Factors related to well-being linked with EU economic growth

A new study shows that certain factors related to well-being—including household income, internet access, and air pollution levels—are associated with economic growth in European Union countries, but the precise relationships ...

Climate change driving unprecedented forest fire loss

Forest fires supercharged by climate change are burning twice as much global tree cover as 20 years ago, according to a data Wednesday showing the equivalent of 16 football pitches are now lost every minute.

Italy to kill 1,000 pigs in swine fever outbreak

A thousand pigs will be slaughtered after two cases of swine fever were detected on a farm in Rome's Lazio region, officials said Friday, spurring fears of a blow to the country's pork industry.

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