-
Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu
-
Scheffler career Slam chances blowing in Shinnecock winds
-
Iran's treatment at World Cup 'a dark point' for football: official
-
McIlroy seven back but likes his chances at US Open
-
Nagelsmann eyes same German lineup against I. Coast after Curacao trouncing
-
Clark leads US Open by four with major champs in the hunt
-
Saibari early strike gives Morocco World Cup win over Scotland
-
Archaeologists discover 'never before seen' pre-Hispanic ruins in Mexico
-
Pochettino backs 'high IQ' players to block out World Cup hype
-
James Burrows, prolific innovator in US TV comedies, dead at 85
-
Douglass breaks 50m free world record at Indy Pro Swim
-
World Cup warning with Sweden star Isak 'getting stronger and stronger'
-
'Like China': Cubans welcome reforms but exiles remain skeptical
-
Tunisia coach says 'I am no wizard' after World Cup SOS call
-
USA down Australia to reach World Cup knockout rounds
-
USA beat Australia 2-0 to reach World Cup knockouts
-
Imperious Dupont guides record-breaking Toulouse to Top 14 final
-
Qatar-gifted Air Force One replacement unveiled
-
Venezuelan opposition figure heads to US after transition talks
-
Niemann fires 65 at US Open after upsetting two-shot penalty
-
Canada star Kone to miss rest of World Cup after surgery: team
-
Spain's Yamal says 'too soon' to play full match at World Cup
-
Confident Fitzpatrick makes a run at another US Open title
-
Neymar? He is working remotely at the World Cup, jokes Lula
-
England captain Stokes strikes for Durham as Test recall looms
-
Three-time Stanley Cup champion Toews retires
-
Clark wants to win back fans as well as US Open title
-
Japan wary of fired up and wounded Tunisia for World Cup landmark game
-
Clark leads as fellow major winners charge at US Open
-
'Like a fridge': France cave homes offer lucky few respite from heat
-
Ton-up Nicholls turns the screw for New Zealand against England
-
Hormuz ship traffic climbs after war deal: trackers
-
Sun shines on jockey Lee at Royal Ascot
-
Kane hails World Cup 'Wonderwall' singalong as England highlight
-
Sabalenka roars back to make Berlin WTA semis
-
Europe swelters as more heat records set to tumble
-
Narvaez takes Swiss Tour third stage after 100km breakaway
-
'There's no soul': Tony Leung weighs in on AI in filmmaking
-
Europe swelters as temperature records tumble
-
From Versailles to a Swiss mountain: a week of dizzying Iran diplomacy
-
French mountain lodges worry over strained water supply
-
Coach tells S. Korea to move on fast with World Cup knockouts in reach
-
Heatwave hits more than one in two people in France
-
Henry strikes as New Zealand strengthen grip against England
-
Zverev sets up Fritz semi at Halle Open
-
England captain Stokes in action for Durham as Test recall looms
-
Clark stumbles but still leads by two at US Open
-
Moutet fined over x-rated Queen's Club rant
-
Ogura pulls off stunner to top Czech MotoGP practices
-
Outrage in Italy after Trump says Meloni 'begged' for photo op
Featured
Last news
World energy methane emissions near record high in 2024: IEA
Record fossil fuel production kept planet-heating methane emissions near historic highs last year, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, warning of a surge in massive leaks from oil and gas facilities.
Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms
Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change.
US climate assessment in doubt as Trump dismisses authors
President Donald Trump's administration has fired the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a key assessment vital to preparing for global warming.
US climate assessment thrown into doubt as Trump dismisses authors
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday disbanded the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a critical assessment mandated by Congress and vital to the nation's preparedness against global warming.
Dead salmon create election stink on Australian island
On a tree-lined beach in Australia's rugged island state of Tasmania, locals discovered popcorn-sized bits of dead salmon washed up along the sand.
Calls for 'diplomacy,' 'cooperation' at BRICS summit
Brazil, which chairs the 11-nation BRICS grouping that also includes Russia and China, called for closer cooperation Monday as the world deals with conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and trade wars under US President Donald Trump.
US opposes 'dangerous' anti-fossil fuel policies at global summit
An international summit on the future of energy security opened in London on Thursday with stark opposition from Washington, which called policies to phase out fossil fuels "harmful and dangerous".
UK hosts global energy summit with renewables under attack
An international summit on the future of energy security opens in London on Thursday amidst major disagreements over the role of renewables in satisfying the world's thirst for energy.
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens
An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.
Global warming is a security threat and armies must adapt: experts
From responding to weather disasters to rising competition in the fast-warming Arctic, militaries are exposed to climate change and cannot let it become a strategic "blind spot", security experts say.
Climate campaigners praise a cool pope
Through magisterial Vatican pronouncements about the dangers posed by the warming planet, Pope Francis gave the Roman Catholic church a voice that influenced climate change talks, experts said.
Two missing after deadly spring snowstorm wreaks havoc in the Alps
Two people were still missing in Italy on Friday after unusually heavy spring storm across the Alps dumped more than a metre of snow in some areas, shutting ski areas, halting transport and leaving at least one person dead.
Vietnam ups wind, solar targets as energy demand soars
Vietnam has dramatically increased its wind and solar targets as it looks to up its energy production by 2030 to meet soaring demand, according to a revised version of its national power plan.
Wine consumption falls heavily into the red
Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the main trade body said Tuesday, raising concerns about new risks from US tariffs.
Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.
'Slow travel' start-up launches cross-Channel crossings by sail
The crossing may be "a bit choppy", Captain Andrew Simons warns a dozen of his passengers waiting in the French port of Boulogne to cross the Channel with only wind to get them to England.
Bogota ends one year of climate-induced water rationing
Residents in Colombia's biggest city Bogota won a much-desired reprieve from year-long water rationing Friday, with authorities announcing tough climate-induced cuts will end.
Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon credits
Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global emissions.
AI tool aims to help conserve Japan's cherry trees
Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations.
World's 'exceptional' heat streak lengthens into March
Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.
Once-dying Mexican river delta slowly nursed back to life
In a drought-hit Mexican border region at the center of growing competition with the United States for water, conservationists are working to bring a once-dying river delta back to life.
Clean streets vs business woes: pollution charge divides Londoners
For Londoner Beau Boka-Batesa, air quality has drastically improved in the British capital following the rollout and expansion of a contested car pollution toll two years ago.
Torrential rains kill dozens in DR Congo capital
Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa have killed around 30 people while wreaking havoc across the central African megacity, an official told AFP on Sunday.
Nations divided ahead of decisive week for shipping emissions
Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are divided over whether to approve a carbon tax on international shipping, ahead of a meeting starting on Monday to finalise emissions-reduction measures.
Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hits Central Asia: study
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change.
Australia sweats through hottest 12 months on record: official data
Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching.
Clouds and conspiracies: concerns over push to make rain
Can countries control the clouds? And should they?
Rain offers respite to South Korea firefighters as death toll rises
Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28.
Rain gives some respite to South Korea firefighters as death toll rises
Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28.
Why has Mexico's water debt opened new battle line with US?
Mexico's water debt to the United States under a decades-old supply treaty has opened a new battlefront between the two countries, in addition to US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.
Parisians back 'garden roads' scheme in record low turnout
Residents of Paris have backed a scheme to pedestrianise and create green spaces on hundreds of roads in the French capital in a consultative vote marked by a record low turnout, according to results published on Monday.
In US Northwest, South Cascade is where glacier science grew up
For nearly 70 years scientists have been probing, measuring, drilling and generally getting to know South Cascade Glacier in the US Northwest, developing and honing skills now used worldwide.