China provides $1 billion in ‘green’ finance to coal projects in first half of the year
Chinese financial institutions provided at least $1 billion in “green” financing to coal-related projects in the first half of this year, a review
80% of Gen Z college students say they’re voting in 2020 — and they’ve singled out student debt as their biggest concern
As a new semester begins, the 2020 election cycle is already in full swing, which means presidential candidates will start courting college-aged voters
Iceland holds funeral for first glacier lost to climate change
Iceland has marked its first-ever loss of a glacier to climate change as scientists warn that hundreds of other ice sheets on the subarctic island
Argentina’s economy minister resigns as peso sheds value
The country's peso shed 20% of its value against the US dollar after President Mauricio Macri suffered the resounding loss last Sunday
For the First Time in Recorded History, Heat Above the Arctic Circle Reaches 94.6 Degrees
This past summer, the Arctic saw an absolutely shocking rise in temperature that made the southern stretches of the Arctic Circle begin to
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For the first time, South Korea’s Seoul National University tops Reuters’ ranking of Asia Pacific’s Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and
In pictures: Australian Geographic’s photo prize winners
Stunning images of nature and wildlife across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and some Pacific islands are recognised each year in the Australian Geographic
‘Smart’ clothing can boost wearable tech: Singapore researchers
Researchers in Singapore have invented ‘smart’ clothing they say can boost signals and save battery life on wireless devices such as headphones
Department of Forest Conservation to expedite removal of Pine plantations
The Department of Forest Conservation has decided to expedite the removal of the Pine plantations
Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic
The scientists said they were shocked by the sheer number of particles they found: more than 10,000 of them per litre in the Arctic
Markets spiral downwards on fears of German recession
The prospect of Germany sliding into recession and sharper-than-expected slowdowns in China and the US sent jittery financial markets spiralling
The best hotels in Sri Lanka
At the start of this year, Sri Lanka was experiencing a tourism boom and with visitor arrivals up 12 per cent from 2018
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Inside the Flower Dome of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay grow magnificent trees with some of the oddest names in the world. How did they get
Asia shares jolted by Hong Kong unrest, Argentine peso crash
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares slumped on Tuesday as fears about a drawn out Sino-U.S. trade war, protests in Hong Kong and a crash in Argentina’s
Anti-natalists: The people who want you to stop having babies
They believe humans shouldn't have children. Who are the anti-natalists - and how far are they willing to push their
Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial
Four drugs were trialled on patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is a major outbreak of the virus
ACTION TV : Sri Lanka to lose foreign exchange over coal transport scam?
The transport of the coal to the Norochcholai Coal Power plant has been based on an agreement between the Lanka Coal Company
Hong Kong airport cancels all flights due to protests
Hong Kong airport authorities cancelled all remaining departing and arriving flights at the major travel hub on Monday (Aug 12) after thousands
Extreme water stress affects a quarter of the world’s population, say experts
A quarter of the world’s population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a measure of the level of competition
Buddhism most trusted religion in New Zealand, survey says
Buddhism is the most trusted religion in New Zealand, while Evangelical Christians take the bottom spot, a new survey says
