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Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the G20 meetng via videoconference

Putin Lashes Out At G20 Over Vaccines

Putin lashes out at G20 over vaccines

G20 Leaders Seek Consensus On Climate, Economy, Vaccines

Joe Biden (L) hopes to convince other leaders like Italy's Mario Draghi that the US has a plan to deal with climate change

G20 leaders seek consensus on climate, economy, vaccines

PM Modi Invites Pope Francis To India

Pope Francis and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met at the Vatican for far longer than the 20 minutes scheduled.

PM Modi invites Pope Francis to India

The G20 -- including China, the US, India, the EU and Russia -- accounts for 80 percent of global GDP and nearly 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions

G20 Key For Momentum At Glasgow Climate Meet

G20 key for momentum at Glasgow climate meet

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Biden will head first to the Vatican, for what is expected to be a largely good-humoured sit-down with Pope Francis

Biden Offers France Mea Culpa In Europe Trip

Biden offers France mea culpa in Europe trip

An MRI image of a healthy brain (L) and an Alzheimer's brain (R) with large black gaps where brain has shrunk

Scientists Discover Cause Of Alzheimer's Progression In Brain

Scientists discover cause of Alzheimer's progression in brain

Turkey's plan to buy the US-made F-35 stealth fighter (an Italian air force F-35 is seen here) was cancelled after Ankara decided to acquire Russia's S-400 air defense system

Turkey Pressing US For F-16 Fighters After F-35 Plan Killed

Turkey pressing US for F-16 fighters after F-35 plan killed

Having returned to profitability, ExxonMobil plans to use extra cash to reduce debt and buy back shares

ExxonMobil Q3 Profits Rebound To $6.8 Bn On Higher Oil Prices

ExxonMobil Q3 profits rebound to $6.8 bn on higher oil prices

Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman, pictured here at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference, says the kingdom has been "repositioning" itself

Oil Giant Saudi Arabia Sees Opportunity In Climate Crisis

Oil giant Saudi Arabia sees opportunity in climate crisis

China faces a struggle to wean itself off coal, which fuels nearly 60 percent of its economy

Promises, Power Plants And Politics: China's Position Ahead Of COP26

Promises, power plants and politics: China's position ahead of COP26

Sky Watching

Meteor Showers, Eclipse: November Sky Events To Watch Out For

There will be a supermoon new moon and a micro full moon.

Veteran leaders who cater to a greying population, archaic campaign tactics and a lack of political education have led to chronically low turnout rates among young people, voters and campaigners say

Generation Gap: Why Japan's Youth Don't Vote

Generation gap: Why Japan's youth don't vote

Solar Flare 2014

Sun Unleashes Major Solar Flare; Coronal Mass Ejection Could Reach Earth This Weekend

This is reportedly the second X-class solar flare of the current Solar Cycle 25.

China is by far the largest polluter on Earth and his sidestepped calls to end new coal plant construction

China Submits New Climate Plan Days Before COP26 Summit

China submits new climate plan days before COP26 summit

US President Joe Biden leaves for summits in Rome and Glasgow, where he expects to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan

W.House Expects Biden-Erdogan Meeting In Glasgow: Official

W.House expects Biden-Erdogan meeting in Glasgow: official

US President Joe Biden is presenting Democrats with a $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is confident will break weeks of wrangling

Biden Pitches 'Historic' Spending Plan To Transform America

Biden pitches 'historic' spending plan to transform America

The queen's absence from the UN climate conference on medical advice comes as a blow to organisers

Queen Elizabeth II Is Forced To Slow Down At Age 95

Queen Elizabeth II is forced to slow down at age 95

The House Oversight Committee released an analysis showing that large oil companies have done almost no lobbying to enact climate policies

House Dems Say Big Oil Pays Lip Service On Climate

House Dems say Big Oil pays lip service on climate

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pope Francis in Rome, authorities confirmed

Indian PM Modi To Meet Pope Francis For First Time

Indian PM Modi to meet Pope Francis for first time

Robot Cat Toy

Robotic Pet Cats Improve Behavioral Symptoms In Adults With Dementia, Study Shows

The participants improved in all mood scores over time.

Abdul Amin Hossaini, a middle-aged bookseller, says business was good before the Taliban took over the Afghan capital

Uncertain Future For The Booksellers Of Kabul

Uncertain future for the booksellers of Kabul

If nothing is done to slow climate change, the record temperatures and deadly heatwaves it brings will only get worse, experts warn

World Faces Growing Threat Of 'Unbearable' Heatwaves

World faces growing threat of 'unbearable' heatwaves

Rising sea levels and violent flooding are already putting tens of millions of lives at risk in Bangladesh, but they bring another problem that threatens the entire nation: Water-logged land and high salinity in streams and soil are killing crops

Floating Farms, Salt-resistant Rice: Bangladeshis Adapt To Survive

Floating farms, salt-resistant rice: Bangladeshis adapt to survive

Scientists are looking into how seaweed Scientists are looking into how seaweed farming could help reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, reverse ocean acidification and improve the marine environment

Women Show The Way As India Pushes 'Eco-miracle' Seaweed

Women show the way as India pushes 'eco-miracle' seaweed

Danie Bester is a champion of 'regenerative farming' -- smarter use of crops and less tilling to help control weeds and retain soil moisture and nutrients

No Tilling, No Chemicals In S.African Farmer's Revolution

No tilling, no chemicals in S.African farmer's revolution

Experts warn that only transformative action will help stave off far more devastating climate impacts

Warming World In The Balance At Knife-edge Climate Summit

Warming world in the balance at knife-edge climate summit

G20 members are responsible for 80 percent of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions

No Roman Holiday: G20 Meets On Climate, Covid, Recovery

No Roman holiday: G20 meets on climate, Covid, recovery

Mother/Woman Walking With Baby Stroller

Postpartum Depression: Brisk Walking May Help Mothers Ease Symptoms

Even just 15 minutes of brisk walking a day "could make a really big difference."

A child stands on a dry land in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province. Drought stalks the parched fields around the remote Afghan district of Bala Murghab, where climate change is proving a deadlier foe than the country's recent conflicts

Five Climate Change Myths

Five climate change myths

Pesquet said his experience in space made him appreciate Earth's fragility

'Never Seen Anything Like It': Astronaut On 2021 Climate Disasters

'Never seen anything like it': astronaut on 2021 climate disasters

Little is known about why sharks bite humans

Surfers Or Seals All The Same Prey To Near-blind Sharks

Surfers or seals all the same prey to near-blind sharks

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FDA Sets Restriction, Updates Label Requirements For Breast Implants

Breast implants are considered Class III medical devices.

Turkey's plan to buy the US-made F-35 stealth fighter (an Italian air force F-35 is seen here) was cancelled after Ankara decided to acquire Russia's S-400 air defense system

Erdogan Says 'Likely' To Meet Biden In Glasgow

Erdogan says 'likely' to meet Biden in Glasgow

Activist fund Third Point called for Royal Dutch Shell to break itself up

Activist Fund Says Royal Dutch Shell Should Break Itself Up

Bemoaning how the Anglo-Dutch giant's stock valuation has lagged that of oil industry rivals, activist Daniel Loeb called for a "bold strategy" shift from the oil giant as he announced that he took a stake in the company.

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