German regulator backs push to cut red tape for wind power constructions
Germany’s energy regulator supports an overhaul of legal procedures and red tape by the economy ministry to reverse a sharp fall in wind turbine constructions...
Indonesian province moves to curb slash-and-burn clearances as fires rage
Authorities in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province said on Thursday they had tightened rules to try and curb slash-and-burn clearances by plantation companies – a practice...
Thousands still missing in wake of Dorian
More than a week after Hurricane Dorian, Bahamian authorities say at least 2,500 people are still missing and the death toll of 50 is expected...
E-frack: a safer, cheaper fracking alternative?
A new shale technology called electric fracking is being adopted by oil drillers because of the potential to lower costs and reduce air pollution but...
Tocagen’s brain cancer treatment fails late-stage study, shares slump
Tocagen Inc said on Thursday its experimental treatment did not prove effective in extending life of brain cancer patients in a late-stage study, sending shares...
Tocagen’s brain cancer treatment fails late-stage study
Tocagen Inc said on Thursday its experimental treatment did not prove effective in helping patients with a type of brain cancer to live longer, in...
France will take its time reforming cherished pension system: PM
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Thursday said his government would not rush reform of France’s long cherished pension system, perhaps the most perilous yet...
Exiting atomic power unrealistic for Japan, minister says, disputing colleague
Exiting nuclear power in Japan is unrealistic, the country’s new industry minister said on Thursday, in comments that reiterated the government’s line but are at...
Mugabe’s family say burial ‘sometime next week’, ceremony private
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe will be buried “sometime next week”, a family spokesman said on Thursday, but it remained unclear where he would be...
Malaysian PM to write to Indonesia’s leader as row over haze flares
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is writing to Indonesia’s leader to raise his concern about cross-border haze, Malaysia’s environment minister said on Thursday, as a...