Riyadh (AFP) Oct 22, 2019 - US Defence Secretary Mark Esper discussed strategic cooperation with Saudi King Salman Tuesday, days after Washington ordered thousands of soldiers to the kingdom as tensions fester with Iran.
Sao Paulo (AFP) Oct 21, 2019 - Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked China and Russia to help end a political crisis crippling the Latin American country during exploratory talks, his diplomatic representative in Brazil said Monday.
Paris/Londres (AFP) Oct 21, 2019 - Global shipping firms under pressure to cut carbon emissions are experimenting with an age-old technology: sails to harness ocean winds and reduce reliance on costly fuels.
Washington (UPI) Oct 21, 2019 - Scientists have set a new record for electron acceleration using a plasma wave accelerator. The new technology produced electron beams with energies up to 7.8 billion electron volts across an 8-inch-long plasma wave.
Riyadh (AFP) Oct 21, 2019 - US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia, state television said, days after the Pentagon said it was bolstering its forces in the kingdom amid tensions with Iran.
London (AFP) Oct 21, 2019 - Shipowners say they are trying to cut their heavy-polluting industry's impact on the environment by using cleaner energy - but some have stalled over limiting the speed of ships.
Pantit, South Sudan (AFP) Oct 20, 2019 - Hundreds of South Sudan opposition fighters are leaving cantonment sites set up to register and train them under a deal to end the country's war, claiming lack of food and medical supplies, authorities say.
Montreal (AFP) Oct 20, 2019 - Bearing posters of Justin Trudeau's face, written over with green crosses and the word pipeline, students gathered in front of the prime minister's Montreal campaign headquarters.
Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - Plants and bacteria lead the way: They can capture the energy of sunlight with light-harvesting antennas and transfer it to a reaction centre. Transporting energy efficiently and in a targeted fashi
Juba (AFP) Oct 19, 2019 - South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month to go until he is to form a government with President Salva Kiir.
Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - Wind energy is increasingly seen as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, as it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It is estimated that by 2050, wind turbines will contribu
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - Fluctuations in atmospheric pressure can heavily influence how much natural gas leaks from wells below the ground surface at oil and gas sites, according to new University of British Columbia resear
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - Teen activist Greta Thunberg rallied with climate change protesters in Canada's oil-rich province of Albert on Friday, as oil workers counter-protested by honking the horns of their big rigs.
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - South Africa's government announced Friday that the country would increase its use of coal-fired energy, provoking outrage from climate groups.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - China on Friday denounced the US for calling Venezuela's entry into the UN Human Rights Council a tragedy, after the South American country won a seat despite criticism from advocacy groups.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - It may be a remote archipelago 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometres) from mainland Britain but the Falkland Islands' incredible biodiversity, as well as fishing and meat exports, are under threat from Brexit.
