Another 207 million people could be driven into extreme poverty by the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than one billion by 2030, the United Nations has warned.

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme.

Monsanto has agreed to pay $52 million to the District of Columbia in the United States over the company's alleged role in the contamination of the Potomac River and other local waterways for nearly 50 years during the 20th century.

Billions of disposable masks and gloves are ending up in the sea during the coronavirus pandemic, warns international environmental advocacy group Ocean Conservancy.

Pesticide use has risen fivefold since 1950, with over 4 million tons used on fields globally every year, says a new report.

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