Half a million Australians face flood evacuation orders
After a week of heavy rainfall and flash flooding, the Australian authorities have issued evacuation orders to tens of thousands of people in Sydney
Texas judge temporarily blocks child abuse probe of transgender youth's parents
After providing their child with gender-affirming medical treatment, the parents of trans teen were investigated for child abuse
OPINION: Here’s how Italy could wean itself off Russian gas
A rush to end use of Russian gas, after the country’s invasion of Ukraine, could be the spark toward renewables Italy needs
Ukraine war: How will economic sanctions hit ordinary Russians?
Western reprisals for Russia's invasion of Ukraine could trigger inflation, shortages of imported goods and limit people's travel options
Malawi banks on young tech innovators to trump cheap imports
Malawian engineers and entrepreneurs say competition from China and Japan and a lack of resources are hobbling the country's tech industry
Can the tide of plastic pollution be turned by a new global pact?
With plastic waste increasing fast and polluting the world’s oceans, U.N. talks aimed at tackling the problem have agreed to launch work on a global pact to stem it - but will it help?
'Biggest green deal since Paris': UN agrees plastic treaty roadmap
After more than a week of talks in Nairobi, UN member states have agreed to create the first ever legally binding global plastic pollution treaty
Thailand pledges to ban forced prison labour after expose
After an expose by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Thailand pledged to eradicate forced labour in its prisons and pay a decent wage to inmates who opt to work
After much praised waste export ban, Australia under fire for shipping plastic trash as 'fuel'
After introducing a landmark law banning the export of some plastic waste, Australia's environment ministry has confirmed some plastic trash will be exported in the form of fuel
INTERVIEW: Save nature to protect people on fast-heating planet, IPCC scientist urges
Ecosystems provide us with food, water and other key natural resources – but those functions are under threat from climate change and over-consumption