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World leaders pledge climate action at summit

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World leaders are pledging action on climate change on the virtual climate summit‘s second day. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Friday renewed her country’s pledge to end oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, switching to massive wind farms. Danish companies are planning several wind farms off the U.S. East Coast as part … Read more

President of France Has Coronavirus

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Dec. 17, 2020 — President Emmanuel Macron of France has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday. “This diagnosis was established after a RT-PCR test that was carried out as soon as the first symptoms appeared,” according to a statement from the president’s office. It didn’t describe the symptoms or when they first … Read more