Global renewables investment to triple this decade: U.N.
Global investment in new capacity for renewable energy is on course to reach $2.6 trillion by the end of this decade, more than triple the...
Pope tells Mozambique to nurture peace – and make it last
Pope Francis urged the people of Mozambique on Thursday to nurture their hard-earned peace and strive to provide equal opportunities for all so as not...
South Africa tries to contain “Afrophobia” fallout as riots upstage showpiece summit
South Africa’s government said on Thursday that prejudice was a factor in deadly rioting that has targeted foreign businesses, as those attacks and reprisals overshadowed...
Germany to start closing first hard coal plant in 2020: draft law
The German government plans to shut down the first hard coal power plant in 2020, a draft law seen by Reuters on Thursday showed....
Lake Titicaca, once considered Andean deity, faces pollution threat
Isaac Callizaya, 39, grew up with the sound of waves lapping on the shores of Lake Titicaca, a giant body of water on the border...
Rock documentary on The Band to kick off Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival opens on a decidedly Canadian note on Thursday with a documentary about influential rockers The Band kicking off 10 days...
Netanyahu opposes Iran talks after Trump moots meeting Rouhani
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Thursday not to open a dialogue with Iran, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may...
British PM Johnson’s own brother quits on eve of Brexit election campaign
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to kick off what is in effect an election campaign casting parliament as the enemy of Brexit was overshadowed...
Ukraine prisoner swap ‘nearly complete’: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that talks with Ukraine on an exchange of prisoners were being finalized and that the swap could involve...
Taliban suicide bomber kills at least 10 civilians, two foreign force members in Kabul
A Taliban suicide blast in the center of Kabul killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 40 on Thursday, destroying cars and shops...