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'Help wanted': businesses struggle to fill jobs
Germany has a shortage of plumbers. The shortages have forced businesses to adapt.
Bolivian indigenous women break barriers through mountaineering
A sudden gale drowns out the crunching sound of footsteps on the ice and makes skirts billow in the freezing night. - 'Flying between clouds' - In the dark of night, all that is visible is an ant-like line of lanterns lighting up the ice on either side.
'A matter of honour': Women forced to stay in flooded Pakistan village
The 400 residents of Basti Ahmad Din, a tiny Pakistani village left surrounded by floodwater after torrential monsoon rains, are facing starvation and disease. Catastrophic monsoon rains blamed on climate change have left vast swathes of Pakistan under water this summer, with villagers such as those in Basti Ahmad Din grappling with the destruction of their homes and livelihoods.
Evangelicals flex muscle in Brazilian election race
Giociani Lucio, an evangelical Christian, stands on a street corner in Rio de Janeiro waving a flag with images of two would-be lawmakers who support President Jair Bolsonaro, flanking a well-known pastor. "Of course I will vote for Bolsonaro", said Lucio on the street corner, who is 33, married and has a daughter.
US returns antiquities to Egypt
Authorities in New York announced Wednesday the return of 16 antiquities to Egypt, including five works that were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of a probe into international art trafficking.
UN: evidence of Russia taking Ukrainian children
The United Nations cited "credible accusations" Wednesday that Moscow's forces have forcibly taken Ukrainian children to Russia, while Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of benefitting from the eased grain blockade.
Countries growing 70% of world's food face 'extreme' heat risk by 2045
Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday.
Energy majors exaggerating green performance: analysis
Energy majors are exaggerating their green credentials in public messaging while continuing to allocate the majority of new investment to oil and gas projects, according to an industry analysis released Thursday. The analysis found that 62 percent of TotalEnergies' communications mentioned green activities, while it planned to allocate 25 percent of 2022 capital expenditure on low-carbon projects.
Ancient skeleton reveals amputation surgery 31,000 years ago
A skeleton discovered in a remote corner of Borneo rewrites the history of ancient medicine and proves amputation surgery was successfully carried out about 31,000 years ago, scientists said Wednesday. For all that the skeleton reveals, many questions remain: how was the amputation carried out and why?
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