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Maine birds at risk due to global warming

Some of the most iconic birds of Maine, the northeasternmost US state, could be in jeopardy and global warming could be to blame.

Tehran, a global standard metropolitan city

October 6 is marked as Tehran Day. Tehran is now the global standard metropolitan city. Agha-Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742–1797) selected Tehran as the desirable and pleasant place to live. Historians say that 230 years ago, he put the throne on his head at Golestan Palace and declared Tehran as the capital of Iran.

Global trade to see weakest growth since Great Recession: WTO

Global trade is forecast to weaken this year to the slowest pace since the depths of the Great Recession due to the US-China trade war.

Deforestation must be seen as global threat: Pope in Madagascar

Pope Francis said on Saturday rapid deforestation and reduction in biodiversity in individual countries should not be treated as local issues since they threaten the future of the whole planet.

Global markets mixed on uncertainty about US-China trade war

Global shares were mixed Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the US and China.

ECB: Global trade likely to remain weak in coming quarters

Global trade is likely to pick up only gradually in coming quarters and will remain weaker than overall economic activity, the European Central Bank said on Monday in an economic bulletin.

Reuters polls: Global economic growth rut at risk of deepening despite rate cuts

A global economic growth rut risks deepening, despite expectations that major central banks will cut rates or ease policy further, according to Reuters polls of over 500 economists who remain worried about the US-China trade war.

Global growth forecast cut by IMF amid trade tensions

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its growth forecasts for the global economy for this year and next.

Indonesia seen posting biggest trade surplus

Indonesia is seen recording its biggest trade surplus in a year in June, though exports and imports may have continued to decline, reflecting a global trend of weaker external trade, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

UK joins global bond ‘steam train’ in bets on BoE rate cut

The UK is catching up with global bond gains as investors bet the Bank of England will be forced to follow peers in signaling rate cuts.

G20 warns of global slowdown

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies warned on Saturday of growing risks to the global economy but stopped short of denouncing protectionism, calling instead for a free, fair trade environment after talks some members described as difficult.

Global interest rates peak as investors eye cuts

Global interest rates have peaked.

Trade fears erase over $2 trillion from global stocks in May

Global stock markets shed over $2 trillion in value in May as the US-China trade conflict escalated, with fears of a trade-related economic slowdown intensifying on Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened Mexico with tariffs.

Climate change is already affecting global food production – unequally

The world's top 10 crops — barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat — supply a combined 83 percent of all calories produced on cropland.

Global warming over last 100 years caused by human activity, scientists confirm

Researchers at the University of Oxford have finally confirmed that human activity and other ‘external factors’ are the cause of the rise in global temperature.