China to tackle climate change with ‘nature-based solutions’
China said it will try to persuade other countries to support “nature-based solutions” to tackle the root causes of climate change, the country said in...
Brazil prosecutor orders indictments in Rio councilwoman murder case
Brazil’s top public prosecutor on Tuesday ordered five people indicted over sabotaging efforts to investigate the assassination of a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, and...
Afghan president sees his chance after collapse of U.S.-Taliban talks
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had no more than 20 minutes to study a draft accord between the United States and the Taliban on pulling thousands...
South Korea confirms 2nd case of deadly African swine fever, pledges vigilance
South Korea has confirmed a second case of African swine fever at a pig farm near the border with North Korea, a day after reporting...
San Jose becomes first big U.S. city to discourage natural gas in buildings
San Jose, the 10th most populous U.S. city and political center of Silicon Valley, adopted new rules on Tuesday aimed at phasing out the use...
New Zealand to be Middle-earth again in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series
New Zealand will be home again to hairy feet and pointed-ear Hobbits after Amazon Studios confirmed the Pacific country will be the location for its...
Colombian fracking moratorium does not block ‘investigative’ projects: court
Colombia’s top administrative court on Tuesday clarified that a moratorium on fracking it upheld last week does not prevent “investigative” pilot projects, surprising both oil...
Florida banking group pushed for sanctions exemption for ordinary Venezuelans
An industry group representing Florida banks pushed for an exemption to U.S. sanctions on Venezuela that were issued last week, executives said on Tuesday, arguing...
Caregivers of seriously ill spouses find life improves more when the partner dies
(Reuters Health) – For caregivers tending to a seriously ill spouse, quality of life may improve to a greater extent if the partner dies than...
Humberto strengthens into Category 3 hurricane: NHC
Humberto strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane and is expected to remain a powerful hurricane for the next couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane...