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A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine, can be eradicated if more countries continue to…

Polar bears will be wiped out by the end of the century unless more is done to tackle climate change, a study predicts. Scientists say…

A Belgian wind farm on the North Sea claims it will become the first in the world to grow seaweed between its wind turbines. The…

Child athletes in Japan suffer physical, sexual, and verbal abuse when training for sport, Human Rights Watch said in a new report, released today, that…

Today, the European Commission and the European External Action Service jointly launched a public consultation on the way forward for the European Union’s Arctic policy….

Efforts to help the world economy recover from the coronavirus crisis must give a lead role to women, even as the pandemic deals an especially…

Malaysia has uncovered its largest case of abandoned toxic waste, after 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals from Romania and bound for Indonesia illegally entered…

Up to eight years’ worth of global greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented over the next four decades by setting tougher standards for air conditioning,…

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a ”generational opportunity”…

Thousands of people have rallied near Paris to mark four years since the death in custody of Adama Traore. His case, bolstered by the Black…

France’s next-generation high-speed train will be in service by the 2024 Olympic games in Paris, the SNCF has confirmed. Dubbed the ”train of the future,”…

China has allocated additional emergency supplies to the provinces of Anhui and Hunan in support of local flood control and disaster relief work, the Ministry…

South Africa, one of the 30 most water-scarce countries in the world, has revoked its classification of drought as a national disaster, drawing criticism from…

Hunger threatens to soar to devastating levels in 25 countries in the coming months due to the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the World…

Vodafone has vowed to power its European network – spanning 11 national markets – with 100% renewable electricity by the end of July 2021. After…

The We Mean Business group of corporates committed to climate action has formally partnered with tech giant Amazon in a bid to quickly expand the…

The European Central Bank must take a role in fighting climate change and could tailor monetary policy to foster a greener economy, board member Isabel…

More than 700,000 women are in prison around the world, and that number is growing much faster than men, the Human Rights Council has heard….

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, pushing 265 million people to the…

From forced displacement to conflict over resources, the coronavirus pandemic has created a ”perfect storm” for land rights abuses – and the situation is likely…