Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain Against Hazardous Smog for First Time

Lahore, Pakistan — Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said

US Launch of New Vulcan Centaur Rocket Delayed Until January

washington — The maiden liftoff of a new American rocket called Vulcan Centaur has been delayed from December 24 to January 8, the company that developed it said Thursday

Conservationists, US Tribes Say Salmon Deal Is Map to Breaching Dams

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Cameroon Says Bedbugs Imported From Europe Infest Towns and Villages

Yaounde — Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state’s capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages

COP28 Delegates Agree to 'Historic' Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Nearly 200 countries signed a deal to transition away from fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai

COP28 Climate Summit: ‘Historic’ Deal Set to Transition From Fossil Fuels

London/Dubai — Nearly 200 countries signed a deal Wednesday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to transition away from fossil fuels

At COP28, Ukrainians and Palestinians Make Their Cases

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Undeterred by wars at home, delegations from Ukraine and the Palestinian territories are active at COP28, determined to call attention not only to the environmental threats facing their homelands but also to emphasize th[..]

Doctor and Self-Exiled Activist Gao Yaojie Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic in Rural China Dies at 95 

Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s, has died at the age of 95 at her home in the United States

UK's Sunak Defends Government's Handling of Pandemic, Restaurant Scheme

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognize testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time

Draft for Final Deal Released of COP28 UN Climate Summit

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Thousands of Tons of Dead Sardines Wash Ashore in Northern Japan

Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday

Asteroid Will Pass in Front of Bright Star, Produce Rare Eclipse

One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse

Lebanon's Christians Feel Heat of Climate Change in Sacred Forest and Valley

Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, the miracle in which Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop, shined wi[..]

Understanding Carbon Capture and Its Discussion at COP28

The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where many activists, experts and nations are calling for an agreement to phase out the oil, gas and coal responsible for warming the planet

‘Shadows of Children’: For Youngest Gaza Hostages, Life Moves Forward in Whispers

After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play