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Jordan's Mission To Save Its Ancient Olive Trees

"These trees represent the history of Jordan," says Ali Salih Atta, 84

Every morning, Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta swallows two cloves of garlic with a cup of olive oil before heading out to check on his ancient olive trees.

Freshwater Fish Swim Into Trouble As Climate Change Increases Threat: IUCN

Of the nearly 15,000 freshwater fish species assessed, 25 percent were at risk of extinction

A quarter of freshwater fish species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to an update to the global red list of threatened species on Monday, highlighting the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change on the planet's wildlife.

COP28 is due to end on Tuesday but could go into overtime in nations fail to agree on a deal on time

UN Climate Talks Home In On Fossil Fuel Deal

UN climate talks enter their endgame on Monday as negotiators seek to convince an increasingly isolated Saudi Arabia and other holdouts to give up their opposition to a historic phase-out of fossil fuels.

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Business has slumped along the Nahariya seafront since the flare-up

Israelis On Edge As Fears Grow Of Wider Lebanon Conflict

In the seaside haven of Nahariya, the shock still lingers on Daniel Bussidan's face.

Climate negotiators are scrambling to reach a compromise over the future of fossil fuels

OPEC Push On Fossil Fuels Draws Ire At Climate Talks

Negotiations over the future of fossil fuels heated up at UN climate talks on Saturday, with OPEC catching flak over the oil cartel's push to block any phase-out in the final deal.

The Gorgosaurus is a member of the tyrannosaurid family that also includes the T-Rex

'Appetite For Drumsticks': First Prey Found In A Tyrannosaur Stomach

Prey has been discovered inside the stomach of a tyrannosaur skeleton for the first time, scientists said Friday, revealing that the mighty dinosaurs had an "appetite for drumsticks" when they were young.

Nadia Calvino, the Spanish economy minister, had been the frontrunner for the EIB role for several weeks

Spain's Calvino Beats Vestager To Head Bloc's Lender

Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino on Friday won the race to lead the European Investment Bank, the bloc's lending arm whose significance has grown since war broke out in Ukraine.

Negotiations over phasing out fossil fuels are at the heart of the UN climate conference in Dubai

UN Climate Talks Chief Pushes For Rapid Draft Deal

The head of the UN climate summit pressed nations Friday to strike a deal as talks resumed after a break, with only four days left for negotiators to iron out differences over the fate of fossil fuels.

Designers of 'Lego Fortnite' ensured that all the settings and characters who appear in the videogame could be built in the real world with Lego pieces

Epic Games, Lego Join Forces For Latest 'Fortnite' Game

Toy giant Lego and videogame leader Epic Games joined forces Thursday to launch "Lego Fortnite" in a bid to grow a platform already used by hundreds of millions of people.

According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, a humanitarian organization, some 660,000 people were displaced in Peru between 2008 and 2019 due to natural disasters

'We Need Information' Plead Peru Farmers Battling Drought, Climate Change

A light rain barely moistens the soil in the drought-stricken region of Junin in central Peru.

Extreme weather events are occurring with increased frequency and intensity in East Africa

Heavier Rains In East Africa Due To Human Activity: Study

Climate change caused by human activity made torrential rains that have lashed East Africa since October and killed more than 300 people up to twice as intense, a scientific study said Thursday.

EU finance ministers have been divided over reforming spending rules since the European Commission's proposal earlier this year

EU States Make Last-ditch Effort To Back Spending Rules Reform

EU finance ministers will try to hammer out an agreement over dinner on Thursday to reform bloc-wide spending rules after months of bitter divisions, especially between France and Germany.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the Turkish president's first Athens trip since 2017

Greece, Turkey Vow To Work On Improving Relations

Greece and Turkey on Thursday restarted high-level talks to reduce chronic tensions in their relations as the Turkish president visited Athens for the first time in six years.

A state of emergency was declared Thursday in the archipelago, which is also grappling with flooding and landslides due to heavy rainfall

Dozens Injured In Seychelles Blast At Explosives Depot

A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured 66 people and brought down buildings, prompting the country's "shocked" president to declare a state of emergency.

The United States has experineced 18 severe thunderstorm events that caused more than $1 billion in insured damages this year

Insured Disaster Losses To Again Top $100 Bn: Swiss Re

Insured losses from natural catastrophes will pass the $100-billion threshold for the fourth year running in 2023, reinsurance giant Swiss Re said Thursday.

The bloc says it hopes Thursday's meetings between the EU chiefs Charles Michel and Ursula Von Der Leyen and Beijing's top brass will provide a chance to discuss areas of common interest like climate change and health

EU Leaders In China For Summit With High Stakes But Low Expectations

European leaders will meet their Chinese counterparts in Beijing on Thursday for talks dominated by divisions between the bloc and its largest economic partner over everything from trade to the war against Ukraine.

While airlines have a sunny outlook in terms of passenger demand, profits remain thin compared to other capital-intensive industries

Record Passengers As Airline Industry Recovers From Pandemic

Airlines should carry a record number of passengers next year as the sector puts the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, the industry's top trade association said Wednesday, although profitability remains a concern.

Putin has mainly travelled to the post-Soviet space in recent years

Putin Lands In Abu Dhabi On Middle East Visit

President Vladimir Putin is in the United Arab Emirates for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union Wednesday, as Russia seeks to reassert itself on the global stage.

The global average surface air temperature by year

COP28 Fossil Fuel Debate Sizzles As World Marks Record Hot Year

With 2023 confirmed to be the hottest year on record by Europe's climate monitor, the temperature was also rising on Wednesday for negotiators thrashing out the thorny issue of fossil fuels at COP28 in Dubai.

Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport has seen the construction of a new terminal, which opened in September, while a third runway is also underwayon September 25, 2023. Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam are throwing up new airports and terminals, a

Southeast Asia Banks On Aviation Boom

Major airport expansion projects are taking off across Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and a new airline is set to launch next year -- all banking on an expected boom in air travel in Southeast Asia, fuelled by Chinese and Indian tourists.

Over the edge? The melting Greenland and West Antarctic icesheets are of Earth's two tipping points teetering on the point of no return, the report warned

Planet Tipping Points Pose 'Unprecedented' Threat To Humanity: Report

Humanity faces an "unprecedented" risk from tipping points that could unleash a domino effect of irreversible catastrophes across the planet, researchers warned Wednesday.

Climate: objectives for 2030 insufficient

Climate Change By Numbers

As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossil fuels have warmed our world.

Dubai has been blanketed by smog during COP28

COP28 Fossil Fuel Battle Hardens Despite New Warning On Warming

Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years.

The COP28 climate conference is being hosted by oil-rich UAE

Record More Than 2,000 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists At COP28 Talks: NGOs

A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday.

India has overtaken the European Union to become the world's third-biggest emitter of fossil fuels, research has found

World Could Breach 1.5C Warming Threshold In 7 Years: Study

The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas pollution.

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he would not agree to phasing out fossil fuels

Saudi Arabia Says 'Absolutely Not' To Oil Phaseout At COP28

Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut on agreeing to phase out fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations in Dubai.

Nations are divided over where to handle climate-related trade disputes, a matter never before discussed at COP gatherings

'Unintended Consequences': Friction At COP28 Over Green Trade

Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with developing nations fearful they will be penalised.

Guinea-Bissau Dissolves Parliament After Coup Bid

The president of Guinea-Bissau dissolved parliament on Monday ahead of fresh elections, saying an "attempted coup" had plunged the West African nation into a new crisis.

Under pressure: COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber hits back at critics

COP28's UAE Chair Says 'We Respect' Climate Science

The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science on fossil fuels.

Under pressure: COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber

COP28's UAE President Says 'We Respect' Climate Science

The Emirati president of the UN's COP28 talks said Monday he respects climate science, after a leaked video showed him declaring that no science says phasing out fossil fuel will achieve climate goals.

Skyscrapers amidst fog near Dubai Marina last year

COP28 Host UAE Choking From Its Own 'Toxic' Air Pollution: HRW

The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday as the oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

Reef Check Oman aims to build a full database of the country's coral reefs

Volunteer Divers Guard Oman's 'Unique' Coral Reefs

On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water.

Despite Indonesia's promise to move away from coal, it is the world's top exporter and it is adding two more units to the Suralaya power plant in Banten province

Indonesia's Coal Love Affair Still Aflame Despite Pledges

Sania sits in front of her home in Indonesia, less than a kilometre from Southeast Asia's biggest coal complex, where chimneys pump dark grey smoke and a chemical smell into the air.

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