From Jenna Orkin

A third of Pakistan is underwater from floods, climate chief says

Gene editing could revive a nearly lost tree. Not everyone is on board.

Closure of coal power station set to be delayed to prevent UK blackouts

Be less squeamish about drinking sewage water, says expert

Fifty million empty flats threaten to plunge China’s troubled property market further into crisis, warns think tank

The EU is sending millions of anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine to protect people from a potential accident caused by fighting at a nuclear power plant

Chinese students have helped bankroll the US economy. Now fewer want to study here and it risks America's position as a global leader.

A million barrels per day of Iraqi oil could be taken off the market as violence breaks out in the country, RBC commodities chief says

Russian oil exports to Asia have fallen by more than 500,000 barrels a day to a 5-month low

The Kremlin says Western sanctions are the only thing stopping gas flows through Nord Stream 1 as Russia prepares to shut the key pipeline for maintenance