Europe

Day 27: Battle rages on around Ukrainian capital Kiev

Mar 23, 2022 07:18

Fierce battle reportedly rages on around Ukraine’s capital Kiev as Russian forces push to completely surround the city on the 27th day of a Russian military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
Several European countries lifted COVID-19 curbs too ‘brutally’: WHO

Mar 23, 2022 05:29

Several European countries lifted their coronavirus curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
West in favor of prolonged war in Ukraine: Belarus' president

Mar 04, 2022 16:20

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the United States and its NATO allies are in favor of a prolonged conflict in Ukraine in a bid to drown Russia and Belarus in the war.
Russia blocks access to Western news organizations over 'fake' news on Ukraine war

Mar 04, 2022 13:38

Russia has restricted access to the websites of several foreign news organizations, after the European Union (EU) and Britain blocked Russian media outlets in an unprecedented move over the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales

Feb 23, 2022 10:41

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been identified as one of the top three emerging technologies in conservation, helping protect species around the world.
As crypto goes mainstream, its carbon footprint can’t be ignored

Jan 30, 2022 10:34

The increasing popularity of cryptocurrency has environmentalists on edge, as the digital “mining” of it creates a massive carbon footprint due to the staggering amount of energy it requires.
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 360.5 mln with death toll exceeding 5.62 mln: WHO

Jan 28, 2022 16:19

The cumulative number of global COVID-19 cases had exceeded 360.5 million, with the death toll surpassing 5.62 million, as of Thursday, according to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
More than 400 weather stations beat heat records in 2021

Jan 13, 2022 15:23

Maximiliano Herrera, watcher of extreme weather and a climatologist who has been compiling weather records for over 30 years, says last year likely to be in top five or six hottest in history.
Record number of migrants crossed English Channel in 2021: Report

Jan 04, 2022 14:24

A record number of more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats last year, the PA news agency reported Tuesday, based on its analysis of government data.
World’s top 2021 climate disasters cost nearly $200 billion: Study

Dec 30, 2021 14:44

A new report shows that 2021 continued the trend of annual climate devastation worldwide that is costing the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars as planet-heating emissions unleash exactly the kind of damage scientists have warned about for decades.