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US pledges to ‘sharply’ reduce methane emissions

US Environmental Protection Agency proposes to reduce 41 mil tons of the gas from 2023 to 2035

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WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year

Group B streptococcus, harmless to adults, is a major cause of preterm births, disability, report finds

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Missing four-year-old Aussie girl found after two-week search

Police find Cleo Smith after forcing their way into locked house in coastal town of Carnarvon

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Indonesia cuts quarantine for foreign visitors to 3 days

It is also mulling vaccinated travel lane with Australia

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COP26 leaders vow to end deforestation by 2030

Pledge backed by US$20 bil funding, endorsed by more than 100 leaders

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‘Stock up’, China says, amid new Covid-19 outbreak

Govt points to ‘serious’ wave as infections rise in a dozen provinces

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US woman convicted in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ to be deported

Heather Mack aided in the murder of her mother at luxury Indonesian hotel

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Aussie state to ease restrictions for fully vaxxed earlier

Move comes in response to faster-than-expected inoculation rate

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Russia develops suicide drone technology for maritime border protection

Mass deployment can put frigates, destroyers out of commission, says source

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India to hit net-zero climate target by 2070: Modi

Nation also to reduce carbon intensity of economy by 45% by 2030, says PM at climate summit

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International mediation underway to end Sudan crisis: UN envoy

Interlocutors in region, worldwide express strong desire to return to normalcy, says Volker Perthes

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Expansion over safety: whistle-blower blasts Facebook’s Meta rebrand

Frances Haugen calls on chairman, CEO Mark Zuckerberg to step down

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9 firefighters die in Brazil cave collapse

Accident occurs as group on training exercise