London (AFP) Dec 30, 2019 - Bank of England head Mark Carney, soon to become UN special envoy on climate action and finance, urged companies on Monday to move faster on helping to cut carbon emissions.
Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 29, 2019 - Iraqi anti-government protesters blockaded an oil field and rallied in southern cities Sunday while political factions remained paralysed in their attempts to form a new government.
Tehran (AFP) Dec 27, 2019 - Iran, China and Russia started four days of joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman on Friday, the commander of Iran's flotilla announced.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 27, 2019 - Japan will send a military vessel and two patrol planes to help protect waterways in the Middle East but will not join a US-led coalition in the region, the government said Friday.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 - China, Russia and Iran will hold joint naval drills starting Friday in the Gulf of Oman, Beijing said, at a time of heightened tensions since the US withdrew from a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran.
Tripoli (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 - An air strike Thursday on a shopping area during rush hour near Libya's capital killed at least two civilians and wounded 20 others, a local official said.
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 24, 2019 - In a Canadian oil industry town, schoolchildren singing about Santa's sleigh going electric and images of Rudolph the reindeer with a fluorescent bulb for a nose has provoked a backlash.
Quito (AFP) Dec 24, 2019 - The Galapagos Islands' unique wildlife was spared after a barge carrying 600 gallons of diesel fuel sank, causing a spill, the Ecuador government told AFP Monday.
Caracas (AFP) Dec 23, 2019 - A Venezuelan soldier was killed on Sunday during an attack on a military unit in the south of the country, the government said, blaming it on Brazil- and Peru-backed political foes.
Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 22, 2019 - The president of the European Investment Bank, the EU's lending arm, has sharply criticised industrial companies for reacting too slowly to climate change, saying some bosses had been asleep at the wheel.
Berlin (AFP) Dec 20, 2019 - The German parliament on Friday formally approved a sweeping package of climate policy reforms, in a relief to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government as it faces growing pressure to take environmental action.
Austin TX (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 - Highview Power Storage, Inc., a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, and Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, have jointly an
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 - Natural gas has become the largest fuel source for generating electricity in the United States, accounting for a third of production and consumption of energy. However, the environmental and socioec
Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2019 - The Pentagon said Thursday it had conducted background checks on all Saudi military personnel currently training in the United States and found no immediate threat scenario, two weeks after a deadly shooting rampage by a Saudi air force officer.
Tripoli (AFP) Dec 19, 2019 - Libya's UN-recognised unity government on Thursday approved the implementation of a military deal with Ankara, paving the way for a bigger Turkish role in the war-torn country.
London, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 - Drilling and fracking for oil under the seabed produces 100 billion barrels of oil-contaminated wastewater every year by releasing tiny oil droplets into surrounding water. Most efforts to rem
