German Environment Minister Steffi Lembke said on Wednesday that the energy crisis meant it was “reasonable” to keep two nuclear plants running for three months beyond their planned closure, but that she rejected any further extension.

A light mist drifting from surrounding hills lingers in the county and then disappears slowly after sunrise.

The European Commission has defended its approach to the conservation of large carnivores after a coalition of member states called for a legislative overhaul to better protect livestock farming.

A new green technology project is coming to Egypt’s Red Sea resort city Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of the UN Convention on Climate Change, COP27.

Europe was racing on Tuesday (27 September) to investigate possible sabotage behind sudden and unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, infrastructure at the heart of an energy crisis since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Emergency measures proposed by Brussels to tackle the energy crisis are likely to become a patchwork solution with EU capitals pushing for more exemptions and flexibility – precisely what the Commission warned against.

The United States, South Korea and Japan are closely monitoring North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site as US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Seoul this week.

Germany’s population has hit a record high of more than 84 million people this year, driven mainly by an influx of Ukrainian refugees, the German Federal Statistical Office said on Tuesday.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently issued directives to accelerate cooperation with Danish shipping giant Maersk to produce green energy and clean fuels for ships.

Some Ukrainians would go up to the border officials, talk to them and their wives would be allowed to cross.