An initiative by activists is attempting to continue Germany’s popular 9-euro ticket scheme — which sold about 52 million tickets — though without official recognition.

When the world’s largest free trade bloc was created through the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement by 15 Asia-Pacific economies in November 2020, the huge opportunities it represents inspired countless business people in the member states who were seeking greater success.

When people begin their day with a cup of Starbucks coffee in cosmopolitan Chinese cities like Shanghai, many are not aware that the coffee they consume may have traveled thousands of miles from Yunnan Province, a major producer of high-quality coffee beans.

US Vice President Kamala Harris and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki discussed the situation in Ukraine as well as American aid in generating nuclear energy in Poland in a phone conversation on Sunday.

The cost-of-living crisis pushing millions of people towards poverty in Europe is driven by fossil fuels.

The German government on Sunday agreed to a €65 billion ($64.7 billion) plan to ease the pressure on households amid spiraling inflation and energy costs as Russia cuts off its gas supplies to Europe.

Pakistan on Sunday ordered the strategic breaching of the country’s largest freshwater lake after it reached dangerous levels and posed a threat to areas of southern Sindh province.

Egypt is planning a meeting for African leaders in September ahead of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP27).

US actress Jane Fonda announced on Friday that she had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and had begun a 6-month course of chemotherapy treatment.

Former Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva has been appointed as the new UN special envoy for Afghanistan.