Futures jump on promising data for COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. stocks futures jumped on Monday after Moderna Inc said its experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed promise in early trials and that it was looking...
Zimbabweans go hungry as coronavirus compounds climate woes
Rosemary Pamire struggled to feed her family well before Zimbabwe entered lockdown in March to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Now she can hardly put together...
Trash surge spurs Thai environmentalist
Amara Wichithong is a former Thai national windsurfer turned environmental hero who collects trash in Pattaya’s waters before it can clog up the ocean. Her...
China’s Xi says supports WHO probe when COVID-19 controlled
China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization (WHO) after the virus that causes...
Explainer: The U.N. tribunal set up to try Rwanda genocide perpetrators
French gendarmes arrested Felicien Kabuga, wanted for allegedly financing the Rwandan genocide, near Paris on May 16 after a global manhunt spanning more than a...
Putin says coronavirus situation in southern Russia’s Dagestan is difficult
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the coronavirus situation in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan was particularly difficult and that the mainly Muslim region’s healthcare...
Climate activists line London’s Trafalgar Square with kids’ shoes
Climate activists placed more than 2,000 pairs of children’s shoes in neat rows across London’s Trafalgar Square on Monday to demand the British government stop...
Hungary and Slovenia aim to reopen border by June 1: minister
Hungary and Slovenia have agreed on a road map towards a gradual reopening of their border by June 1, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote...
China outlines summer plan to cut toxic emissions at oil refineries, chemicals plants
China plans to launch a campaign to cut toxic emissions by oil refining and storage companies as well as chemicals, pharmaceutical and packaging firms during...
EU launches call for carbon market auction contract
The European Commission on Monday invited carbon emission platforms to apply to host sales of permits in the European Union emissions trading system (ETS) from...