Europe and Russia battle a new wave of COVID-19
More lockdowns are in the offing, as Germany and Austria shatter daily case counts and Russia has become become the world leader in new COVID-19 deaths.
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The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists
More than 500 attendees from the fossil fuel industry are at the climate summit in Glasgow. Their reps have attended climate summits for decades. Some are touting a shift toward renewables.
Julian Assange wins permission to marry his partner in a London prison
The WikiLeaks founder and attorney Stella Moris began a relationship after Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012. They have two sons together.
A U.S. journalist is sentenced to 11 years in jail by a court in Myanmar
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty on several charges, including incitement for allegedly spreading false information.
Their lands are oceans apart but are linked by rising, warming seas of climate change
Photographer Vlad Sokhin's latest work, Warm Waters, is an exploration of climate change traveling across 18 countries and off-the-map territories seen by seldom few.
Toyota to ramp up production after cutbacks driven by the COVID-19 pandemic
The Japanese automaker announced it expects to build 800,000 vehicles globally next month, up from the roughly 760,000 it made last December.
How $6 billion from Elon Musk could feed millions on the brink of famine
Elon Musk reportedly made $36 billion in a single day. What if he gave a sixth of that to the World Food Programme? We ask researchers how much of a change $6 billion could bring.
Why is Ethiopia detaining UN aid workers?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the detention of UN aid workers in Ethiopia and the political state of affairs there.
A climate summit theme: How much should wealthy countries pay to help poorer ones?
Wealthy countries have historically been the largest producers of greenhouse gases. One of the biggest issues left at the COP26 summit is their role helping poorer nations cope with climate change.
How other countries at COP26 view American leadership and climate promises
President Biden has declared the U.S. is back as a leader in combatting disastrous climate change. But after years of unfulfilled pledges, how do other countries view American leadership and promises?