Winners of the 2020 Whitley wildlife conservation awards – in pictures

Patricia Medici, a leading conservationist, has been awarded the top prize, the Gold Award, by the…

Brazil using coronavirus to cover up assaults on Amazon, warn activists

As the coronavirus pandemic eats its way into the Amazon, raising fears of a genocide of…

A better world can emerge after coronavirus. Or a much worse one | Timothy Garton Ash

The coronavirus crisis seems to be encouraging belief in radical change. An astonishing 71% of Europeans…

Chamber, trial lawyers group each say public is on their side in coronavirus liability fight

The United States Chamber of Commerce Building. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images As they prepare to face…

UK’s coronavirus recovery should have green focus, Johnson urged

Restarting the economy and getting people back to work after the coronavirus lockdown should focus on…

Zero-waste warriors: meet the people whose household rubbish fits in a jam jar

Ander Zabala, recycling manager for Hackney council, London Through my work, I have seen the huge…

Trump’s tax cut dreams hit Republican resistance

President Donald Trump’s demands for the next coronavirus aid package are running into a stubborn obstacle:…

Top Republican urges McConnell and Pelosi to accept rapid virus tests for Congress

Sen. Lamar Alexander. | Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Sen. Lamar Alexander is calling on congressional leaders to…

Coronavirus watchdog nominee pledges he won’t seek Trump’s permission to talk to Congress

Brian Miller, whom Trump has tapped as the newly created “special inspector general for pandemic response,”…

Cruise companies accused of refusing to let stranded crew disembark due to cost

Some cruise companies have refused to agree to rules that would allow tens of thousands of…