World health leaders urge green recovery from coronavirus crisis

Doctors and medical professionals from around the globe have called on world leaders to ensure a…

Top Republican yanks endorsement of House candidate who made offensive social media posts

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. | Alex Wong/Getty Images House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is rescinding…

UK crowds enjoy the May sunshine as lockdown eases – in pictures

Southend-on-Sea, England Signs advise beachgoers arriving at the seafront to maintain physical distancing rules Photograph: Ben…

Pandemic jumbles House agenda

The House was already facing a deadline crunch this summer, with a slew of must-pass bills…

What else happened as coronavirus swept the globe

What if it had just fizzled out? What if leading Chinese scientist Zhong Nanshan had gone…

Hazelwood power station chimneys demolished – video

Play Video 1:05 Eight chimneys at Victoria’s defunct, coal-fired Hazelwood power station have been demolished. Built…

Hazelwood power station’s eight chimneys demolished in live stream viewed by thousands

Eight chimneys at Victoria’s defunct, coal-fired Hazelwood power station have been demolished. The chimneys, which soared…

Country diary: the wonder of May’s mossy, messy alchemy | Country diary

Above the thick canopy of oak, hazel and sycamore, the spring sun burns brightly, but by…

‘Many will starve’: locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan

Mir Gul Muhammad, a farmer in Balochistan province, was blunt. “The worst that we have ever…

Film-maker captures dust storm enveloping Western Australia beach – video

Play Video 1:04 Film-maker Chris Lewis has captured a blaze of red dust covering a beach…