Ecuador votes in historic referendum that could democratize climate policy
CNN — The people of Ecuador are heading to the polls – but they’re voting for more than just a new president. For the first time in history, the people…
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says
Hong Kong CNN — Ten years ago, China’s capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view. People locked their windows,…
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories: Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canadian territory as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
CNN — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand…
Fernando Villavicencio: Relatives bury assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate
Quito, Ecuador CNN — The body of the assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was buried in a private ceremony in the country’s capital on Friday night. The 59-year-old was…
Ecuador says six suspects arrested for Fernando Villavicencio assassination are Colombian nationals
Quito, Ecuador CNN — Six suspects arrested in connection with the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian nationals and gang members, authorities have confirmed, as a former…
Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
CNN — A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years ago on a glacier in Austria, police announced on Tuesday. The…
Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city. And Indonesia’s leader has the cough to prove it
Hong Kong CNN — Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city, according to a new study, and the country’s president may have the cough to prove it. Ministers…
Dagestan: Gas station explosion kills 35, injures dozens in Russian region
CNN — At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured when a fire caused an explosion at a gas station in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, local…
Climate change and El Niño have left parts of South America sweltering under a heat wave — in the middle of winter
CNN — Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of human-caused climate change and the…
Saudi’s MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Saudi…