Russia's Lavrov holds climate talks with U.S. envoy Kerry amid sanctions concerns
Lavrov told Kerry he welcome the new U.S. administration's intention to rejoin the Paris Agreement
Ivory Coast arrests three suspected child traffickers in cocoa belt
Ivory Coast police have arrested three suspected child traffickers in the Soubre, the centre of its cocoa-growing region
Ethiopia confirms widespread rape in conflict-hit north
The state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said that 108 rapes had been reported in Tigray in the last two months
"Now we want real justice," say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist al-Hathloul
Jailed Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released on Wednesday but is barred from leaving the country
Argentina rains help pump up soybean, corn crop forecasts
Rosario grains exchange said Argentina rains in recent weeks had been a "turning point" in the season and banished fears about a repeat of the 2018 drought that caused heavy crop losses
Gaza burn victims get 3D-printer face masks made close to home
PALESTINIANS-BURNS/FACEMASKS (TV, PIX):Gaza burn victims get 3D-printer face masks made close to home
With oil past peak, Shell vows to eliminate carbon by 2050
In a strategy update, Shell outlined plans to grow rapidly its low-carbon businesses, including biofuels and hydrogen, but spending will stay tilted towards oil and gas in near future
Kenya launches $34 mln project to tackle effects of climate change
The project, backed by the Green Climate Fund, aims to help 620,000 people in 11 counties in dryland areas and restore over 500,000 hectares of rangelands
Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five premature deaths globally - study
Parts of China, India, Europe and northeastern U.S. are among the hardest-hit areas, suffering a disproportionately high share of 8.7 million annual deaths attributed to fossil fuels, says new study
Hackers try to contaminate Florida town's water supply through computer breach
FBI helps investigate cyberattack on water facility near Tampa in which hackers tried to increase levels of lye in the supply