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World

18 Sep
At least 20 employees of mining giant De Beers have been killed in a road accident in South Africa, according to local officials. The bus involved was ferrying staff from the Venetia mine, one of the biggest...
18 Sep
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on Sunday, calling for increased action against climate change ahead of the opening of the UN General Assembly. US President Joe Biden is among the...
18 Sep
In France's Lille, volunteers are attempting to beat the world record for collecting cigarette butts - 1.26 million - to mark World Cleanup Day. "Cigarette butts are the most polluting waste we find on...
18 Sep
Today is a car-free Sunday in nearly 50 Flemish cities and towns. Organizers want to show the benefits of fewer cars in the city. The 19 municipalities of the Brussels region are also car-free. As of 9.30 a.m...
18 Sep
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday visited a migrant center on Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa that was overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 arrivals in this...
17 Sep
Sixty-six of the 71 crocodiles that escaped from a commercial crocodile farm after torrential downpours hit in China's Guangdong Province have been caught as of Saturday. After five days of search, 40...
17 Sep
A new UNDP project has been launched and signed off on climate-resilient agriculture in the Aral Sea region in Uzbekistan. The Aral Sea is one of the saltiest lakes and fourth largest lake in the world. Its...
17 Sep
On 16th September, the second time of 29 metric tons of health supplies arrived in Libya, from the WHO Global Logistics Hub in Dubai. The supplies include essential medicines, emergency surgery supplies, and...
17 Sep
The goliath grouper, a colossus of a fish that can weigh up to 360 kilograms, is the delight of divers in Florida, though scientists warn their numbers are down since the US state allowed fishing of the giants to...
17 Sep
Kicking off an SDG Action Weekend, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke at the opening of plenary of the SDG Mobilization Day. Guterres said that this week, global leaders are gathering in New...

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