India rains to be above average for first time in six years: officials
India is likely to receive above-average monsoon rains in 2019 for the first time in six years as seasonal rainfall continues longer than expected, two...
Germany’s coalition to detail carbon-free plans after marathon talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Friday unveil a major new climate protection package thrashed out by parties in her coalition through the night ahead...
Equinor, SSE win British contract for largest offshore wind project
Equinor and Britain’s SSE have won a tender to build three wind farms off Britain, which the Norwegian firm said together will form the world’s...
Britain’s new renewable subsidies hit record low on the path to net zero
Britain has awarded record low subsidies to twelve renewable energy projects capable of generating enough power for some 7 million homes, the government said on...
Shares soothed by stimulus, oil heads higher
World shares rose on Friday as stimulus measures by major central banks eased worries about growth, especially in Asian markets, while oil headed for its...
College mass shooter spared death penalty in North Carolina
A gunman who killed two university students and wounded four in a mass shooting in North Carolina in April pleaded guilty to murder in a...
Report: Accuser tells NFL that WR Brown sent ‘threatening’ texts
The female artist who leveled claims earlier this week that New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown made unwanted sexual advances before firing her contacted...
Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi-led coalition of ‘dangerous escalation’
Yemen’s Houthis accused the Saudi-led coalition of a “dangerous escalation” in Hodeidah, Yemen’s main port, according to a tweet on Friday by a spokesman of...
Hong Kong diners offered protest-inspired ‘eyeball’ mocktails and ‘tear gas’ eggs
Pro-democracy protests that have roiled Hong Kong for more than three months are providing culinary inspiration for a restaurant that offers a themed menu with...
Missing Zimbabwe doctor found but pay strike to go on: union
A Zimbabwean doctors’ union leader who disappeared during a pay strike has been found alive, his union and police said on Friday....