Climate activist Thunberg faces challenging boat trip from UK to New York, skipper says
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg will face an uncomfortable and challenging trip when she crosses the Atlantic in a racing boat, the skipper of...
Thailand set to deliver first batch of medical marijuana
Thailand plans to distribute about 10,000 bottles of cannabis oil next week for hospital patients, a government official said on Thursday, the first official use...
Poland hopes small producers will help it meet EU green energy goals
Poland can still meet European Union 2020 green energy goals because of individuals who both produce and consume electricity from renewable sources, Energy Minister Krzysztof...
RWE to close coal-fired power plant in Wales
RWE on Thursday said it would close its 1.56 gigawatt (GW) Aberthaw B power plant in Wales due to challenging market conditions for coal-fired power...
Death toll in UK hospital listeria outbreak rises to six
Another person has died in a listeria outbreak caused by eating contaminated food in hospital, bringing the total number of deaths to six, Public Health...
U.S. secretary of state criticizes China’s dams on Mekong River
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday criticized China’s dam-building on the Mekong River, saying its construction had left the crucial waterway at its...
China confirms new African swine fever case in Hubei province
China on Thursday confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever in the central province of Hubei....
Third ebola case confirmed in East Congo city of Goma
The daughter of an Ebola patient in the eastern Congo city of Goma has contracted the virus, making her the third case in the city...
Eight-year-old girl flexes new bionic arm
Eight-year-old Madeline Gardner, who was born without an arm below her left elbow, becomes the youngest person in the United States to receive a bionic...
Blue-blooded crabs at heart of pharma dispute on drug testing
If you’ve received a vaccination, hip replacement or chemotherapy without suffering toxic shock, chances are you’ve benefited from a vast bloodletting of horseshoe crabs....