Nobel-winning drug 'tackles malaria'
A parasitic-worm-killing drug, whose discovery won the Nobel prize, may also cut cases of malaria, say researchers. Early data coming out of trials of ivermectin in Burkina Faso suggest it leads to 16%
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Half million die in decade of disasters in Asia Pacific- U.N.
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Asia Pacific region, the most disaster-prone part of the world, suffered 1,625 disasters in the decade through 2014, and needs to spend more on adapting to climate
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Tanzania Plans April Trials for GMO Maize Varieties
Tanzania plans to conduct trials for new varieties of genetically modified maize that can survive recurrent droughts and pests. The confined field trials, to start in April 2016, will be conducted in
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UK and China ink clean energy deal
The UK and Chinese governments have signed an agreement to share knowledge and encourage investment in clean energy technologies in both countries. The Clean Energy Partnership will enable UK companies
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Manufacturing Commission urges Britain to lead green revolution
Britain's manufacturing industry is in desperate need of a second Industrial Revolution, this time based on stronger energy efficiency policies from Government and an embedded sustainability mindset within
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Cambodia: peaceful direct action has saved one of our most beautiful forests
It was 2013 and I was swimming down a peaceful river in the Areng Valley in Cambodia, where many siamese crocodiles live. Further down the river young activists, who had earlier that year been shot at
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Global warming could be more devastating for the economy than we thought
A new study published in Nature by scientists at Stanford and UC Berkeley has made waves for its finding that thus far we have dramatically underestimated the damage human-caused climate change will do
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UK, Germany and France lobbying for weakened cap on toxic car pollution
Europe’s biggest countries are lobbying for a proposed EU cap on nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution from cars to be weakened in a vote on Wednesday, despite the VW diesel emissions scandal and revelations
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Australia could store nuclear waste for other countries, Malcolm Turnbull says
Australia should “look closely” at expanding its role in the global nuclear energy industry, including leasing fuel rods to other countries and then storing the waste afterwards, Malcolm Turnbull has said.
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Indonesia considers national emergency over forest fires: VP
Indonesia is considering declaring a national emergency over fires that have been smoldering across the archipelago for weeks, sending haze drifting across much of Southeast Asia, the vice president said
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Poland's president vetos amendment to Kyoto protocol on CO2 emissions
Poland's president has vetoed an amendment to the Kyoto protocol on CO2 emissions that extends the deadline for compliance because he believes the country needs more time to analyze its impact on the economy,
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Taliban encourage Afghan quake relief as toll rises past 300
The Taliban encouraged aid groups to help victims of the massive earthquake in northern Afghanistan and Pakistan as rescuers struggled to form a clear picture of the damage caused by the disaster as the
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Coal mining union says West Virginia should build new plants if EPA rules upheld
West Virginia can keep its coal mining alive by building "next-generation" power plants co-fired by coal and natural gas, even as the state challenges federal carbon emission rules in court, the president
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Indonesia failed to predict severity of El Nino weather: minister
Indonesia's weather agency failed to predict that the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon this year would be worse than in 1997, a senior minister said on Wednesday, as the government considers declaring
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Vietnam's dengue fever deaths surge 76.5 pct in 10 months
Since the beginning of this year, Vietnam has seen some 47,000 dengue fever patients, including 30 fatalities, compared with the respective figures of 23,400 and 17 in the same period last year, the country's
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China begins environmental assessment in economic powerhouses
China launched a strategic environmental impact assessment across its three major economic powerhouses, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said Tuesday. The assessment will cover the northern
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Australian state scorches through hottest October on record, as El Nino bites
The Australian state of Victoria is on track for its hottest and third driest October on record, as the effects of a severe El Nino weather pattern take hold. Bureau of Meteorologist climatologist Jonathan
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12 feared dead after mine collapses in Indonesia
At least 12 miners are feared dead after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Indonesia's West Java province on Tuesday night, local police said on Wednesday. Lack of safety was blamed for the incident
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US House approves transportation bill with rail safety extension
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to keep federal funds flowing to road and bridge construction projects into late November, while also extending a key rail safety deadline to
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Silicon Technology Produces Lighter, Long-Lasting Batteries
A team of researchers have created small, light and long-lasting batteries through the use of silicon technology. This innovative technology could be used eventually in portable electronic devices and