahead of next year’s presidential election