DAILY NEWS Stream – March 30, 2025

Colombia and the US agree to collect and share biometric data from migrants to curb undocumented immigration in both countries (Al Jazeera)

President Trump imposes 25% tariff on US auto imports starting April 2, 2025, aiming to protect America’s auto industry and even out foreign trade imbalances (Sky News Australia)

UK disease specialist Dr. Patrick Lillie sounds the alarm over tuberculosis, with 13% more cases in England in 2024 (BBC)

Drinking sugary drinks every day increases the risk of oral cancer fivefold, US study finds (Người Lao Động)

American television personality Bill Maher says bird flu was caused by the mistreatment of animals. He cites horrible conditions in chicken-raising factories and says, “When you torture animals, it winds up coming [back on us]” (Plant Based News)

Swedish study links larger waist size to higher cancer risk: An 11 centimeter [4.3 inch] increase raises men’s risk by 25%, while 12 centimeters [4.7 inches] raises women’s by 13%, likely due to belly fat (Fox News)

Eating red meat raises your risk of dementia and cognitive decline, while swapping one serving of processed meat with nuts and legumes lowers your risk by about 20%, new research finds (Euronews)

Air pollution worsens across Laos due to agricultural burning, especially in the capital Vientiane and the provinces Xieng Khuang, Xayaboury, and Xekong. People are advised to wear a face mask outdoors at all times to avoid breathing in ash or dust (Vientiane Times)

Once-in-a-century storms in Spain relieve drought but trigger flash floods, forcing hundreds to evacuate, as Madrid experiences its wettest month since 1893 (Euronews)

South Korea says the ongoing wildfires are the worst in its history as the death toll rises to 26 and firefighters struggle to contain the blaze (Al Jazeera)

Parts of Western Australia face tropical cyclone threat as residents are told to brace for damaging wind gusts and widespread rain by Saturday, March 29, 2025 (Sky News Australia)

Citizens of As Conchas [Spain] sue authorities over intensive pig-raising operations that have turned their town into “a dungheap” of toxic water and sickening odors (Euronews)

Wild horses help prevent wildfires in Spain’s Galicia region by clearing the undergrowth between trees, preventing fires from igniting and spreading - but their population has halved since the 1970s, experts warn (Al Jazeera)

Florida [US]: Dexter’s Law, which seeks to increase penalties for animal cruelty and would open an animal abuser registry statewide, moves ahead in the state Senate, inspired by a dog named Dexter who was murdered four days after his adoption (Florida Politics)

Bulgarian political party CC-DB [Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria] discusses “drastic” measures against animal abuse at meeting with nonprofits and relevant government officials (Bulgarian News Agency)

US: State of Massachusetts bills aim to ban the sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet stores due to concerns over inhumane sourcing (WPRI)

Report: In 2024, 92.5% of new electricity came from solar, wind, and other renewables, a record high – but the world is still 28% short of the 2030 global goal, experts warn (Euronews)

UN climate chief Simon Stiell challenges Europe to step up as China drives over 60% of 2024’s renewable energy growth (Euronews)

Five lions traumatized by war in Ukraine settle in to their “forever home” at the UK’s Wild Animals Rescue Centre, where Ukrainian woman Natalia Popova has rescued hundreds of abandoned pets and zoo animals (Euronews)

New book “Revolutionary Peace” by Vance Lehmkuhl (vegan) explores the city of Philadelphia’s role in starting the American vegetarian and vegan movements, highlighting influential leaders like Benjamin Franklin (vegetarian) and Reverend Sylvester Graham (vegetarian), inventor of the graham cracker (Hidden City Philadelphia)

Elevating quote of the day: “Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from Beyond.” – The Venerated Enlightened Master Rumi (vegetarian)