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The EU's "green taxonomy" classification system, set to be published Wednesday, seeks to define what constitutes sustainable investment as the bloc moves towards the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050

BP 'Lobbying To Weaken' EU Green Investment: Watchdog

BP 'lobbying to weaken' EU green investment: watchdog

Laschet, a long-time Merkel ally, had already secured the backing of CDU top brass last week

Laschet Urges Unity After Winning Fight To Lead Merkel's Party To Polls

Laschet urges unity after winning fight to lead Merkel's party to polls

China is the world's biggest and most rapidly electrifying auto market

China Tech Stampede Into Electric Cars Sparks Auto Sector Buzz

China tech stampede into electric cars sparks auto sector buzz

The UN chemical weapons watchdog could hand down this week and for the first time its maximum punishment available to Syria

Syria Faces Sanctions At Chemical Weapons Watchdog

Syria faces sanctions at chemical weapons watchdog

Fireworks illuminate the sky after the FIFA Club World Cup final between Germany's Bayern Munich and Mexico's UANL Tigres in Qatar

Qatar Defies Virus, Presses On With Major Sport Events

Qatar defies virus, presses on with major sport events

Around the graveyard, white body bags or coffins made out of cheap wood are carried around by people in blue or yellow protective suits and lowered into graves

India's Crematoriums Buckle As Covid Dead Pile Up

India's crematoriums buckle as Covid dead pile up

US President Joe Biden has looked for ways to cooperate with Russia and China despite tensions

Cooperate Despite 'Genocide'? Biden Tests Ties With China, Russia

Cooperate despite 'genocide'? Biden tests ties with China, Russia

Lydia Ko celebrates winning the Lotte Championship in Hawaii, her first victory for 1,084 days

Ko Comeback, Cinks In Synch, World Traveller: Golf Talking Points

Ko comeback, Cinks in synch, world traveller: golf talking points

A former member of Tonton Macoute paramilitary force displays a photograph of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier while on guard outside a private hospital in Port-au-Prince where the ex-dictator was being treated in 2011

50 Years After Papa Doc, Haiti Democracy Still Work In Progress

50 years after Papa Doc, Haiti democracy still work in progress

India is the world's third-biggest carbon emitter, already home to 1.3 billion people, and projected by the UN to become the planet's most populous nation by the middle of the decade

No Saving The Planet Without Booming India

No saving the planet without booming India

Fiame Naomi Mataâafa's fledgling party came from nowhere and is seeking Samoa's first change in government for almost 40 years

The Female Trail-blazer Shaking Up Samoan Politics

The female trail-blazer shaking up Samoan politics

Farmers hit by Lebanon's economic crisis say growing hashish is less expensive than growing basic produce such as potatoes or green beans

Lebanon's Crisis-hit Farmers Turn To Growing Hashish

Lebanon's crisis-hit farmers turn to growing hashish

Danish film director Thomas Vinterberg wrote "Another Round" upon realizing many of the world's great historic feats were made by people regularly intoxicated on alcohol

'Raw' Personal Loss Inspired Vinterberg's Oscar-nominated Dark Booze Comedy

'Raw' personal loss inspired Vinterberg's Oscar-nominated dark booze comedy

Cattle rancher Bobby Helmers, 79, has joined the renewable energy revolution, recently allowing utility company Engie to build several wind turbines on his land in Texas

In Texas, A Rancher Swaps His Oil Pumps For Wind Turbines

In Texas, a rancher swaps his oil pumps for wind turbines

Morocco is the world's biggest producer of cannabis resin, or hashish

Morocco Looks To Fear-free Hashish Farms

Morocco looks to fear-free hashish farms

The Oriental lute known as the oud in Arabic, commonly called the barbat in Persian, is making a comeback in Iran

Oriental Lute Makes Comeback On Iran Music Scene

Oriental lute makes comeback on Iran music scene

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is currently on hunger strike in a penal colony east of Moscow, with his doctors warning he could die "any minute"

Russia Moves Navalny To Prison Hospital Under Western Pressure

Russia moves Navalny to prison hospital under Western pressure

Demonstrators near the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jury Begins Deliberations In George Floyd Murder Trial

Jury begins deliberations in George Floyd murder trial

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's gamble seems to have backfired spectacularly

Pakistan PM Khan Battles Fallout In France Blasphemy Row

Pakistan PM Khan battles fallout in France blasphemy row

The Olin chemical plant site in McIntosh, Alabama has been part of a US waste clean up program for decades, and now faces new threats from climate change

Climate Change Stirs Ghosts Of America's Toxic Past

Climate change stirs ghosts of America's toxic past

Children jump on a trampoline in Alabama near the Miller power plant, which has been ranked the top greenhouse gas-emitting plant in the United States

'Torn': Living With Top US Greenhouse Gas Spewing Power Plant

'Torn': Living with top US greenhouse gas spewing power plant

Laschet, a long-time Merkel ally, had already secured the backing of CDU top brass last week

Merkel Party Backs Laschet As Chancellor Candidate

Merkel party backs Laschet as chancellor candidate

Liverpool are reported to be among the clubs hoping to launch the new competition

'Self-serving' Super League Opens Unprecedented Conflict In European Football

'Self-serving' Super League opens unprecedented conflict in European football

European Council President Charles Michel oversaw the televised signing ceremony held in Georgia's presidential palace by video link

Georgia Ruling Party, Opposition Sign EU-led Pact To End Crisis

Georgia ruling party, opposition sign EU-led pact to end crisis

Members of the Russian Embassy in Prague were flying home Monday, even as Moscow expelled Czech diplomats in Russia

Czechs Ban Rosatom From Nuclear Tender, Rule Out Sputnik Vaccine

Czechs ban Rosatom from nuclear tender, rule out Sputnik vaccine

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday unveiled a budget that outlines big spending to 'punch way out of Covid recession'

Canada To Spend Big To 'Punch Way Out Of Covid Recession'

Canada to spend big to 'punch way out of Covid recession'

A NASA illustration of the small helicopter Ingenuity, which will attempt the first-ever powered flight on another planet

NASA's Mars Helicopter Succeeds In Historic First Flight

NASA's Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight

Raul Castro, 89, is stepping down, ending a six-decade family hold on power that started in 1959

Cuba Gets New Leader As Last Castro Officially Retires

Cuba gets new leader as last Castro officially retires

Toll of coronavirus infections and deaths worldwide and in worst-affected countries, as of September 23 at 1100 GMT

India Locks Capital To Battle Covid As All US Adults Eligible For Vaccine

India locks capital to battle Covid as all US adults eligible for vaccine

Facebook is moving to broaden its audio offerings on the heels of the rise of audio-only social network Clubhouse

Facebook Unveils Big Audio Push, Adds Podcasts

Facebook unveils big audio push, adds podcasts

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