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Kamala Harris has declared that she is "staying in the fight" following defeat to Donald Trump

Kamala's Coda: What's Next For Defeated US VP Harris?

For months US Vice President Kamala Harris was laser-focused on one potentially career-defining, history-making goal -- becoming the first woman entrusted with the keys to the White House.

'We're Messing Up:' Uruguay Icon Mujica On Strongman Rule In Latin America

Uruguay's former President (2010-2015) Jose Mujica gestures during an AFP interview at his house in Montevideo on November 28, 2024.

Uruguay's cult ex-president Jose Mujica -- a leftist icon for his humble lifestyle and progressive policies -- warned in an AFP interview against growing authoritarianism in Latin America and the "madness" of Javier Milei's rise to power in neighboring Argentina.

Global Wine Output To Hit Lowest Level Since 1961

Climate chaos is hurting global wine production, such as this September 2020 fire in California's Napa Valley

Global wine production is set to fall again this year to its lowest level since 1961 due to climate change, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Friday.

Nearly 200 nations are in South Korea's Busan with the goal of reaching a landmark deal by Sunday

Showdown Looms On Plastic Treaty Days Before Deadline

Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and ongoing disagreements.

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Bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, in April 2024

COP16 Biodiversity Talks To Restart In February: UN

Crunch United Nations talks to find funding to curb the destruction of nature will resume in Rome in February, the UN said on Thursday, after negotiations this month in Colombia ended without a deal.

A miner works a 250-metre-deep shaft in the Mramor coal mine near Tuzla

In Bosnia, The Path To Renewables Runs Through Its Coal Mines

At 250 metres underground, the dust is thick and oxygen is in short supply at the Mramor mine in northeastern Bosnia.

Gay pride stickers are plastered on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star of Donald Trump in 2017 - reflecting the controversy surrounding his stances against diversity

'Anti-woke' Americans Hail Death Of DEI As Another Domino Topples

America's largest private employer, Walmart, is the latest name to join a list of US businesses and institutions rethinking programs to bolster minority groups as support for progressive policies erodes.

The study was released a week after Ecuador declared a national emergency due to forest fires

Air Pollution From Fires Linked To 1.5 Million Deaths A Year

Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday.

Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defended his government's management of last month's deadly floods during a debate in parliament

Spain Govt Defends Flood Response And Offers New Aid

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced almost 2.3 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in new aid for Spain's flood-stricken region and defended his government's handling of the deadly disaster last month.

Plastic production is expected to triple by 2060

Plastic Pollution Talks Must Speed Up, Chair Warns

Negotiators must move "significantly" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.

In 2010, Thai customs authorities seized more than 200 live endangered tortoises being smuggled into the country from Madagascar

Thailand To Return Nearly 1,000 Trafficked Lemurs, Tortoises To Madagascar

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen starts her second term on Sunday

New EU Commission To Get All Clear As Daunting Task Awaits

The European Parliament is set Wednesday to give the final greenlight for EU chief Ursula von der Leyen's new executive to start work, as the bloc faces mounting challenges.

Samuel Paty was beheaded by a radical Islamist teenager

Teen Who Lied About Beheaded French Teacher's Class Says 'Sorry'

A teenager whose lies about her teacher are accused of contributing to the educator's murder by an Islamist radical apologised to his family in a French court on Tuesday.

COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev conceded that the deal was insufficient to meet escalating needs

COP29 President Blames Rich Countries For 'Imperfect' Deal

The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was "imperfect", the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership has admitted, seeking to blame richer countries for an outcome slammed by poorer nations as insulting.

Merkel thought in 2008 that giving Ukraine NATO candidate status would not protect it from Russia

No Regrets: Merkel Looks Back At Refugee Crisis, Russia Ties

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on Tuesday.

Graphic showing the quantities of plastic at different stages of its lifecycle, per year, worldwide according to OECD data

Plastic Pollution Talks: The Key Sticking Points

Nations gathered in Busan, South Korea have a week to agree the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution, a gargantuan challenge given the major divisions that remain.

Up to half of Canada's dams are more than 50 years old, and not built for extreme weather swings

Extreme Weather Threatens Canada's Hydropower Future

Hydropower production in Canada is plummeting as extreme weather linked to climate change, particularly sudden swings between drought and flood, hampers output while threatening the structure of dams themselves.

Floods triggered more than three-quarters of displacements, while droughts accounted for another 11 percent, the report showed

Internal Displacement In Africa Triples In 15 Years: Monitor

Conflicts, violence and disasters across Africa have dramatically driven up the number of displaced people on the continent over the past 15 years, international monitors said Tuesday.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state will step in to plug the gap if Donald Trump removes federal tax breaks for electric vehicles

California Vows To Step In If Trump Kills US EV Tax Credit

California will revive its own subsidy programs for electric vehicles if Donald Trump guts US federal tax breaks for such cars, the state's governor said Monday.

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev speaks as he closes the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan

At Climate Talks, Painstaking Diplomacy And Then Anger

After three sleepless nights of back and forth among negotiators, all it took to seal a contentious global deal on climate finance was the hammering of a gavel.

A cow that’s part of study on reducing methane in bovine burps stands in an exclosure at UC Davis in California

Scientists Seek Miracle Pill To Stop Methane Cow Burps

While the fossil fuel industry and some natural sources emit methane, cattle farming has become a major climate concern due to the sheer volume of the cows' emissions.

Carbon credits are generated by activities that reduce or avoid planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions, like planting trees or replacing polluting coal with renewable energy

World Approves UN Rules For Carbon Trading Between Nations At COP29

New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting "offsets" from developing nations were agreed at UN climate talks Saturday, in a move already raising fears they will be used to greenwash climate targets.