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...
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...
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...