Environment

Several buried dead, dozens missing after Indonesia landslide

Pictures provided by the disaster agency show mud and debris from the landslides had flattened and fully covered the houses near the edge of a cliff on Serasan island, between Borneo and mainland Malaysia.

Explained: Protests hit Germany as country turns to coal amid gas shortage

Thousands of people hit German streets last week to protest coal mine expansion as Germany looks to replace Russian gas.

England to ban single-use plastic cutlery: reports

The response to the consultation on proposals to ban single-use plastic items in England is expected to be released this week.

Western Australia in grip of 'devastating' flood emergency

"These floods are having a devastating impact, many of these communities ... are communities that do it tough, and the resources simply aren't there on the ground," Australian PM said.

Türkiye inspires world as UN adopts Ankara's zero-waste model: Altun

Turkish Communications Director Fahrettin Altun writes an op-ed highlighting project led by First Lady Emine Erdogan, which has led to the country’s emergence as a leader of the international zero-waste movement.

Flooding and landslide in DRC leave at least 50 people dead

Collapsed homes bury residents while heavy flooding inundates parts of capital, Kinshasa, a city of some 15 million people.

A massive study finds genetic links to smoking and drinking

Carried out by dozens of authors, a new study evaluates information gathered from almost 3.4 million people, not all of European descent, and identifies thousands of genetic variants that are related to tobacco and alcohol consumption.

Thousands of dead seals wash ashore in Russia’s Dagestan

Caspian seals have been included in the red list of endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2008.

Indigenous Australians score legal fight to derail gas drilling project

Federal Court rejects an appeal by Santos gas company to resume drilling on its $3.6 billion gas drilling project in the Timor Sea off the country's northern coast.

Australia on high alert over more floods as tempers fray on slow relief

Relentless rain has wreaked havoc across the Australian state of New South Wales, cutting off entire rural towns, for the second time this month and leading to rooftop evacuations of hundreds.

'Wall of water': Worst floods in seven decades hit southeastern Australia

Entire buildings have been ripped from their foundations after flash floods swamped a small Australian town in the state of New South Wales.

World population hits the 8 billion mark

The UN says the milestone represents improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine, as well as high and persistent levels of fertility in some countries.