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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
‘Cleanup Time’: Pro-China lawmaker targets Hong Kong’s Lennon Walls
A pro-Beijing lawmaker has called for a Clean Hong Kong Day on Saturday, urging supporters to pull down “Lennon Walls” of anti-government graffiti across the...
Russia reports African swine fever outbreak near China border
A new outbreak of African swine fever has been found at a privately-held farm in a village in Russia’s Primorsk region near the border with...
Twitter suspends Saudi royal adviser Qahtani, fake Gulf accounts
Twitter suspended the account of former Saudi royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani on Friday, nearly a year after he was sacked over his suspected role...