U.S. warns firms of human rights abuse risks in China's Xinjiang province
Companies doing business in the Xinjiang province face reputational, economic, and legal risks from human rights abuses and forced labor, U.S. advisory says
Fires in Brazil's Amazon jump in June, stoking fears for dry season
The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 20% in June to a 13-year-high for the month
Austria increases incentives to buy electric cars
Austria joins a growing trend of countries offering financial incentives to drivers to go green
Mexican president slammed after comments on women staying at home
'The tradition in Mexico is that daughters are the ones who care the most for parents,' President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said
More Yemeni children face malnourishment amid aid shortage, coronavirus - UNICEF
'If we do not receive urgent funding, children will be pushed to the brink of starvation and many will die,' said UNICEF Yemen representative Sara Beysolow Nyanti
Coronavirus cuts force Indonesia to scale back forest protection
Budget for firefighting teams has been cut by half, while layoffs due to pandemic encourage more people to clear land for crops using fire
Siberian heat wave is a 'warning cry' from the Arctic, climate scientists say
Extreme heat is fanning the unusual extent of wildfires across northern Russia, leading to higher carbon emissions
Trump to issue order on U.S. monuments, threatens force against D.C. protesters
MINNEAPOLIS-POLICE/STATUES-TRUMP (UPDATE 2, PIX):UPDATE 2-Trump to issue order on U.S. monuments, threatens force against D.C. protesters
Zimbabwe's Centragrid to scale up solar output
Zimbabwe currently suffers rolling power cuts after drought reduced dam levels at its hydropower plant while ageing thermal stations often break down
EU becoming safer, better-off and healthier - but less gender-equal
The bloc is gaining on some development goals but is failing to make headway on gender inequality or climate issues, found an EU report