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China has a stranglehold on global supply of rare earths -- along with the environmental devastation their extraction creates

China Aims To Cut Fossil Energy Use To Below 20% By 2060

China is targeting an ambitious clean energy goal of reducing fossil fuel use to under 20% by 2060.

Washington, District Of Cats: US Capital First City To Count Its Felines

This still image from video released by the DC Cat Count/Humane Rescue Alliance shows a cat photographed by a wildlife camera in Washington

Washington, District of Cats: US capital first city to count its felines

Top Oil Exporter Saudi Arabia Targets Zero Carbon Emissions By 2060

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers a speech at the opening of the "Saudi Green Initiative" forum in Riyadh

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets zero carbon emissions by 2060

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers a speech at the opening of the "Saudi Green Initiative" forum in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia Says Aiming For Zero Carbon Emissions By 2060

Saudi Arabia says aiming for zero carbon emissions by 2060

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The airline industry believes that demand for travel is still set to boom but the costs of going green could cloud the industry's future

Flying Green Will Be More Expensive

Flying green will be more expensive

Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's longest serving monarch

Queen Elizabeth II Spent Night In Hospital For Tests: Palace

Queen Elizabeth II spent night in hospital for tests: palace

The hippopotamuses were left to roam Pablo Escobar's estate and continued breeding, to the point they are now believed to be the largest "bloat" outside Africa

Escobar's Lawyered-up Hippos Recognized As People By US Court

Escobar's lawyered-up hippos recognized as people by US court

Jarrod Bowen (R) celebrates his second goal of the season in the win over Genk

Unbeaten West Ham Stay Top After Genk Europa League Win

Unbeaten West Ham stay top after Genk Europa League win

A US flag is stained with a biodegradable substance masquerading as "oil" by demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion XR Youth Los Angeles during a protest against climate change and the Line 3 oil pipeline project outside of the US Federal Building on Aug

US Intelligence Services See Security Threat In Climate Change

US intelligence services see security threat in climate change

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clashed in the European parliament this week

EU Summit Leaves Law Row With Poland Unresolved

EU summit leaves law row with Poland unresolved

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Brussels: 'if it continues to rise, it will kill the European middle class'

Energy Debate Heats Up At EU Leaders' Summit

Energy debate heats up at EU leaders' summit

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, pictured on October 12, 2021, was said already to be back at her desk and undertaking light duties, after spending the night in hospital

Queen Elizabeth II Spent Night In Hospital: Buckingham Palace

Queen Elizabeth II spent night in hospital: Buckingham Palace

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the Jose Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden in Bogota, Colombia

Blinken, In Colombia, Unveils Amazon Deforestation Pact

Blinken, in Colombia, unveils Amazon deforestation pact

The heat wave forced people to take shelter in cooling stations like this one in Portland, Oregon

Climate Change Is Making Health Problems Worse, 'Code Red Not Hot Enough'

Climate change is amplifying the severity of health problems across the world, including in the United States. Some researchers warn that this report is more than a "code red" for the world to increase efforts to combat climate change.

Bright purple and yellow flowers blooming in the Atacama desert as part of the irregular "flowering desert" phenomenon in the north of Chile

Chile's 'Flowering Desert' A Window On Effects Of Climate Change

Chile's 'flowering desert' a window on effects of climate change

Lobsters are one of a number of products from Australia that China has restricted imports of as relations between the countries plunged

Aussie Rock Lobsters A Hong Kong Security Threat: Customs Chief

Aussie rock lobsters a Hong Kong security threat: customs chief

The death toll from days of flooding and landslides in India and Nepal is nearing 200, with whole families buried in their homes as forecasters warned of yet more heavy rain

Nearly 200 Perish In India, Nepal Rains

Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains

New Zealand's farm-reliant economy means agricultural emissions account for around half of its greenhouse gases

New Zealand To Make Banks Report Climate Impact

New Zealand to make banks report climate impact

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Fireball That Lit Up Midwest Sky Was Actually Russian Spy Satellite [Watch]

The American Meteor Society noted that its source was "not natural."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives his thumb up during a visit to the Camari market for local products in Quito, Ecuador

Blinken Hails Colombia Partnership But Seeks Shift From Security Focus

Blinken hails Colombia partnership but seeks shift from security focus

Populations of 134 countries are now at greater threat from wildfires than at any time previously, and millions of farmers and construction workers are losing income because of the rising number of extremely hot days

Covid Recovery Poses Dire Climate, Health Risks: Lancet

Covid recovery poses dire climate, health risks: Lancet

In this September 25, 2021, image courtesy of NYU Langone Health, the surgical team examines the genetically engineered pig kidney for signs of rejection

Pig Kidney Works In Human Patient In 'Potential Miracle'

Pig kidney works in human patient in 'potential miracle'

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Carbon Dating Pinpoints Viking Landfall In Canada In 1021 A.D.

Carbon dating of wood found at L'Anse aux Meadows UNESCO World Heritage helped pinpoint a more exact date for Norse arrival in North America.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the upcoming UN climate summit in Glasgow

Putin Will Not Attend COP 26 Climate Summit: Kremlin

Putin will not attend COP 26 climate summit: Kremlin

Organ transplant

Scientists Succeed In Transplanting A Pig Kidney On A Human For First Time

Scientists recently succeeded in temporarily attaching a pig’s kidney to a human body, a first step that could open up the possibility that pig organs can be used more widely as transplants one day.

Molten rock has so far covered over 760 hectares of land and destroyed around 2,000 buildings although prompt evacuations have helped avoid fatalities

Drone Rescue Plan For Dogs Trapped By Spanish Island Eruption

Drone rescue plan for dogs trapped by Spanish island eruption

Elizabeth Smith (L) and Lindsey Riha, teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, hug each other as teachers and staff returned to the school for the first time since the mass shooting on campus

Parkland High School Shooter Pleads Guilty, Says He's 'Very Sorry'

Parkland high school shooter pleads guilty, says he's 'very sorry'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives his thumb up during a visit to the Camari market for local products in Quito, Ecuador

Blinken Promises US Shift From Military Focus In Latin America

Blinken promises US shift from military focus in Latin America

Oil and gas giants well aware of the dire risks posed by rising temperatures nonetheless undermining confidence in climate science

Oil & Gas Giant Total Downplayed Climate Threat: Study

Oil & gas giant Total downplayed climate threat: study

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Most Sunscreens Fall Short On UVA Protection Claims: Study

On average, the products researchers tested only provided 24% of the UVA protection.

Nur Sajat, a prominent Malaysian transgender entrepreneur, said that Australian officialsÂ promised to help her settle in the country

Malaysian Trans Woman Says 'Safe And Free' In Australia

Malaysian trans woman says 'safe and free' in Australia

Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced plans to halve its direct carbon emissions by 2030

Rio Tinto Says To 'Halve' Emissions By 2030

Rio Tinto says to 'halve' emissions by 2030

A bridge collapsed following heavy rainfalls in northern India

Floods, Landslides Kill 116 In India And Nepal

Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal

The oasis of feminine industry provides income for the staff and moments of indulgence for the clients, but its days may be numbered

Beauty Salon A Women's Haven In The Taliban's Kabul

Beauty salon a women's haven in the Taliban's Kabul

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