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Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The leader of Norway said gender equality is “essential for a sustainable recovery” from the global coronavirus-induced economic crisis, as reports around the […]

yangna/iStockBy LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Renewable energy capacity is expected to increase by 4% this year globally, according to the International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2020 report.  Energy capacity is the maximum power […]

Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesBy BRITT CLENNETT and KARSON YIU, ABC News (HONG KONG) — “Today,” said pro-democracy legislator Fernando Cheung, “is definitely the darkest day in Hong Kong so far.” Cheung is among 19 lawmakers who […]

omersukrugoksu/iStockBy AICHA EL HAMMAR CASTANO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has stepped down as leader of the Andean country, after lawmakers voted to oust him. Peru’s opposition-dominated Congress voted 105-19 to […]

KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty ImagesBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (MOSCOW) — When agents from Russia’s FSB intelligence service, burst into Paul Whelan’s hotel room and pushed him to the floor, he said his first thought […]

TriggerPhoto/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Around the globe, world leaders on Saturday reacted to news from the U.S. that Former Vice President Joe Biden is the apparent winner of the presidency. Many allies […]

dusanpetkovic/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Much of the focus on efforts to mitigate climate change is placed on industries such as electricity production and transportation, but global food production is a major […]

HERBERT NEUBAUER/APA/AFP via Getty ImagesBy SARAH HUCAL and CHRISTINE THEODOROU, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities are now saying that the gunman who killed four and wounded 22 in Vienna on Monday night probably acted […]

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO and JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Eta is expected to make landfall Tuesday afternoon as a catastrophic Category 4 storm in Central America. The storm is continuing to […]

PeterHermesFurian/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the wake of a destructive earthquake off the coast of Turkey on Friday that left much of its third-largest city in rubble, some hope is shining […]