EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS ARE THE NEW NORM
Extreme weather events - including powerful heat waves and devastating floods - are now the new normal, says the World Meteorological
PACIFIC ISLANDS URGE ACTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Leaders of the 20 richest countries will acknowledge the existential threat of climate change. The group of 20, whose leaders gather
HERE’S WHY THE COVID-19 VACCINE WILL COME IN SMALLER DOSES FOR CHILDREN
The Pfizer BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine that could soon be authorised for younger children still requires two shots given on the same
THE US GROWTH SLOWS AS ECONOMY IS HIT BY DELTA
The US economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter of the year, as the fast-spreading Delta variant of coronavirus dampened
MARK ZUCKERBERG: MEET META
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better encompass what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).
The change does not apply to its individual platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the parent company that owns them.
CHINA RATIONS DIESEL AMID FUEL SHORTAGE
Petrol stations in many parts of China have begun rationing diesel amid rising costs and falling supplies. Some truck drivers are having to wait entire days to refue
UN EMISSIONS REPORTS A THUNDERING WAKE UP CALL!
National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what's needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment
TESLA SCORES NEW RECORD ORDER
Tesla neared US$1 trillion in market capitalisation as the company founded by Elon Musk received its biggest-ever order from Hertz, which announced plans
PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE SHOWS 90 PERCENT EFFICACY IN CHILDREN
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 90.7 percent efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children aged five to 11 years old
DEATHS REPORTED IN INDIA AND NEPAL DUE TO HEAVY RAINS
The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal rose to 104 on Friday after 27 more deaths were reported since Wednesday evening, Phanindra Mani Pokharel
FACEBOOK IS CHANGING ITS NAME
Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name focussed on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday, as the tech giant comes under fire from regulators
COP26: DOCUMENT LEAK REVEALS NATIONS LOBBYING TO CHANGE KEY CLIMATE REPORT
A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change.
The leak
NORTH AMERICA’S BIGGEST CONTAINER PORT FACES RECORD BACKLOG
Approximately 200,000 shipping containers remain on ships off the coast of Los Angeles on Monday as pandemic-related gridlock continues to disrupt various
MEGA BRAND ORGANISATIONS PLEDGE ZERO-CARBON SHIPPING BY 2040
Nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever have signed up to a pledge to only move cargo on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040. They hope
JAPAN IS PUZZLING OVER SUDDEN VIRUS SUCCESS
Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid
SIX WAYS THE UK WILL TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
The government is due to announce its plan for how to reduce the UK's carbon emissions, possibly this coming week
JUST IN: COLIN POWELL DIES OF COVID-19
CNN: 19th October 2021 Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership…
CHINA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWS DOWN
BBC: 18 October 2021 China's economy grew in the July to September quarter from a…
OIL PRICES CLIMB AS POWER GENERATORS STOKE DEMAND
Oil prices hit their highest level in years as demand recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, boosted by more custom from power generators turning away from
THE COVID-19 GAME CHANGER
During the global scramble to secure vaccines, many countries in Asia-Pacific were slow off the mark. This time, they're not making the same mistake.
Countries
