As climate protests return to London streets, what does Extinction Rebellion want?
After a coronavirus hiatus, climate activists restarted mass protests this month, with a fresh focus on ending fossil fuel investments and sparking 'crisis talks' with the public
Amid Lebanon blackouts, dark comedy offers glimmer of light
Nowhere does the term 'dark humor' apply more than Lebanon, where caustic comedians are poking fun at blackouts, gas lines and lira rates
Climate change fueling warm ocean 'blob' causing Chile megadrought - study
Scientists say a massive area of warm water in the South Pacific - known as the Southern Blob - is impacting conditions thousands of miles away in Chile
'Now, we are back to zero': Afghan businesswomen on the run
From CEOs to coffee shop owners, Afghan women entrepreneurs have shutdown their businesses and fled the country or gone into hiding, fearing reprisals after the Taliban's takeover.
Rio Tinto-led plan for major lithium mine stirs protests in Serbia
Rio Tinto's plans to develop a lithium mine in Serbia's Jadar river valley have raised concern about possible environmental damage
Death toll rises to at least 20 in western Venezuela floods
Interior minister says more than 54,500 people are affected in 87 municipalities, in addition to damaged roads, homes and bridges, and loss of power and phone networks
Brazil's indigenous protest ahead of landmark ruling over ancestral lands
The ruling will affect 230 pending land claims, many of which offer a bulwark against deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil plans to encourage lower energy use amid drought
Program would reward consumers who make an effort to reduce their energy use as country hit by worst drought in nearly a century
More Canadian businesses will embrace vaccine mandates for workers - minister
Canada's biggest banks and some businesses say staff working from their offices will need to be inoculated against COVID-19
Murders of Colombia activists fell in first half, but violence persists -ombudsman
President Ivan Duque has vowed to pursue those responsible, blaming leftist rebels and crime gangs fighting for control of drug trafficking routes and illegal mining areas