U.S. House to vote on extending small business coronavirus loan program
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote again next week on giving small businesses more time to utilize their coronavirus aid under...
EPA draft would lift US biofuel blending mandates slightly in 2021 – sources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed lifting the amount of biofuels that refiners must blend into their fuel next year to 20.17 billion gallons,...
Carbon Shift: Cash boost for innovative carbon removal
Crushed green rocks and almond shells figure in two small-scale CO2 capture projects attracting funding that might have been spent on carbon offsetting in the...
U.S. blacklists Iran’s interior minister over human rights abuses
The United States imposed sanctions on Iran’s interior minister on Wednesday, accusing him of engaging in serious cases of human rights abuse....
Italian woman wins Picasso painting in French charity raffle
An Italian woman on Wednesday won a Pablo Picasso painting worth 1 million euros in a French charity raffle that raised money for African water...
WHO reports most coronavirus cases in a day as cases near five million
The World Health Organization expressed concern on Wednesday about the rising number of new coronavirus cases in poor countries, even as many rich nations have...
Powerful cyclone tears into India, Bangladesh, killing 5
A powerful cyclone killed at least five people as it swept through eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, accompanied by a storm surge that swamped...
Republican-led U.S. Senate panel backs subpoena in Hunter Biden probe
A Republican-led U.S. Senate committee authorized a subpoena on Wednesday for information in an investigation related to Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President...
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises to 35,704
The death toll in the United Kingdom from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 35,704, an increase of 363 on the day, culture minister Oliver...
Low-income areas of New York City show high COVID-19 positive rates: governor
New York City residents from low-income communities tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies at a much higher rate than the general population, according to data disclosed...