In this July 29, 2020 file photo, a view of a pump jack operating in an oil field in Midland, Texas.Tony Gutierrez | AP Despite lofty commitments by governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they are still planning to extract huge amounts of energy from fossil fuels in the coming ...

A dog lies on the ash-covered earth surrounded by volcanic lava following an eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, in the area of Todoque on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain in this undated screen grab taken from a handout video.Handout via Reuters Several dogs that are stranded by ...

A girl waits with other earthquake victims for the start of a food distribution in Les Cayes, Haiti, in August, a week after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area.Matias Delacroix | AP The seventeen people from an Christian aid mission abducted in Haiti while returning from an orphanage remain ...

A man shelters a baby from the sun with an umbrella during a heatwave in Burgos, northern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Cities in Europe saw recording-setting heat this summer, with some regions reaching 117.3°F.Alvaro Barrientos | AP The city of Seville, Spain has announced plans to become the first ...

Lee Bae-yong and other officials wait to enter the memorial hall at Museong Seowon. She is the first woman to make offerings at the academy.Jun Michael Park for NPR JEONGEUP COUNTY, South Korea — A pig's head sits on an offering table. Men in light-green robes and black hats pour ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a speech during his visit to Tk'emlups the Secwepemc First Nation in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada on Monday.Mert Alper Dervis | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in person to Indigenous leaders after skipping a remembrance for victims and ...

Jacob Sharvit, director of the Marine Archaeology Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holds a sword that experts say dates back to the Crusaders in Cesarea, Israel, on Tuesday.Ariel Schalit | AP Talk about a deep dive through history. An amateur Israeli scuba diver stumbled upon a bunch of ancient ...

Damian Dovarganes | AP In Mombasa on the coast of Kenya is a place called Haller Park. People flock there to see 180 indigenous species of plants and trees, and a variety of animals including hippos and giraffes. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times, by Jane ...

Mohamed Hassan | Pixabay Goodbye. Farewell. Adios. Sayonara. Workers have been giving their bosses an earful of such words as of late. Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that 4.3 million Americans, or 2.9% of the entire workforce, quit their jobs in August. That was a record-breaking ...

The writer Carmen Mola, pseudonym of the writers Jorge Diaz, Agustin Martinez and Antonio Mercero, winner of the 70th edition of the Planeta Novel Prize, gives a press conference after the award ceremony, at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, on 15 October 2021, in Barcelona, Catalonia.Europa Press News | ...