Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future?
The eight countries who share the rainforest are meeting in Brazil for a "milestone" summit.
2023-08-08 10:47
Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger
President Tinubu is facing strong opposition to any deployment of troops to oust Niger's junta.
2023-08-08 07:45
Investigating the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women
A hidden world of exploitation by men working as "spiritual healers" has been uncovered by the BBC.
2023-08-08 07:28
China’s Rare Russia Rebuke Doesn’t Mean Xi Is Ditching Putin
China last week unleashed some of its strongest criticism against Russia since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Yet any
2023-08-08 06:51
Ukraine war: Several killed in Russian missile strike eastern Ukraine, officials say
President Zelensky said the Russian attacks had struck an "ordinary residential building".
2023-08-08 04:29
US government offices close in DC due to severe storm threat
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON U.S. government offices in the Washington area closed early on Monday due to a
2023-08-08 04:16
Biotech Firm Vistagen Surges 1,370% on Social Anxiety Spray Trial Success
A beaten down micro-cap biotech company, Vistagen Therapeutics Inc., notched its best day ever, surging by as many
2023-08-08 04:15
Extreme heat has killed 147 people in 5 counties, coroners report. The real number is likely much higher
The current death toll is a mere snapshot of the fatal toll this searing summer is taking. And experts say that estimate is likely far lower than the actual number of lives lost to the excruciating heat.
2023-08-08 02:25
South Korea Jamboree: 'Our scouts have been phenomenal' says Bedfordshire leader
A unit leader says youngsters have shown resilience at the ill-fated World Scout Jamboree.
2023-08-08 01:46
German man arrested in France after wife allegedly held captive for 12 years
The woman was rushed to hospital with multiple injuries, including broken bones, police sources say.
2023-08-07 23:49
Heat camera captures scorching nature of record Phoenix heat wave
By Carlos Barria PHOENIX As the world registered the hottest month of all time in July, the southwestern
2023-08-07 22:27
1 hurt in a possible explosion at a Sherwin-Williams paint factory plant in Texas
At least one factory worker was injured in a fire that broke out in a Sherwin-Williams paint manufacturing and processing plant in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, fire officials said.
2023-08-07 21:53