India’s capital to restrict private vehicles in November to curb pollution: chief minister
India’s capital New Delhi will enforce restrictions on private vehicles from Nov. 4-15 to curb pollution, its chief minister said on Friday....
Brexit: DUP would insist Northern Ireland chooses what EU laws to implement
Northern Ireland’s largest political party on Friday said it would reject the imposition of EU regulations on the region under any British EU exit deal...
Hong Kong leader to focus on housing, jobs to try to appease protesters
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam promised to prioritize housing and jobs to appease pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese-ruled city after three months of sometimes violent...
Indonesia hits back at Malaysia over forest fires
Indonesia on Friday rejected Malaysian complaints about hazardous smoke drifting from its forest fires across the border, saying blazes were also raging in parts of...
EU weighs new energy taxes as Germany calls for ‘drastic’ steps
The European Union is considering new energy taxes to meet its climate targets, top officials said on Friday, with Germany calling for “drastic steps” to...
Kenya becomes third African nation to introduce world’s first malaria vaccine
Kenya on Friday added the world’s first malaria vaccine to the routine immunization schedule for children under two, becoming the third country in Africa to...
Hong Kong leader to prioritize housing, jobs to try to appease protesters
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam promised to prioritize housing and jobs to try to appease deep-rooted discontent about the way the Asian financial hub has...
Climate-change activists’ plan to disrupt Heathrow with drones frustrated
Climate-change activists who planned to disrupt Heathrow airport with drones were frustrated early on Friday as the devices failed to fly and Europe’s biggest airport...
Drastic steps needed to stop climate change, Germany’s Scholz says
Germany’s finance minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday “drastic steps” were needed to counter climate change as European Union officials meet to discuss energy taxation....
London’s Heathrow airport says no disruption from activists’ drones
London’s Heathrow Airport said there had been no disruption to operations by climate activists who planned to fly drones near the airport to ground flights...