World must go beyond 'hot air' at COP26 climate summit - UK's Johnson
Boris Johnson said he would push leaders at a G7 summit he will chair in June to make firm climate commitments, including on finance
Pleas for help in India as COVID-19 leaves children without carers
The exponential rise in infections and deaths has left some children, particularly in poor communities, without a carer because their parents or other relatives are too ill to cope or have died
China carbon emissions exceeded OECD total in 2019 -research
China put out more than a quarter of the world's total emissions in 2019, with the total rising further in 2020, researchers say
Hands off my hijab! Young Muslim women protest proposed French ban
The amendment to an 'anti-separatism' bill designs to strengthen France's secular values and which applies to girls under 18 has drawn outrage and prompted an online protest
Texas city bans abortion, allows family to sue providers, helpers
The local measure in the city of Lubbock bans abortion in all cases except when a woman's life is in danger
U.S. approves massive solar project in California desert
The project will be capable of powering nearly 90,000 homes and will cost $550 million
Corn crop feeds prosperity in Bangladesh's flood-prone north
Farmers who can no longer grow rice and tobacco in the sandy soil after flood waters recede are turning to corn, which needs less water and brings in more money
NGOs call on ADB to end fossil fuel loans amid climate reboot
The Asian Development Bank is reviewing its lending policies, which its own management has said are not fit for a climate-changed world
Australia's Victoria state commits to halving emissions by 2030
Australia is under rising pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions after its the federal government failed to match new targets set by U.S. and others at a global climate summit
Climate finance targets top agenda for this week's G7 meetings
Britain, which is chairing the meeting of foreign ministers, promises progress on fair access to vaccines, girls' education targets, climate change and new measures to prevent famine