Green bond issuance surpasses $100 billion so far this year: data
Global green bond issuance has surpassed the $100 billion mark already this year, the first time the milestone has been reached in the first half...
Hong Kong activists crowdfund for anti-extradition bill voice at G20
Hong Kong activists have raised more than HK$5 million ($640,606) in a crowdfunding campaign to take out newspaper ads in a bid to get a...
Turkey will lose F-35 warplane if Russia arms deal goes ahead, U.S. says
The United States cannot allow Turkey to fly or help produce its F-35 stealth jets if Ankara goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian...
More women in top EU posts? Don’t expect too much
When the men who run the European Union pick its new leaders this year, they might finally appoint a few more women. But don’t expect...
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off east Russian coast – USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck in the sea off eastern Russia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said....
Taliban condemned for threats to media in Afghanistan
The United States and Afghanistan on Tuesday denounced a Taliban warning that Afghan media will be targeted unless they stop broadcasting what the group called...
African swine fever hits industrial farms in Vietnam, 2.8 million pigs culled
Vietnam has culled nearly 10% of its pig herd to contain an African swine fever outbreak that has started hitting large-scale industrial farms, the government...
Turkish court rules to release U.S. Consulate worker from house arrest
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday to release U.S. Consulate employee Nazmi Mete Canturk from house arrest due to health issues but said he could...
Ethiopia holds memorial for slain military chief
Ethiopia held a memorial on Tuesday for the army chief of staff slain at the weekend along with four other senior officials as part of...
Blacksmith revives his trade with the internet
In the small, mountain valley town of Yeongju, 66-year-old blacksmith Seok Noh-ki had been bracing for closing his struggling workshop until his homi, a traditional...