Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control
Fears over Afghan women's rights continue after the Taliban take control of around third of the country’s 34 provincial capitals in a week
Torrential rains lash wide areas of Japan, three feared dead after landslide
Large parts of Japan have seen record levels of rainfall, causing rivers to overflow and triggering landslides
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires in the country under control
U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised
Scientists are still divided over the broad use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters among those without underlying problems
Amazon's palm print recognition raises concern among by U.S. senators
Amazon began rolling out the technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle in April
U.S. judge will not block CDC's new COVID-19 residential eviction ban
The new 60-day moratorium is set to expire on October 3
Mega-blazes put spotlight on Europe's firefighting tactics
Disaster experts call for a pivot to prevention techniques to staunch wildfires scorching in Greece, Italy and Algeria, but former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said a unit which used them was scrapped in austerity measures
Tears and anger as Greek island residents face wildfire aftermath
Residents of the Greek seaside village of Rovies mourn a lost paradise scorched by wildfires that burned for nine days
Turkey combats Black Sea floods, death toll rises to 31
The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires had been brought under control
OPINION: IPCC report shows we must invest in the countries most in need
Investors may soon shy away from sectors such as agriculture in developing countries because of the risk of cataclysmic climate change