FOUR days after terrifying floods razed towns in eastern Spain, frustration at the state’s response is growing among some despairing residents. “They’ve abandoned us,” said Charo de la Rosa as…
THE world’s biggest nature protection conference agreed in Cali, Colombia on Friday to create a permanent body to represent the interests of Indigenous people under the UN’s biodiversity convention. Representatives…
A New York Supreme Court justice has thrown out an environmental pollution lawsuit against PepsiCo, in a blow to authorities in the US state who wanted the beverage giant to…
CHINA has urged tighter cooperation with its regional partners to jointly reduce biosecurity risks. China has urged collaboration with Southeast Asian countries to improve biosecurity and the governance of bioweapons.…
GOOGLE’S parent company, Alphabet, reported strong third-quarter results, with revenue increasing 15 per cent year-over-year to $88.3 billion, largely driven by its advertising business and cloud services. Net income rose…
THE Indian Ocean island of Mauritius blocked access to social media on Friday, just days ahead of a general election, as tensions mounted over a wire-tapping scandal. Mauritius has been…
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday announced a new action plan to enhance its disaster resilience efforts in Asia and the Pacific region. The Disaster Risk Management Action Plan…
New Zealand’s Manuka honey exporter Comvita hopes to continue to share “the healing power of nature” with more people through the upcoming annual China International Import Expo (CIIE). “The Chinese…
THE formations of Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carried out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for the first time in the South China Sea, according to the Chinese…
NOT all rocket engineers get to strap in and blast off into space, but Wang Haoze made this thrilling leap on Wednesday. Wang, who used to design system parameters for…
