Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders acknowledged the need for trillions of dollars for poorer nations but left key sticking points unresolved.
Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monkeys ran riot on the town.
The Colombian president of the COP16 UN conference on biodiversity expressed confidence Saturday that a key financial accord for species protection could be reached "in the first quarter of 2025".
Typhoon Usagi blew out of the Philippines early Friday as another storm drew closer, threatening an area where scores were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago.
Hanoi was ranked as the third most air-polluted city in the world on this morning, November 14, according to data released by air quality monitor AirVisual.
Dozens of houses have been damaged and many trees uprooted after a whirlwind swept through the central province of Quang Ngai's Duc Pho Town on Tuesday night.
The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Usagi on Wednesday, as the UN disaster office sought $32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed more than 150 people.
Typhoon Yinxing is losing its strength and is expected to head for the central coast of Vietnam on November 12, while another typhoon, Toraji, is anticipated to move into the East Sea on the same day.
Typhoon Toraji is active in the Philippines’ Luzon Island and is forecast to enter the East Sea on November 12, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.