Australia's top coal-exporting state expects to halve carbon emissions by 2030
In contrast, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted pressure to raise its target to cut carbon emissions ahead of a UN climate summit next month
Search for remains of indigenous children killed in Guatemala massacre blocked by residents
The Guatemalan military has been accused of conducting a genocide campaign against indigenous peoples during the conflict
Women across Latin America march in favor of abortion rights
Every year, thousands of women in Latin America die from unsafe abortions at a time when teenage pregnancies and sexual violence continue to increase in the region
United Airlines ready to fire workers for defying vaccine mandate
United Airlines has received requests for vaccine exemptions from employees for religious and medical reasons. They account for less than 3% of the airline's U.S. workforce
Colombian unions march in support of aid bills for working class and poor
The reform is meant to benefit millions through emergency basic income payments, temporarily free tuition, and salary subsidies for businesses which hire women and youth
India unveils new rice variety to cut down on use of water, labour
The new varieties could cut water use by at least 50-60%, with farmers only needing to irrigate the field once to moisten the soil before sowing the rice directly
Chile lawmakers take 'first step' towards easing abortion rules
The bill proposes legalizing pregnancy terminations up to 14 weeks in Chile, which currently only allows abortion in limited cases
Drug distributors strike 1st opioid settlement with Native American tribe for $75 mln
The Cherokee Nation says its territory was flooded with addictive painkillers leading to abuse and overdose deaths
WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report says
The probe follows a Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian investigation in which over 50 women accused aid workers of demanding sex in exchange for jobs
Germany's TÜV Süd "shirking responsibility" over 2019 Brazil dam burst, court hears
German industrial inspector TÜV Süd denies liability for Brazil's most deadly dam collapse which killed 270 people in 2019