Britain proposes November 2021 date for delayed U.N. climate summit
Some experts say postponing the summit will buy states time to prepare stronger emissions-cutting plans and integrate climate targets into pandemic stimulus packages
New wave of locusts raises fear for summer crops in India
Experts warn the federal and state governments will have to stop locusts in their tracks in the next couple of weeks to avoid major crop damage
Bust-up over climate weighs on EU-UK talks, risks trade rifts
Britain has its own ambitious goals for cutting emissions but is refusing to make binding climate-change commitments in the new deal it is seeking with the EU from 2021
Thousands without power in Western Australia after once in a decade storm
Remnants of Cyclone Mangga hit a cold front and brought squalling rain, high winds and emergency level storm warnings in the Perth region
Australia begins wide-ranging enquiry into deadly bushfires
A royal commission began an inquiry into the bushfires that swept Australia, with a focus on the changing global climate and natural disaster risk
Western Australia braces for worst storm in a decade
Winds gusting up to 210km per hour and storm surges are expected across the state's coast
Afghan women breastfeed babies who lost their mothers in 'devastating' attack
Women who rushed to help have been lauded in Afghan media
Mexico's former prisoners work to free hundreds of women
Women who served years in Mexico's penitentiaries for non-violent crimes have banded together to call attention to others
Cyclone swamps parts of India, Bangladesh; evacuations keep death toll down
Authorities in both countries managed to evacuate more than 3 million people, although some were reluctant to go to packed storm shelters due to fear of coronavirus infection
EU 'green' recovery to target buildings, clean power, hydrogen –draft
Draft document, due to be published on May 27, lays out how European Commission plans to use low-carbon investments to battle virus-induced economic downturn