Germany’s government has set a target to expand offshore wind power capacity by 2040 to 40 gigawatts (GW) from 15…
As the world warms due to climate change, winemakers are struggling to maintain the quality of their product. But in…
The UN rights chief on Wednesday decried “structural racism” in the United States, and voiced alarm at the “unprecedented assault”…
Grammy award-winner Petula Clark famously sang that the “lights are much brighter” downtown, but the coronavirus pandemic may change city…
UN chief António Guterres is calling for greater unity and solidarity to defeat COVID-19 and build a better world in…
People have long hoarded banknotes in uncertain times, but the coronavirus pandemic may prove an exception: passed from person to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a state of emergency in the Arctic city of Norilsk on Wednesday after a huge…
The architect of Sweden’s coronavirus strategy today admitted there was “potential for improvement” over the country’s handling of the crisis.…
When civil partnerships were legalised in Switzerland in January 2007, gay couple Laurent Marmier and Yves Bugnon completed the paperwork…
The UN Secretary-General has expressed hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a rethinking of how the world supports…