Summit head Chile says "no excuses" if climate talks fail
Delegates are locked in disputes over how carbon markets should work, what finances are available for vulnerable nations, and when emissions targets should be made more ambitious
Michelle Obama tells girls to fight man's 'presumption' to power
'We need women and diverse minds, people who think differently and have different religious beliefs, because truth and the right answers come from diversity of experiences'
INVESTIGATION-Picked by slaves: coffee crisis brews in Brazil
A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation uncovers extensive slave labor running largely unchecked in Brazil's billion-dollar coffee industry despite years of efforts to clean up the sector
Easterners threaten to wreck EU 2050 climate neutrality push
EU national leaders meeting in Brussels hope to lure on board reluctant eastern member states, which rely on coal and nuclear power, with extra money to transform their economies
Dry man of Europe, Poland strives to save water
Poland - hit by back-to-back droughts - is on a mission to save water and end its reputation as dry man of Europe
Australia probes theft of drinking water in drought-hit state
Offenders stole about 25,000 litres of drinking water from a property in the town of Murwillumbah on the state's far northern coast
China aims to double water transfers from wet south to arid north
The government prepares to launch the second phase of its water diversion scheme, which will double its annual delivery capacity
Europe launches 'Green Deal' as Thunberg denounces climate inaction
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen portrayed the Green Deal as a major step towards committing the EU to climate neutrality by 2050
Mexico's president condemns LGBT+ hate crimes after painting row
Protestors called for the removal of a painting of revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata naked but for a pink sombrero, high heels and a ribbon