1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (476+ words) Under the shade of recently planted poplars in'northeastern'Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya'is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees'after years of wartime deforestation. "There were forests of pistachio trees," he told AFP, gesturing to the bare mountains…...

15+ hour, 26+ min ago  (605+ words) SINGAPORE " Using a mix of sensors, robots and AI, an ongoing study is teaching urban planners how to make Singapore's neighbourhoods safer for its ageing population. It starts by getting seniors to wear sensors on their arms, ankles and waists....

17+ hour, 45+ min ago  (698+ words) The European Commission is set to allow limited energy-related spending from fiscal rules to give EU countries more leeway to address soaring prices. The measures announced by the EU executive on Wednesday are an attempt to reassure fiscally conservative capitals…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago  (668+ words) A UN report on Wednesday urged artificial intelligence firms to disclose their environmental footprint, warning that the AI boom is putting growing pressure on power grids, water supplies and land resources. The study also urged governments to require standardised environmental…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (628+ words) Rome has set out a series of emergency measures to mitigate the rising energy costs caused by the war in Iran. After the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission is also set to argue that such broad and untargeted…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (709+ words) There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday. "Fuelled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (424+ words) Europe experienced an "unprecedented and historic" heatwave in the last week of May, with temperatures across parts of the continent reaching around 10 C to 15 C above the average for this time of the year. The central Portuguese town of Mora,…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (503+ words) Italy on Thursday issued a red heatwave alert for the capital Rome, the latest country to take urgent action during a heatwave that has smashed records in Europe. Britain and France have already reported their hottest ever May days this…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1615+ words) It's been six years since the EU first agreed to slash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030 compared to pre-industrial levels. Now, time is ticking. The bloc-wide target, which became legally binding in 2021, is part of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (294+ words) At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said Sunday, as a heatwave grips swathes of the country following official health warnings. India is no stranger to scorching summers but years of scientific…...