Новости за 04.04.2024

Rescue teams demolish a building which collapsed following an earthquake on April 3, 2024 in Hualien, Taiwan. | Annabelle Chih/Getty Images

From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.

The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 should be viewed through eclipse glasses, no matter where you’re watching it from. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

More people will travel for this event than for one of the country’s biggest games.

Truth Social’s big shareholders pose potential conflicts of interest for Trump. | Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

With Truth Social going public, big investors could easily buy influence in a second Trump term.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s youngest president, was sworn in on April 2, 2024. | Senegalese Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

When so much of the world is backsliding on democratic norms, Senegal’s election reveals a trend toward democracy in Africa.

Serranía de Chiribiquete, a mountainous region in the Colombian Amazon. New data from the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland reveals forest loss declined last year in Colombia, among other countries. | Guillermo Legaria/AFP via Getty Images

In a grim new analysis of tropical forests, there are a few important glimmers of hope.

Former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at the I-80 Speedway in 2022 in Greenwood, Nebraska. | Scott Olson/Getty Images

The state has an odd rule that gave Biden an electoral vote in 2020. Trump wants to change that. Can he?