China plans 226 GW of new coal power projects: environmental groups
China’s total planned coal-fired power projects now stand at 226.2 gigawatts (GW), the highest in the world and more than twice the amount of new...
Swiss raid stomach ache drug ingredient makers in competition probe
Switzerland’s COMCO competition watchdog on Thursday conducted dawn raids of several makers and distributors of a drug ingredient for medicines against stomach pain, citing suspicions...
Trump says EPA to issue notice to San Francisco on homeless
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a notice in less than a week to the city...
Tonga holds state funeral for climate change campaigner PM
Tonga observed a day of national mourning on Thursday for the state funeral of Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva, known as a pro-democracy and climate change...
Taliban car bomb kills at least 20 in southern Afghanistan
A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, an official said....
Whistleblower files complaint about Trump “promise” to foreign leader – Vox.com
Whistleblower files complaint about Trump “promise” to foreign leader Vox.com Trump’s communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief...
Taliban car bomb kills at least 20 in southern Afghanistan: government official
A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, an official said....
U.S. travel industry urges Washington to reauthorize tourism body Brand USA
Some 15 executives from companies associated with the tourism industry, such as American Express and Marriott , have urged the U.S. government to renew federal...
U.S., Chinese trade deputies face off in Washington amid deep differences
U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators were set to resume face-to-face talks on Thursday for the first time in nearly two months as the world’s...
‘Mad Max,’ Canada’s populist candidate, has a score to settle and it could shape the election
Maxime “Mad Max” Bernier, one of the most right-wing figures ever seen in Canadian federal politics, has a score to settle and nothing to lose...