Eight EU countries call on Timmermans to raise 2030 climate goal to 55%
While there is broad support for the EU to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, there are differences among members over how much progress should be made by 2030
Poll shows Brazilian Catholics do not agree with Bolsonaro on Amazon
Seven in 10 Catholics in Brazil believe that preserving the Amazon is "very important" and 85% view attacking the rainforest as a sin, a poll shows
New on the menu: Could 'dark kitchens' gobble up Britain's high street restaurants?
The rapid rise of food factories has some property experts predicting the death of bricks-and-mortar restaurants and, subsequently, local high streets in Britain
Gay men seen dying from AIDS due to Africa's homophobic laws
According to the United Nations, about 470,000 people living with HIV in Africa still die every year because they cannot or do not get tested and gain access to treatment
Colombia makes sex trafficking arrests along desert border with Venezuela
Sex traffickers prey on desperate families in La Guajira province, which shares a porous desert border with Venezuela
'Sorry, this is an emergency': Climate protesters block streets around world
The protests are part of an international two-week campaign coordinated by Extinction Rebellion
Climate change protests snarl up central London, 276 arrested
In two weeks of peaceful civil disobedience, protesters will call for urgent government action to curb carbon emissions
Film star Cate Blanchett backs drive to end plight of 10 mln stateless
Not recognised by any country, stateless people are often deprived of basic rights like education and healthcare
Film star Cate Blanchett decries 'heartbreaking' plight of stateless
Stateless people are often denied education and medical care and cannot travel, marry or even get a death certificate when they die
Merkel defends climate plan as activists block key Berlin square
A week of protests is intended to force the German government to take more drastic measures to protect the environment