WTO boss sees way for deal to speed COVID vaccines for poor nations
Biden favours a temporary waiver of drugs firms' intellectual property rights, but others say it could undermine research and development
OPINION: The climate emergency is a public health emergency, for which there is no vaccine
In the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen how governments, business, academics and the public can come together in solidarity - the same is needed to tackle climate change
G7 backs global infrastructure plan to rival China's Belt and Road, U.S. says
The Build Back Better World (B3W) plan aims to help low- and middle-income countries on issues including climate change, health, digital technology and gender equality
From street kid to mentor: surviving childhood labour in Ethiopia
On World Day Against Child Labour, an Ethiopian man shares his story of leaving behind a life of child labour to run a photo studio and help other children
Breaking up Big Tech in focus as new U.S. antitrust bills introduced
The four bills were introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers aimed at Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple
California tells public to prepare for heatwave; power prices soar
A heatwave last year led to rotating blackouts that left homes and businesses without power when energy supplies ran short
Ghana plants 5 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation
Forest cover in the West African country has dwindled to less than a fifth of what it was in the 1990s
'We need more': UN joins criticism of G7 vaccine pledge
A Group of Seven plan to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries lacks ambition, the U.N. said
German Greens heed leadership warning against steeper CO2 price hikes
A majority of delegates voted against the motion to increase the CO2 levy on oil and gas beyond the 60 euros in 2023
Biden moves to reverse Trump opening of Alaska forest to logging
The move is the latest effort to roll back a land use decision made under then-President Donald Trump