'This is how we dress': Afghan women overseas pose in colourful attire
Posing in colourful attire, Afghan women staged an online protest on Twitter using #DoNotTouchMyClothes to denounce a new dress code introduced by the Taliban
Biden's lofty climate goals collide with political, economic reality
If Washington fails to deliver ahead of a climate summit in November, other global powers including China will be reluctant to commit to slashing their own emissions, analysts say
EU pledges 4 billion euros more in climate funds for poorer countries
European Commission president urges the United States to step up too, saying that closing the finance gap together would send a strong global signal on climate leadership
Biden says in Colorado that extreme weather will cost U.S. over $100 bln this year
Biden hopes to tap into voter concerns about the climate to gain popular support for a $3.5 trillion spending plan that is being negotiated in the U.S. Congress
Heavy downpours from Nicholas batter Texas, Louisiana
Texas governor declares states of emergency in 17 counties and three cities with boat and helicopter rescue teams being deployed or put on standby
Nicholas strengthens into hurricane, pounds coastal Texas, Louisiana with rain
U.S. President Joe Biden has declared an emergency for Louisiana and ordered federal assistance to supplement local response efforts due to conditions resulting from Nicholas
Stop funding coal abroad, NGO group tells top investor Bank of China
The comments add to the growing criticism of China for financing coal-fired power stations overseas, especially as part of its Belt and Road Initiative
Advocates see 'chaos' if U.S. Supreme Court guts abortion rights
Religious conservatives have long wanted to overturn a landmark 1970s ruling that said states cannot ban abortion before the viability of the fetus outside the womb
Green lawmakers urge EU to speed up climate change measures
The letter calls for new cars with combustion engines to be banned from 2030 rather than 2035, and for a more rapid phasing out of free carbon emission permits
Environmental threats are biggest challenge to human rights -UN
The U.N.'s rights chief's remarks come at the opening session of the Sept. 13-Oct.8 session of the Human Rights Council, where climate change themes were expected to be central