U.S. climate-change fight threatened as Manchin rejects Biden's bill
From electric vehicle tax credits to incentives for carbon capture, here is a look at five top climate measures in the bill and their prospects if the wider legislation dies
FDA approves injectable form of GSK HIV prevention drug
An injectable HIV prevention drug is aimed as an alternative to daily pills and has been approved for use in at-risk adults and adolescents
EU plans to finish green investment rules for gas and nuclear next year
The EU taxonomy will not ban investments in activities not labelled "green". But by limiting the green label to those activities deemed truly climate-friendly, the EU aims to steer cash into low carbon projects
Chile miners brace as president elect signals environmental crackdown
"To destroy the world is to destroy ourselves," says Chilean President-elect, as he signals crackdown on environmental degradation spurred by the country's mining sector
China prepares new sexual harassment safeguards for women
China, a country where men dominate the top echelons of politics and business ranks 107th among 153 countries in the World Economic Forum's annual ranking on global gender equality
Philippines grapples with typhoon aftermath as death toll tops 300
Rai, one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the SE Asian nation, destroyed homes, flooded towns, severed power and communications lines and displaced hundreds of thousands
OPINION: To cut climate risks and keep 1.5 alive, wetlands are key
Better wetland protection could play a huge role in addressing both the climate and nature crises, and curbing disaster risk
Manchin delivers potential fatal blow to Biden's $1.75 trillion spending bill
The Democratic senator's decision not to back Biden's signature domestic policy bill, known as Build Back Better, threatens measures to expand the social safety net and tackle climate change
OPINION: 2021 - the year of rhetoric, not action, for climate
The rhetoric we hear in 2021 is consistent with the goal to keep global warming to 1.5C - but the pledges are not. The 1.5C target is now harder to reach than ever before
Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208 -police
There are 52 people who are still missing, as relief efforts continue following one of the deadliest typhoons to have struck the Southeast Asian country