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Trump tears into environmental ‘doom’ mongers at WEF

DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Sebastian SMITH and Alex PIGMAN President Donald Trump tore into environmental "prophets of doom" at the…

Adidas bets on recycled material ‘to combat ocean plastic’

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) - German sportswear giant Adidas said Tuesday more than half of the polyester used in its…

Davos financiers pump $1.4 trillion into fossil fuels – Greenpeace

PARIS, France (AFP) - Patrick GALEY Some of the world's biggest banks, insurers and pension funds have collectively invested $1.4…

Global resource consumption tops 100 billion tonnes for first time

PARIS, France (AFP) - Marlowe HOOD The world is using up more than 100 billion tonnes of natural resources per…

Mexican troops repel border-storming migrant caravan

by Gabriela COUTINO / with Henry MORALES in Tecun Uman, Guatemala Agence France-Presse Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico (AFP) -- Hundreds of…

Prince Harry leaves UK to rejoin Meghan and Archie in Canada: reports

LONDRES, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prince Harry left the UK to rejoin his wife Meghan and son Archie in Canada…

Trump brief assails impeachment, demands immediate acquittal

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump's lawyers submitted a trial brief Monday calling his impeachment by the House…

Huawei exec goes to Canada court to fight US extradition

by Michel COMTE Agence France-Presse Vancouver, Canada (AFP) -- A senior Huawei executive whose arrest in Vancouver led to a…

Climate change pushing Australia’s platypus towards extinction

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia's unique platypus population towards extinction,…

Hundreds wounded in weekend of Lebanon clashes

by Rouba El-Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in…

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