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A New Antibiotic Offers Hope in the Global War on Superbugs
Today: Venezuela's economic woes continue, a study finds fracking caused Ohio's earthquakes, and a new antibiotic offers hope in the global war on superbugs.
Mining the Largest Shale-Gas Reserve in the Northern Hemisphere
A grassroots resistance movement has emerged to fight the introduction of fracking in the UK, and it appears to be gaining momentum throughout the country. VICE News travels to Blackpool, Lancashire, to see the fractivists in action.
As America Doubles Down on Climate Targets, Canada Stays Quiet
Can you hear the awkward silence? That's the sound of government not releasing an annual report on Canada's carbon emission trends amid news that America and China have both made ambitious commitments to curb climate change.
A Train Derailment Stranded Mexican Migrants Who Were Trying to Make It to America
And more news from around the globe.
Britain Failed to Protect Thousands of Women and Girls from Female Genital Mutilation
And more news from around the globe.
Police Violently Evict the La Puya Peaceful Mining Resistance
Since March 2012, local community members have peacefully blocked the entrance to US-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ El Tambor gold mine in Guatemala. This weekend, police officers violently evicted the protesters.