Amazon fires pose health risks to children: WHO
Fires raging in the Amazon pose a risk to health including from respiratory diseases, especially in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday....
Brazil’s Bolsonaro awaits news on U.S. help for Amazon
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he may have news later in the day on his request to U.S. President Donald Trump for help...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in ‘very poor’ condition: government agency
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in very poor condition because of climate change, over fishing and land clearing, a state agency said on Friday, as...
Confusion as Turkey says Iranian tanker now headed to Lebanon
Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran was headed to Lebanon after changing course...
Suspect in Berlin killing had links to Russian state security: Der Spiegel
The suspect detained over the killing last week of a Georgian citizen in Berlin had a passport whose number linked him to Russian security services,...
EU’s Mogherini welcomes any progress beyond preserving Iran’s nuclear deal
The European Union will continue working to preserve world powers’ 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but would welcome any progress beyond it, EU foreign policy...
Tanzanian lawyers urge speedy trial, medical help for prominent jailed journalist
Lawyers for a prominent Tanzanian investigative journalist called on Friday for urgent medical attention for their client after a court adjourned his case for the...
Paris suburb pioneers ‘noise radar’ to fine roaring motorcycles
Motorcycles thundering through residential neighborhoods, revving their engines and waking up every child in the street, may soon be a thing of the past in...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ album breaks new record in China
U.S. singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s album “Lover” broke a new record for an international artist in China on Friday as it surpassed one million combined total...
Dutch port city of Rotterdam to host 2020 Eurovision Song Contest
The Dutch port city of Rotterdam will host the 65th Eurovision Song Contest next year, organizers said on Friday, after it triumphed over its only...