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China will look to ban ultra-thin plastic bags and agricultural-use plastic mulch, as well as other types of non-biodegradable plastic products, the country’s state planning…

Limited gains in gender equality and women’s rights made over the decades are in danger of being rolled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

Coronavirus lockdowns have been touted on social media as helping to fight climate change. But in the Arctic Circle the virus is disrupting climate science….

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and former French finance minister, reacted to the rescue deal…

Almost three-quarters of U.S. domestic workers have lost their jobs due to the new coronavirus, with most unable to pay rent and worried about buying…

Furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic, airline and hotel employees in Sweden are retraining to work as hospital and nursing home assistants as the death…

But tentative analysis from Carbon Brief points out likely reduction in CO2 this year would still be far off goals of the Paris Agreement ….

Liquid meltwater can sometimes flow deep below the Greenland Ice Sheet in winter, not just in the summer, according to CIRES-led work published in the…

After weeks of calm in the fight against Ebola, the WHO noted a new case in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The report came as…

Faced with power shortfalls, demands for greener energy and drought threats to hydropower, a growing range of African nations are considering a shift to an…

The Alan Kurdi’s crew and 149 refugees on board have been stranded since Monday, after Italy and Malta refused the vessel access to ports, citing…

The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects are expected to cause a deep recession in Europe and elsewhere. A key German politician thinks the EU’s climate targets should…

Economic duress is compounding the impact of conflict in Syria, even before the COVID-19 pandemic touched the country. In a joint appeal issued on Saturday,…

The coronavirus outbreak will dominate the agenda of the European Union when Germany takes over the rotating council presidency in the second half of this…

The Eurozone’s €500 billion coronavirus rescue package will not unleash more austerity on Europe, and some of the funds will be open to EU countries…

Religious leaders of all faiths are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to join forces and work for peace around the world and focus on…

South Korea is regularly ranked lowest in the developed world for gender equality, but for the first time a feminist party is seeking parliamentary seats…

Climbing onto a crowded truck each morning, Cambodian seamstress Sim Samphor cannot help but worry about catching the coronavirus that has closed down most of…

EU politics has largely gone online, leaving empty buildings in Brussels. It means European Parliament facilities can be used in the battle against coronavirus. ”We have decided…

Finance ministers of eurozone countries reached an ”excellent accord” on fighting the pandemic-triggered recession. Europe has proven itself to be ”a match” for the crisis,…