China plays a crucial role in global greenhouse gas emissions, producing around twice as many emissions as the US. Despite being urged to step up on climate finance and take a leadership role in addressing the climate crisis, China lacks sufficient...

EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra criticized the draft climate text from COP29 as “clearly unacceptable”. Divisions between developing and industrialized countries have been revealed over a financing goal for climate change action in developing nations, with no agreement reached yet. Divisions Between...

Germany's SPD leader Pistorius announced he will not run for chancellor, supporting current Chancellor Olaf Scholz instead. This decision ends weeks of speculation and opens the way for Scholz to launch a reelection bid. Pistorius, who is 64 years old, said that...

King Charles's coronation has been met with criticism over its estimated £100 million cost, with some arguing that the funds could have been better spent elsewhere. The event reached a global audience of two billion people in 125 countries, but public...

The concept of peak oil has been a topic of discussion for decades, with predictions dating back to 1956 by M. King Hubbert. Despite initial projections that global crude oil production would peak around the year 2000, new technologies such as...

A fatal accident occurred at Novi Sad's main railway station in Serbia where 15 people died and two were severely injured due to a roof collapse during renovation. The incident sparked weeks of protests across Serbia, resulting in arrests of a...

Gus the penguin, an adult male emperor penguin, made a remarkable 3,500-kilometer journey from Antarctica to Australia before being released back into the Southern Ocean. The bird was found malnourished on Australian shores but gained weight and passed a veterinary check...

Police conducted a controlled explosion near the US Embassy in London after a suspicious package was found. The area was cordoned off as a precaution, and initial indications suggest the item was a hoax device. The US Embassy has resumed business...

Brazilian policy changes that disincentivized deforestation for agriculture resulted in thousands of avoided hospitalizations and deaths due to wildfire in the Amazon. New research from the University of Bonn and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais found a reduction in forest fires...

The mangrove ecosystems globally are at risk of collapse by 2050 due to deforestation, development, pollution, and climate change. The Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh face significant preservation challenges, including the presence of saltwater crocodiles and Bengal tigers. Mangrove Preservation Challenges Threats to...