Archive

The edition of Friday, 18 September 2026.

Back to the archive

This edition is frozen: the articles are the state of the archived day, while the classifications on the cards show the current state of the open dataset.

Climate & Environment

3 articles
Deutschlandfunk DE DACH 2026-09-18

Dänemark - CO2-Speicher im Meeresboden in Betrieb

In Dänemark ist ein CO2-Speicher unter der Nordsee offiziell in Betrieb gegangen. Beim sogenannten "Project Greensand" wird klimaschädliches Kohlenstoffdioxid dauerhaft eingelagert, damit es nicht in die Atmosphäre gelangt und den Klimawandel weiter vorantreibt.

centre culturally centrist pro-European public service
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●
Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-09-17

Ahead of COP17, UN Biodiversity Chief Urges Urgent Realignment of Finance with Nature Goals

The world may have enough money to protect nature. The bigger problem, according to the head of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), is that too much of it is still being spent on activities that destroy it. With just four years left to meet the world’s 2030…

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○
OCCRP US International 2026-09-11

Timber Giant Accused of Forging Environmental Records to Hide Toxic Emissions

Romanian prosecutors have charged two subsidiaries of global timber giant Kronospan with venting hazardous gases into urban areas and systematically manipulating air sample data to cover up illegal pollution spikes.

centre leaning progressive pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○

Peace & Disarmament

3 articles

Digital Rights

3 articles
OCCRP US International 2026-09-14

Jailed Editor, Closed Outlet: The Rapid Demise of Kazakhstan’s Top Independent News Site

Less than a month after its editor-in-chief was sentenced to eight years in prison, major Kazakh news site Orda.kz has ceased publication - a move the owner claims is financial, but press freedom advocates call the culmination of a systematic state crackdown.

centre leaning progressive pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○
Social Europe DE Europe 2026-09-16

The Hugging Face Incident and the Future of Work

The agents hacked a global platform to hide their cheating from a scorer that did not exist.

left leaning progressive federalist
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●○○

Accessibility & Inclusion

1 article

Health

2 articles
Mongabay US Global South 2026-09-17

Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India

In India, the exotic pet trade is increasing the risk of zoonotic disease spillovers, as close contact with imported wild animals creates repeated opportunities for dangerous pathogens to jump to humans and vice versa, reports Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon. Dr. Rina Dev, an…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●

Economy & Labour

2 articles
Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-09-18

The Connection Between Urbanization and Poverty: How Cities Can Reduce Poverty – Or Deepen It

Urbanization can help concentrate jobs, services, and investments; however, it can also concentrate unaffordable housing, insecure employment, and unequal exposure to contamination and environmental threats. A recent report from the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and…

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○

Democracy & Rule of Law

2 articles
Mongabay US Global South 2026-09-16

For the first time, Congolese NGO to manage a DRC protected area

For the first time in the modern history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Congolese nongovernmental organization will co-manage a protected area in the country. “It is an honor,” Dominique Bikaba, founder of the NGO Strong Roots, told Mongabay by phone. Strong Roots…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●

Migration & Refuge

2 articles
Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-09-18

The Cost of Excluding Refugees

Without the resources to educate, train and economically include refugees, displacement will continue to drive onward migration

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○

Science & Research

2 articles
Mongabay US Global South 2026-09-18

‘You Belong with Me:’ Taylor Swift has a new genus of bug named after her

You may have heard her songs, seen her videos, maybe even attended one of her concerts … but have you seen the new genus of Australian plant bugs named after Taylor Swift? Scientists at the University of California, Riverside recently described a new genus of plant bugs, they’ve…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung DE DACH 2026-09-18

Han Kangs neues Buch: Mogelpackung nach Nobelpreis?

Nach ihrem Nobelpreis überrascht Han Kang mit einem schmalen Mix aus Essays, Gedichten und Gartentagebuch. Erst im Garten an der Nordseite blüht der Band wirklich auf.

centre-right culturally centrist pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●