The Ethiopia-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway line has cut the duration of travel between Addis Ababa and Djibouti to just 12 hours from three days. /Getty Images Editor's note: Lawrence Freema
Over the icy tundra of Siberia in 2009, a derelict Russian military satellite, Kosmos-2251, slammed into an active communications satellite, Iridium 33, at speeds in excess of 26,000 miles per hour. B
A magnifying glass focusing on currency bills. /Getty Editor's note:Chen Jiahe is the chief investment officer at Novem Arcae Technologies. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not
An afforestation area created in Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. /VCG Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international affairs. The article reflects th
Less than a year after it raised a $15 million Series B, Public, a social-focused free stock trading service, has raised a $65 million Series C.The startup is not the only company to raise successive
The pledge by China, South Korea and Japan to become carbon neutral would give a major boost to the renewable energy sector, prompting banks to rethink their plans to finance fossil fuel projects.
Britain and the European Union are still apart in Brexit trade talks but Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not want to walk away yet, Business Secretary Alok Sharma sai
The US will hold a climate summit of the world’s major economies early next year, within 100 days of Joe Biden taking office, and seek to rejoin the Paris agreement on
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a press statement following a phone call meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 13, 2020. /Reu
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the Climate Ambition Summit via video link, December 12, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The ar
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces more nominees and appointees for his administration during a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 11, 20
European Council President Charles Michel listens as French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a screen to deliver a speech during the Climate Ambition Summit 2020 video conference meeting to m
With record Atlantic storms, wildfires in Australia, America and the Amazon, and Arctic warming, this year is on track to be in the top two or three warmest on record. /CFP The forecast for gl
02:51 Fifteen nations have signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. The next stage is ratification, which will require at least six ASEAN members and th
03:41 Vaccine collaboration is critical in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organization's Margaret Harris.This comes after UK pharmaceutical company Astr
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