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Negotiators seek to break COP29 impasse after G20 'marching orders'

Negotiators sought Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders backed the need for "trillions" of dollars for poorer countries but left key sticking points unresolved.

Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital's smog misery

The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog choking millions including in the capital New Delhi, government monitors said Tuesday.

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Mercedes-Benz Korea discloses EV battery makers after fire

Mercedes-Benz Korea released the names of its electric vehicle battery suppliers on Tuesday, bowing to public outrage after one of its cars burst into flame in a parking lot earlier this month.

Greece battles deadly wildfire for third day

Greek emergency services battled a massive wildfire threatening Athens for a third day Tuesday after thousands spent a night away from their homes.

Anti-whaling activist Watson to face Greenland detention hearing

American-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, arrested in July in Greenland, will face a judge Thursday who will rule on his continued detention as a possible extradition requested by Japan looms.

In Colombia, hungry beetle larvae combat trash buildup

In the far-flung Colombian highlands, beetles are the secret weapon in an innovative project to combat the ever-growing problem of trash buildup.

Waste into gold: Oyster shells repurposed as magic 'Seawool'

Growing up on Taiwan's west coast where mollusc farming is popular, Eddie Wang saw discarded oyster shells transformed from waste to function -- a memory that inspired him to create a unique and environmentally friendly fabric called "Seawool".

Greece wildfires force hundreds to evacuate

Greece on Sunday was battling a spate of wildfires which have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, as experts warn of more extreme weather conditions to come next week.

Greece battling wildfires amid high winds

Greece was battling several wildfires on Sunday, with smoke covering parts of the capital Athens in a haze, amid warnings for extreme weather conditions for the rest of the week.

19 dead after Uganda rubbish dump landslide

Nineteen people including five children are confirmed dead after a landslide at a huge garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala, a senior official said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a disaster waiting to happen.

Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump collapse reaches 18

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 18, police said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a disaster waiting to happen.

Thousands protest in Serbian capital against lithium mine

Thousands hit the streets in Serbia's capital Belgrade Saturday to protest the rebooting of a controversial lithium mine set to serve as a vital source to power Europe's green energy transition.

North Korea moving thousands of flood victims to capital: KCNA

North Korea will move more than 15,000 flood victims to the capital, state media said Saturday, as leader Kim Jong Un insisted recovery efforts would be "based on self-reliance" despite offers of aid from abroad.

Greeks try tropical crops in climate change experiment

Stirring the leaves of a shrub on his farm in Kyparissia, western Greece, Panos Adamopoulos spied the first soon-to-be-ripe mangoes -- his share of a state experiment against climate change.

Anti-whaling activist Watson says Greenland arrest 'political'

US-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson considers his detention in Greenland and Japan's extradition request to be political, his campaigning group Sea Shepherd said Thursday.

Amazon deforestation rises for the first time in 15 months

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest increased in July for the first time in 15 months, according to official data released Wednesday.

'Miseries of the Balkhash': Fears for Kazakhstan's magical lake

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan".

Swiss mining giant Glencore drops plan to exit coal

Swiss commodities giant Glencore announced Wednesday that it had decided against spinning off its coal business for now after consulting shareholders who view the polluting fossil fuel as a cash-generating activity.

Climate activists target Messi's mansion in Spain's Ibiza

Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight the "responsibility of the rich for the climate crisis".

Saudi Aramco Q2 profit dips 3% as output stays low

Saudi oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported net income of $29.07 billion in the second quarter, a slight drop from the same period last year as output remained subdued.

Farmers innovate to save Iraq's rice production

After seeing his once-lush rice field shrink in recent years due to relentless drought, Iraqi farmer Muntazer al-Joufi fought back using tougher seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques.

Germany win Olympic team relay triathlon

Germany won gold in the mixed triathlon relay on Monday at the Paris Olympics, with the build-up to the event marred by news that a Belgian athlete had fallen sick after swimming in the Seine last week.

Triathlon training scrapped due to dirty Seine

Olympic organisers cancelled part of the triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Saturday, saying heavy rain was likely to have made the waterway too polluted to swim in.

Colombia, Guatemala learn from each other in rainforest preservation

In the lush jungle of northern Guatemala -- in the largest protected area in Central America -- 30 leaders from Colombia's Amazon basin region are swapping strategies with local ethnic Maya farmers on how to live off this dense forest without destroying it.

30 dead, dozens missing after torrential rain in central China

Torrential rains in China have killed at least 30 people and left dozens more missing, state media said on Thursday, as the country grinds through another summer of extreme weather.

Reclaimed by floods, wildlife returns to Romania's Danube Delta

Tour guide Eugen Grigorov steered his boat past half-underwater combine harvesters and last year's flooded crops in a part of Romania's Danube Delta reclaimed by the great river.

Magic Marchand bags two Olympic golds after gymnastics thriller

Home favourite Leon Marchand wrote his name into the Olympic history books with a phenomenal double gold on a pulsating night in the Paris pool Wednesday, as Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka took a thrilling all-around title.

Gunfire, bombs as Colombia guerrillas flex muscles ahead of COP16

Weary of gunfire and bombs, Ana Munoz recently closed her shop in a hamlet near the city of Cali, which will host a UN biodiversity summit in October that has been threatened by Colombian guerrillas.

French star Marchand eyes more Olympic gold after triathlon thriller

French star Leon Marchand is targeting more gold in the Olympic swimming pool on Wednesday as the off-on saga swirling around triathlon ended with the event finally going ahead on an action-packed day five of the Games.

Unfinished business: Indonesia's new capital has long way to go

It was supposed to be the jewel in the crown of the 10-year presidency of Joko Widodo, but Indonesia's capital-to-be, carved out of dense jungle in Borneo, is a vast building site just weeks before being due to open.

Carbon credits 'ineffective', says corporate climate watchdog

The world's top judge of corporate climate action on Tuesday described carbon credits as "ineffective" at addressing global warming and a risk for companies trying to reach net zero targets.

Turkish stray dog law sparks opposition anger

Turkish opposition parties vowed Tuesday to fight a law authorising the capture -- and in some cases killing -- of the country’s estimated four million stray dogs.

Oil giant BP reports tumbling profits in first half

BP on Tuesday announced tumbling profits for the first half, with the British oil and gas giant hit by depreciation of assets and falling revenue.

Suspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests again

Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to water pollution, increasing uncertainty over whether the men's and women's races will go ahead as scheduled in the coming days.

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