Russian planes seed clouds as raging wildfires near Siberian power plant
Fires have flared across Russia amid a heatwave, tearing through over 1.5 million hectares of land in Yakutia, the worst-hit region
Predators' Prokop first player with NHL contract to say he is gay
Nashville Predators' 19-year-old defenseman Luke Prokop is the first active NHL player to come out as gay
Romania supports EU forest plan, says more talks needed over funding
Romania, which is home to some of Europe's last remaining virgin forests and diverse wildlife, is losing 20 million cubic metres of wood on average each year to illegal logging
Some 170 still missing around Koblenz, victim numbers set to rise - police
The death toll from the country's worst natural disaster in almost six decades rose above 160
Women hardest-hit in pandemic job market, U.N. labour body says
Globally, between 2019 and 2020, 4.2% of women's employment was eliminated as a result of the pandemic
Israel seeks to tax disposables to reduce plastic use
The exact amount of tax on plastic cups, plates, bowls, cutlery and straws has not been decided, but would likely go into effect in 2022
Critics accuse German government of flood warning failures
High death toll raises questions over why so many people seemed to have been surprised by the flash floods - but disaster management says warning messages were sent
El Salvador 'House of Horrors' killings shock nation numbed to violence
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has said little about the killings since late May
Canadian country music star spurs unlikely coalition against coal
With open pit coal mines planned in the picturesque eastern Rocky Mountains, musician Corb Lund has helped unite disparate opponents to coal expansion
UFC fighter Molly McCann turns author with coming-out book
'Be True To You' was written to help young people discuss their sexuality, and includes details of her decision to come out as gay