Tag: World news
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher as China begins major economic meeting
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as China’s leaders began a major meeting expected to bring fresh pledges of help for...
OPEC extends its oil output cuts by one month until the end of December
Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries said on Sunday they would postpone a plan to gradually increase oil output until the end...
London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage-tainted rivers
LONDON -- Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and “species not feces,” thousands of people marched in London on Sunday to...
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
RENO, Nev. -- Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say...
Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered private vehicles, but the switch to electric is a bumpy ride
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car....
At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions
CALI, Colombia -- After two weeks of negotiations, delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary...