Africa needs cash, science for new model of green development - leaders
The region has huge potential to avoid mistakes made by fossil-fuel-heavy development in other places - but it will take support
Mosquito-killing drug offers new tool for fighting malaria
Malaria infects over 200 million people a year and killed 435,000 in 2017, mostly in Africa
Trump's housing budget leaves poorest out in the cold, advocates say
Affordable homes are available to as little as 20 percent of the poorest families in the U.S. and experts fear Trump's new budget could widen the gap
Environmental groups take France to court over climate change inaction
The court action is backed by an online petition signed by more than 2 million people and is supported by other NGOs
World Bank, AfDB commit $47 bln to African climate finance
Many countries on the continent, especially those on the coast, are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as rising sea levels and coral reef deterioration
Weak El Niño likely to prevail through spring -U.S. forecaster
"Due to the expected weak strength, widespread or significant global impacts are not anticipated"
James Bond to drive electric Aston Martin in new film - media reports
"Everybody is afraid of Bond getting labelled 'too PC', but they all felt the time was right to put him in a zero emission vehicle"
U.S. lawmakers tuck into juicy debate over meat substitutes
Lab-grown meat is not yet being sold but the trend has put the country's half-a-million meat-industry workers on edge
Drones to undertake India's 'biggest' land survey exercise
Dozens of drones mounted with high-resolution cameras will aim to map and deliver land rights to about 15 million rural households in Maharashtra
Protests erupt after sexual assault videos go viral in India
The number of crimes against women reported to police in India rose by 83 percent from 2007 to 2016