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'Frightening': US restaurants, producers face tariff whiplash
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Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisis
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Experts warn 'AI-written' paper is latest spin on climate change denial
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PSG eye becoming France's first 'Invincibles'
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Late birdie burst lifts Ryder to Texas Open lead
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Five potential Grand National fairytale endings
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Trump purges national security team after meeting conspiracist
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More work for McIlroy even with two wins before Masters
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Trump hopeful of 'great' PGA-LIV golf merger
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No.1 Scheffler goes for third Masters crown in four years
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Where Trump's tariffs could hurt Americans' wallets
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Trump says 'very close to a deal' on TikTok
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Trump tariffs on Mexico: the good, the bad, the unknown
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Postecoglou denies taunting Spurs fans in Chelsea defeat
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director speaks at UN on Israeli settlements
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With tariff war, Trump also reshapes how US treats allies
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Fernandez fires Chelsea into fourth as pressure mounts on Postecoglou
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South Korea court to decide impeached president's fate
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Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island
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E.T., no home: Original model of movie alien doesn't sell at auction
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Italy's Brignone has surgery on broken leg with Winter Olympics looming
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Trump defiant as tariffs send world markets into panic
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City officials vote to repair roof on home of MLB Rays
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Rockets forward Brooks gets one-game NBA ban for technicals
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Pentagon watchdog to probe defense chief over Signal chat row
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US tariffs could push up inflation, slow growth: Fed official
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New Bruce Springsteen music set for June 27 release
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Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer
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Mexico president welcomes being left off Trump's tariffs list
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Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case
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US fencer disqualified for not facing transgender rival
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'Everyone worried' by Trump tariffs in France's champagne region
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Italy's Brignone suffers broken leg with Winter Olympics looming
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Iyer blitz powers Kolkata to big IPL win over Hyderabad
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Russian soprano Netrebko to return to London's Royal Opera House
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French creche worker gets 25 years for killing baby with drain cleaner
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UK avoids worst US tariffs post-Brexit, but no celebrations
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Canada imposing 25% tariff on some US auto imports
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Ruud wants 'fair share' of Grand Slam revenue for players
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Lesotho, Africa's 'kingdom in the sky' jolted by Trump
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Trump's trade math baffles economists
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Gaza heritage and destruction on display in Paris
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'Unprecedented crisis' in Africa healthcare: report
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Pogacar gunning for blood and thunder in Tour of Flanders
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Macron calls for suspension of investment in US until tariffs clarified
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Wall St leads rout as world reels from Trump tariffs
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Mullins gets perfect National boost with remarkable four-timer
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Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil
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Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI
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Tate Modern gifted 'extraordinary' work by US artist Joan Mitchell
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$9.5 bn of key metals in overlooked electronic waste: UN
Consumers discard or possess disused electronic goods containing raw materials critical for the green energy transition and worth almost $10 billion every year, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Climate change is improving French wine -- for now
What makes a good or bad year for wine? It's a question that vexes not only vintners but also scientists, who've long looked to weather conditions to provide the answer.

Chunky champ: Fat Bear Week winner is crowned
Fat Bear Week 2023 is in the books, with a specimen called 128 Grazer nabbing the title of bulkiest bruin in an Alaskan national park.

'Paradigm shift' needed on plastics health risk: researchers
A "paradigm shift" is needed on the risks posed to human health by plastics, researchers said Wednesday, warning of huge gaps in scientific understanding of the issue.

The village at the end of the world
The last Inuit hunters of Ittoqqortoormiit are a resilient bunch.

Dutch protests scrapped after fossil fuel vote
Environmental pressure group Extinction Rebellion said Tuesday it was ending its daily blockade of a major motorway in The Hague, after Dutch MPs voted to examine ways of scrapping fossil fuel subsidies.

Sunny Albania turns to solar power to fuel development
Along southwestern Albania's coastline, the sun shines bright -- warming the 234,828 new solar panels at the Karavasta power station that will be connected to the country’s energy grid in the coming weeks.

OPEC sees no peak in global oil demand on the horizon
Despite mounting efforts to limit climate change, the OPEC oil cartel said Monday it expects demand for crude to continue to grow for the next two decades.

Toxic storms blamed on climate change cloud Tajikistan
The air was dry and warm and the skies over Dushanbe were grey without a hint of sun during another recent toxic sand storm that enveloped the capital of Tajikistan.

India flood toll hits 56, army warns on stray munitions
At least 56 people are confirmed dead in floods that hit India's northeast as of Saturday, with the army warning munitions washed away by the deluge posed a public safety risk.

Glacial lake floods: a growing, unpredictable climate risk
Indian rescuers are searching for over 100 people missing in a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks, a risk scientists warn is increasing with climate change.

Tens of millions of children uprooted by climate disasters: UNICEF
Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims.

Mont Blanc shrinks by over two metres in two years
France's highest mountain, Mont Blanc, has shrunk by over two metres in height over the past two years, researchers said on Thursday, measuring the Alpine peak at 4,805.59 metres (15,766.4 feet).

At least 14 dead, 102 missing in India glacial lake burst
Indian rescue teams searched on Thursday for 102 people missing after a devastating flash flood triggered by a high-altitude glacial lake burst killed at least 14, officials said.

Bangladesh accepts first uranium for Russia-backed nuclear plant
Bangladesh on Thursday received the first uranium delivery for its Russia-backed nuclear plant, a project aimed at bolstering its overstretched energy grid but complicated by sanctions on Moscow.

Brazil vows more aid as Amazon waters dry up
Brazil's Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin said Wednesday that more help would be sent to an Amazon state where rivers are drying up in a severe drought, causing mass die-offs of fish and dolphins.

Impersonator conjures Charles Darwin on Galapagos visit
With a long grey beard and old-school brown suit, a Charles Darwin lookalike observes marine iguanas and the blue-footed booby - an iconic bird on the Galapagos Islands.

Five killed by India glacial lake burst flood, 23 soldiers missing
At least five people have been killed and dozens including 23 soldiers are missing in India after intense rains burst a glacial lake and triggered a torrential flash flood, officials said Wednesday.

Pope warns of 'irreversible' climate change, urges UN action
Pope Francis warned Wednesday the world "is collapsing" due to global warming, urging participants of the upcoming COP28 climate talks to agree to binding policies on phasing out fossil fuels.

Farmers turn to solar power in Syria's former breadbasket
At his farm in Syria's northeast, Abdullah al-Mohammed adjusts a large solar panel, one of hundreds that have cropped up over the years as farmers seek to stave off electricity shortages in the war-ravaged region.

Climate change draws great white sharks north, threatening ecosystem
There never used to be young great white sharks basking off the busy beaches of central California, but as climate change starts to bite, warmer waters are enticing them north -- with possibly catastrophic consequences for a whole ecosystem.

Is planting trees to combat climate change 'complete nonsense'?
Bill Gates is emphatic: "I don't plant trees," he declared recently, wading into a debate about whether mass tree planting is really much use in fighting climate change.

Indonesian city closes schools over peatland fire haze
An Indonesian city with a population of hundreds of thousands has shut schools for three days because of haze caused by large peatland fires, its mayor said Tuesday.

UK's high speed rail row overshadows Conservative party conference
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday dodged questions over the future of the UK's second high-speed train line as the issue overshadowed his Conservative party's annual conference.
Green issues dominate Paris fashion for LV, Stella McCartney
Environmental activists tried to disrupt Louis Vuitton's event at Paris Fashion Week on Monday, while Britain's Stella McCartney made green technologies central to her own show as climate issues increasingly dominate the industry.

Stella McCartney turns fashion show into green tech marketplace
British designer Stella McCartney took over a Paris marketplace on Monday and turned it into a showcase for new greener textiles while honouring her rock star parents' time in 1970s band Wings.

Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains -- a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars.

Biden announces more offshore drilling, angering environmentalists
President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced it would auction three new oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, triggering a furious reaction from environmental groups who said the move would accelerate climate change.

Teen bailed in UK after 'Robin Hood tree' cut down
A 16-year-old boy arrested after one of Britain's most photographed trees was found felled next to the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage site in northeast England was released on bail on Friday.

Germany bets on hydrogen to help cut trucking emissions
Applause rings out as Daimler Truck's hydrogen-powered, zero-emission lorry crosses the finish line in Berlin after completing a record-breaking 1,047-kilometre (650 mile) journey on a single tank.

Bird flu kills 400 seals, sea lions in Uruguay
An estimated 400 seals and sea lions have turned up dead on the coast of Uruguay in recent weeks, blamed by authorities on bird flu.

Brazil sends emergency aid to drought-hit Amazon state
Brazil announced Thursday it will send emergency aid to an Amazon state that is enduring severe drought, with low water levels killing many fish, a key source of food for the Indigenous people who live there.