Southeast Asia should ban imports of foreign trash: environmentalists
Environmental groups called on Tuesday for Southeast Asian countries to ban waste imports from developed countries to help tackle a plastic pollution crisis, as regional...
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global...
Bayer asks trial judge to reverse $2 billion Roundup jury verdict
Bayer AG has asked a California judge to overrule a $2 billion verdict by jurors who found the company’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer responsible for...
More than 300,000 flee Congo violence, complicating Ebola fight: U.N.
More than 300,000 people have fled inter-ethnic violence in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo since early June, complicating the tracing and treatment of patients at...
Defense lawyer for Harvey Weinstein asks to leave New York case: report
One of the lawyers representing Harvey Weinstein in his rape trial due to begin in September has asked a judge to let him drop the...
How human excrement is helping Kenyan farmers
Kenyan farmer Victor Kyalo’s chickens have doubled the number of eggs they are laying. The reason? Human excrement. Lauren Anthony reports....
Empowerment rules at MTV awards
The Rock and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ were big winners at the MTV Movie and TV awards in a show marked by messages of empowerment and self-esteem....
Canadian soldier dies, three troops hurt during drills in Bulgaria
One Canadian soldier died and three other troops were injured during an airborne operation, part of U.S.-led multinational military drills in southern Bulgaria on Tuesday,...
Brazil lawmakers open pension debate as Bolsonaro pushes private savings accounts
Brazil’s congressional committee on pension reform began debating a revised bill on Tuesday, as President Jair Bolsonaro urged lawmakers to rethink their move to drop...
German interior minister warns of far-right threat after politician’s murder
The murder of a prominent politician by a suspected right-wing radical is an assault on Germany’s democratic system and should serve as a wake-up call,...