Pawpaws are beloved by many but rarely seen in US grocery stores because of their short shelf life
Dozens still missing
Sixty people were injured and 3,010 rescued across the Himalayan nation
Helene blew ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane late Thursday and quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee
Forecasters warn about possibility of tornadoes
Storm comes ashore with max sustained winds of more than 200 kph
According to the International Energy Agency, the world now invests almost twice as much in clean energy as it does in fossil fuels. But with that shift comes environmental risks related to the mining of critical minerals. VOA’s Jessica Stone looks at how nations are navigating the challenges.
As world leaders gather for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, the charity Oxfam says they are being undermined by what it calls a ‘global oligarchy’ of the super-rich who exert control over the global economy.
The floods were exacerbated by Typhoon Yagi, which rampaged through Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries in mid-September
Landfall expected sometime Thursday evening
Peat extracted from wetlands is often used as an energy source or for farming purposes, emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide
Cutting emissions from coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, is seen as a crucial element if the world is to stave off the worst impacts of climate change
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