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Nigeria building collapse deaths climb to 36, dozens missing

By CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press

The number of bodies recovered from a collapsed high-rise apartment building in Nigeria's most populous city has risen to 36, an emergency official told The Associated Press.

U.K. authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID

By Matthew Perrone, Maria Cheng, Associated Press

Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck's coronavirus antiviral. It's the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19.

6 clean energy priorities that could deliver COP26 breakthroughs

By Dolf Gielen, Morgan Bazilian, The Conversation

Clean energy innovation, methane cuts and getting China and India on board for net-zero can deliver progress at COP26.

As climate talks continue, nuclear power remains in dispute

By Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world's future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.

Climate protesters block roads outside UK Parliament

By Associated Press

Some glued themselves to the ground as part of ongoing protests.

Countries pledge to phase out coal on climate summit sidelines

By Frank Jordans, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

Critics noted the several major economies still have not set a date for ending their dependence on the fuel that is a major source of planet-warming emissions.

In a first, International Criminal Court opens probe into Venezuela

By Associated Press

The International Criminal Court is opening a formal investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro's rule.

U.N. report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’

By Jamey Keaten, Cara Anna, Associated Press

The U.N. human rights chief says Ethiopia's yearlong war has been marked by "extreme brutality" as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faults all sides for committing abuses.

Bangladesh’s villages bear the brutal cost of climate change

By Julhas Alam, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

Impacts of climate change from more frequent cyclones to tidal flooding are devastating Bangladesh, where an estimated 30 million people may be displaced from the coast.