Xi says China will follow its own carbon reduction path as US climate envoy Kerry meets top officials in Beijing
China will follow its own path to cut carbon emissions, leader Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday, as US climate envoy John Kerry called for faster action to confront the climate crisis in a high-profile visit to Beijing.
2023-07-19 13:53
This soldier died in Ukraine. Now his face is on a desk to inspire Russian schoolchildren
Grasping a bouquet of roses, black headscarf tied tight and wearing a polka-dot dress, a middle-aged woman arrives in a nondescript, pink-walled hall in the Russian region of Chuvashia.
2023-07-17 17:19
John Kerry steps into searing China heat as world's two biggest polluters try to fix fractured ties
When John Kerry heads to Beijing Sunday for a long-awaited trip to restart climate negotiations, the US climate envoy will step off the plane into one of the hottest summers ever recorded in the Chinese capital.
2023-07-16 08:22
France will pay you to repair your clothes
France is to introduce a scheme that will subsidize repairs to clothing and shoes in order to cut waste and planet-heating pollution from the textile industry.
2023-07-13 21:16
China reveals how it plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030
Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plans for a manned lunar mission, as China attempts to become only the second nation to put citizens on the moon.
2023-07-13 12:29
Europe agrees landmark nature and climate deal after tense negotiations
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of legally binding targets to protect and restore nature in the European Union, despite strong opposition from some policymakers.
2023-07-13 00:52
Ozzy Osbourne pulls out of Power Trip festival citing health problems
British rock icon Ozzy Osbourne announced on Monday he was pulling out of the Power Trip music festival scheduled for October, citing persistent health problems that have plagued his career in recent years.
2023-07-11 14:56
Volcano erupts in Iceland after weeks of earthquakes
A volcanic eruption south of Iceland's capital Reykjavik is sending plumes of smoke across a region known for its sweeping lava fields, volcanoes and geothermal activity.
2023-07-11 12:16
Girl receives heart of 4-year-old-boy in first transplant of its kind in Ukraine
Amid the raging war and constant threat of Russian missiles, a successful heart transplant has been performed on a 6-year-old girl in Kyiv, authorities with the Heart Institute of Ukraine's Ministry of Health announced on Monday.
2023-07-11 09:47
Blur raise their game as Britpop legends emerge as a genuine stadium band
In an era when the elder statesmen of rock might start to consider hanging up their microphones and leather pants, Blur stomped onto Britain's biggest stage this weekend to stake their claim for the big time.
2023-07-11 06:54
Signed 'Great Gatsby' first edition to be offered in auction of Charlie Watts' book collection
A collection of first-edition books and jazz memorabilia belonging to the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will go up for auction in September.
2023-07-10 20:52
A trailer for the Bob Marley biopic has dropped. Here's what we know
A Bob Marley biopic is making its way to the big screen more than 40 years after his death -- and a trailer just dropped.
2023-07-07 18:53