Новости за 23.09.2021

The U.S. evacuation of Kabul deprived Afghanistan of many of its best-trained citizens. The country will struggle to do without them; some regret that.

A U.S.-led grouping of maritime powers in Asia meets Friday at the White House in what many see as a united front against an assertive China.

“We want to make sure that no president in the future of either party can flout the institutions of our democracy,” Rep. Adam Schiff told a Monitor Breakfast Sept. 23.

Fiona Sampson unfolds the story of how Elizabeth Barrett Browning freed herself from constraints and found her poetic voice in “Two-Way Mirror.”

Foreign aid groups, eager to assist a hungry nation, insist on guarantees for their female Afghan staff to operate freely. The Taliban might listen.

Retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency has led this entrepreneur to a broader vision for job training and safer communities.

To combat climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is limiting production and use of hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years. Often used in refrigerators and air conditioners, HFCs are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

Texas is beginning to redraw its congressional lines using data from the most recent U.S. census. Advocates say gerrymandering is diluting representation for the Latino community whose population growth has earned Texas two new congressional seats.

The California wildfires left many without a place to call home. In response, one man bought an RV and drove west with his daughter to give it to a family in need. His nonprofit, EmergencyRV.org, has so far provided 95 RVs to victims of the fires.

For “mudlarks,” poking around the shores of the River Thames for lost treasures isn’t just a pastime. It’s a way to escape urban life.

France and Spain have expanded paternity leave, joining a growing number of rich countries in promoting gender equality in raising young children.