The UK government will pay up to $140,000 to farmers in England for agreeing to retire. London sees some elderly farmers as opponents of organic farming methods and is trying to encourage them to make way for young people. The UK government plans to pay elderly farmers in England who agree to...

Iran is preparing for the possible lifting of US sanctions and a return to the nuclear deal: the country is looking to boost oil exports on that backdrop, Bloomberg says. The state-owned National Iranian Oil Co. is now preparing oil fields for the Islamic Republic to return to the market and boost...

Companies manufacturing components for solar panels are accused of exploiting the Chinese. In particular, according to CNN, the issue is the use of human labour by the population of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China). According to a report on human oppression and climate harm in the...

The proposal of the United States president Joe Biden to wave off patent rights of companies over Covid-19 vaccines was backed by the European Union. However, that idea was opposed by vaccine makers and some other governments arguing that such a measure will not resolve the inoculation shortages...

The EU has completed the ratification procedure for the trade and cooperation agreement with the UK and it will finally enter into force on 1 May, the EU Council said in a statement. The agreement, under which the country and the union continue to trade without duties or quotas, is in provisional...

A report published by the foreign service of the European Union which was published on Wednesday has claimed that campaigns are being run by actors in China and Russia aimed to bring down people’s trust on the coronavirus strategy of the EU as well as rake up suspicion on the Covid-19 vaccines...

The Zimbabwean authorities have decided to sell licenses to kill elephants as part of their fight against the economic crisis associated with the coronavirus pandemic, CNN reports. Due to restrictions on international travel around the world, the country's tourism revenues have plummeted. The...

2020 was the hottest year on record for Europe. At the same time, the year also saw extreme wildfires in the Arctic which was partly attributed to low snow cover. This was disclosed by the European Union’s observation service pinning the blame on climate change whose impact has intensified.  ...

South Korea will stop funding coal-fired power plants abroad, President Moon Jae-in said Thursday at a virtual climate summit. "(South) Korea will stop all government funding for overseas coal-fired power plants," President Moon Jae-in said, speaking at a US-organised climate summit attended by...