Wall Street increasingly weighs risk from climate change
In the wake of two years of devastating wildfires in California, Wall Street is incorporating a new risk metric when evaluating companies: climate resiliency....
U.S. slaps sanctions on five Venezuelan officials
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on five Venezuelan security officials and political figures, the latest round of measures taken against Caracas in an...
Blast heard in Baghdad, cause unknown: Reuters witnesses
A blast was heard in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday night, Reuters witnesses said. The cause was as yet unknown. There was no immediate...
Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters in renewed crackdown
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, dispensing with weeks of relative restraint in favor of trying to...
Bolivia protest leader vows to return to capital to push for Morales resignation
A Bolivian protest leader has vowed to return to the capital and continue pushing for President Evo Morales’ resignation after he left La Paz earlier...
U.S. Supreme Court justices navigate video piracy case over Blackbeard’s ship
U.S. Supreme Court justices struggled to navigate between the rights of states and individuals on Tuesday as they weighed a documentary filmmaker’s bid to revive...
‘I was blown away’ says tourist who was adrift in Greek sea for two days
A 47-year old tourist was floating in a rubber dinghy in the Aegean Sea for nearly two days before being rescued by Greek coast guards,...
Warrior pose: Sierra Leone’s soldiers beat trauma with yoga
Sierra Leone’s military is holding regular yoga sessions to help soldiers deal with the trauma of the country’s civil war. Lauren Anthony reports....
France targets fracking and flaring with export guarantee overhaul
France is considering halting funding guarantees for energy projects abroad that involve fracking or flaring, according to a finance ministry report....
UK’s Rees-Mogg apologizes for comment on ‘common sense’ of Grenfell fire victims
British government minister Jacob Rees-Mogg apologized on Tuesday after he suggested that victims of the blaze at London’s Grenfell Tower should have used common sense...