Paris records hottest temperature since records began
Paris on Thursday recorded its hottest temperature since records began, Meteo France said, as a heatwave spread across Europe....
A cloudspotters’ guide to climate change
Scientists are trying to answer one of the biggest question marks in climate-model simulations: What does the movement of the clouds mean for the climate?...
Indonesia’s Pertamina says plugging undersea oil spill in Java will take weeks
Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina said it will take weeks to plug an oil spill at its Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) facility, which has...
British PM Johnson says following Heathrow expansion court cases with interest
Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson said he was following with interest the court cases related to the construction of a new runway at Heathrow...
Four automakers, California strike compromise on vehicle emissions
Ford Motor Co, BMW AG, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co said on Thursday they have reached a voluntary agreement with the state of California...
Tunisia’s Essebsi, leading figure in shift to democracy, dies
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped guide the north African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said...
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule, has died, the presidency...
China’s renewable power capacity up 9.5% year-on-year in June
China’s total renewable power capacity rose 9.5% to 750 gigawatts (GW) in the year to June amid Beijing’s push to boost clean energy consumption as...
Sri Lanka raises stink over waste consignments from Britain
Sri Lanka has ordered the return of 213 containers of waste from Britain after finding, plastic and biological waste including suspected human body parts in...
American Airlines annual profit to take $400 million hit from MAX cancellations
American Airlines Group Inc on Thursday raised its full-year estimate for costs related to cancellations from Boeing MAX grounding to $400 million, sending its shares...