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The EU drug regulator has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome as a 'very rare' possible side effect of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

COVID-19 News: Moderna Says Vaccine Is Safe For Children Ages 6 To 11

It produced a “robust immune response” in children ages 6 to 11.

Latest Climate Plans Don't Dent Emissions: UN Assessment

With the COP26 summit starting next week, the UN's climate team said the latest plans confirmed "worrying trends" of countries delaying sorely needed emissions cuts

The latest round of national emissions-cutting plans submitted under the Paris Agreement will make no material dent in short-term carbon pollution levels and still put Earth on course to warm 2.7C.

Climate Change Now Worse Than War For Afghan Farmers

Communities cling to life in small clusters of mud-brick homes among an endless ocean of rolling brown hills in this corner of Badghis province

Climate change now worse than war for Afghan farmers

Afghanistan is facing a serious humanitarian and food crisis, UN agencies have warned

More Than Half Of Afghans Face 'Acute' Food Crisis: UN Agencies

More than half of Afghans face 'acute' food crisis: UN agencies

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The carvings were made to remind people of the king who ordered the construction of an irrigation canal

Archaeologists In Iraq Find Ancient Wine Press, Carvings

Archaeologists in Iraq find ancient wine press, carvings

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pictured October 12, 2021) will go to the climate talks in Glasgow after attending the Group of 20 summit in Rome, where rising temperatures will also be a key issue

Modi Confirms COP26 Attendance In Boost To Summit

Modi confirms COP26 attendance in boost to summit

China has a stranglehold on global supply of rare earths -- along with the environmental devastation their extraction creates

China Aims To Cut Fossil Energy Use To Below 20% By 2060

China is targeting an ambitious clean energy goal of reducing fossil fuel use to under 20% by 2060.

This still image from video released by the DC Cat Count/Humane Rescue Alliance shows a cat photographed by a wildlife camera in Washington

Washington, District Of Cats: US Capital First City To Count Its Felines

Washington, District of Cats: US capital first city to count its felines

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers a speech at the opening of the "Saudi Green Initiative" forum in Riyadh

Top Oil Exporter Saudi Arabia Targets Zero Carbon Emissions By 2060

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets zero carbon emissions by 2060

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers a speech at the opening of the "Saudi Green Initiative" forum in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia Says Aiming For Zero Carbon Emissions By 2060

Saudi Arabia says aiming for zero carbon emissions by 2060

US President Joe Biden talks on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron on September 22, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House

Biden And Macron Discuss 'Stronger' European Defense

Biden and Macron discuss 'stronger' European defense

Buckingham Palace was forced to disclose Queen Elizabeth II had stayed overnight in hospital after The Sun newspaper broke the story

Confusion Reigns Over Queen Elizabeth II's Health After Hospital Stay

Confusion reigns over Queen Elizabeth II's health after hospital stay

The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma island

Who Let The Dogs Out? Mystery Disappearance Grips Spain Volcano Isle

Who let the dogs out? Mystery disappearance grips Spain volcano isle

'My future? SOS' reads a placard held up by a very young activist at the climate rally in Berlin

Climate Activists Rally To Pressure Post-Merkel Government

Climate activists rally to pressure post-Merkel government

The airline industry believes that demand for travel is still set to boom but the costs of going green could cloud the industry's future

Flying Green Will Be More Expensive

Flying green will be more expensive

Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's longest serving monarch

Queen Elizabeth II Spent Night In Hospital For Tests: Palace

Queen Elizabeth II spent night in hospital for tests: palace

The hippopotamuses were left to roam Pablo Escobar's estate and continued breeding, to the point they are now believed to be the largest "bloat" outside Africa

Escobar's Lawyered-up Hippos Recognized As People By US Court

Escobar's lawyered-up hippos recognized as people by US court

Jarrod Bowen (R) celebrates his second goal of the season in the win over Genk

Unbeaten West Ham Stay Top After Genk Europa League Win

Unbeaten West Ham stay top after Genk Europa League win

A US flag is stained with a biodegradable substance masquerading as "oil" by demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion XR Youth Los Angeles during a protest against climate change and the Line 3 oil pipeline project outside of the US Federal Building on Aug

US Intelligence Services See Security Threat In Climate Change

US intelligence services see security threat in climate change

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clashed in the European parliament this week

EU Summit Leaves Law Row With Poland Unresolved

EU summit leaves law row with Poland unresolved

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Brussels: 'if it continues to rise, it will kill the European middle class'

Energy Debate Heats Up At EU Leaders' Summit

Energy debate heats up at EU leaders' summit

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, pictured on October 12, 2021, was said already to be back at her desk and undertaking light duties, after spending the night in hospital

Queen Elizabeth II Spent Night In Hospital: Buckingham Palace

Queen Elizabeth II spent night in hospital: Buckingham Palace

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the Jose Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden in Bogota, Colombia

Blinken, In Colombia, Unveils Amazon Deforestation Pact

Blinken, in Colombia, unveils Amazon deforestation pact

The heat wave forced people to take shelter in cooling stations like this one in Portland, Oregon

Climate Change Is Making Health Problems Worse, 'Code Red Not Hot Enough'

Climate change is amplifying the severity of health problems across the world, including in the United States. Some researchers warn that this report is more than a "code red" for the world to increase efforts to combat climate change.

Bright purple and yellow flowers blooming in the Atacama desert as part of the irregular "flowering desert" phenomenon in the north of Chile

Chile's 'Flowering Desert' A Window On Effects Of Climate Change

Chile's 'flowering desert' a window on effects of climate change

Lobsters are one of a number of products from Australia that China has restricted imports of as relations between the countries plunged

Aussie Rock Lobsters A Hong Kong Security Threat: Customs Chief

Aussie rock lobsters a Hong Kong security threat: customs chief

The death toll from days of flooding and landslides in India and Nepal is nearing 200, with whole families buried in their homes as forecasters warned of yet more heavy rain

Nearly 200 Perish In India, Nepal Rains

Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains

New Zealand's farm-reliant economy means agricultural emissions account for around half of its greenhouse gases

New Zealand To Make Banks Report Climate Impact

New Zealand to make banks report climate impact

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Fireball That Lit Up Midwest Sky Was Actually Russian Spy Satellite [Watch]

The American Meteor Society noted that its source was "not natural."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives his thumb up during a visit to the Camari market for local products in Quito, Ecuador

Blinken Hails Colombia Partnership But Seeks Shift From Security Focus

Blinken hails Colombia partnership but seeks shift from security focus

Populations of 134 countries are now at greater threat from wildfires than at any time previously, and millions of farmers and construction workers are losing income because of the rising number of extremely hot days

Covid Recovery Poses Dire Climate, Health Risks: Lancet

Covid recovery poses dire climate, health risks: Lancet

In this September 25, 2021, image courtesy of NYU Langone Health, the surgical team examines the genetically engineered pig kidney for signs of rejection

Pig Kidney Works In Human Patient In 'Potential Miracle'

Pig kidney works in human patient in 'potential miracle'

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Carbon Dating Pinpoints Viking Landfall In Canada In 1021 A.D.

Carbon dating of wood found at L'Anse aux Meadows UNESCO World Heritage helped pinpoint a more exact date for Norse arrival in North America.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the upcoming UN climate summit in Glasgow

Putin Will Not Attend COP 26 Climate Summit: Kremlin

Putin will not attend COP 26 climate summit: Kremlin

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