US to double climate aid spending, John Kerry says in Paris
US Secretary of State John Kerry announced Wednesday that the United States would double its grant-based support for vulnerable countries that need to adapt to climate change by 2020. In…
US conservationist, founder of North Face dies in kayaking accident in Chile
Douglas Tompkins, conservationist and founder of The North Face outdoor-gear brand, has died after a boating accident in Patagonia, Chile.…
The most important person at the Paris climate talks is a woman from tiny Costa Rica
Christiana Figueres’ mandate is no small task: Persuade world leaders to make drastic cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions and avoid catastrophic global warming. Figueres, the United Nations climate chief,…
United Nations appeals for record $20 billion in aid
The United Nations will need $20.1 billion to provide life-saving aid to over 87 million people across 37 countries next year, as “brutal and extended” conflicts continue to take their…
Colombia confirms find of legendary 300-year-old shipwreck with billions worth of gold, jewels
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Saturday that the legendary galleon San Jose, a Spanish ship that was sunk in 1708 near Cartagena of the Indies with a cargo of…
Bananas may soon become the world’s rarest fruit as fungus ravages crops worldwide
Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world but could soon become the rarest as a fungus ravishes crops in every country it’s grown in.…
More FIFA officials, including acting CONCACAF president and bosses across Central and South America, charged in widening probe
Football bosses from across South and Central America were among 16 people charged by U.S. prosecutors on Thursday with multimillion-dollar bribery schemes for marketing and broadcast rights to tournaments and…
World leaders seek climate breakthrough in Paris
Some 150 heads of state and government, including U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, urged each other to find common cause in two weeks of bargaining…
