German automotive giant Volkswagen has announced that the next new generation of internal combustion engine vehicles, to be launched from 2026, will be its last mobility means to be powered by derivatives from fossil fuel. Continue Reading
The World Bank said the move, coinciding with a UN climate summit meeting of some 200 nations in Poland, represented a ‘significantly ramped up ambition’ to tackle climate change… Continue Reading
G20 leaders, whose countries account for four-fifths of the world’s economic output, first met in November 2008 to forge a united front against the global financial crisis. Continue Reading
A huge explosion outside a chemical plant in China’s northern Hebei province today killed at least 22 people and left as many others injured, the second major industrial accident in the country in the last four days. Continue Reading
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt hundreds of kilometres away in Hong Kong. Continue Reading
US officials briefly closed a border crossing in southern California on Sunday after hundreds of migrants, part of the “caravan” condemned by President Donald Trump, tried to breach a fence from the Mexican city of Tijuana, authorities announced. Continue Reading
A needle has been found in a strawberry in New Zealand, police said Monday, the second incident to hit the country two months after a contamination crisis erupted in Australia. Continue Reading
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who last month abruptly sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, will write a book on his ‘unsuccessful political marriage’ with the ousted premier. Continue Reading
In a move to put an end to a decade-long strife with its workers, world’s top chipmaker Samsung Electronics today apologised to those who developed cancer after working at its semiconductor factories. Continue Reading
The chairman of Japanese carmakers Nissan and Mitsubishi and French manufacturer Renault, will be forced to quit after a report submitted by a whistleblower to Nissan. Continue Reading