EU greenhouse gas emissions fall 3% in the first quarter August 16, 2023 at 12:54AM

Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by nearly 3% in the first quarter of 2023, even as the bloc's economy grew slightly, statistics agency Eurostat said on Wednesday. The EU's emissions over the January to March quarter amounted to 941 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents, down 2.9% from a year earlier, while the economy grew 1.2% year-on-year.

Court clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections August 16, 2023 at 12:43AM

Thailand's Constitutional Court cleared the way Wednesday for Parliament to vote for a new prime minister more than three months after national elections by declining to rule on a complaint over the rejection of the winning party's leader.

2 victims of Maui wildfire identified. Death toll rises to 106 August 15, 2023 at 11:37PM

Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, killing dozens of people and destroying the historic town of Lahaina. The wildfires are the deadliest in the US in more than a century.