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Australia vows to sell coal ‘for decades’

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia said Monday it will sell coal for "decades into the future" after spurning a pact…

Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, authorities said Monday, as…

Chile’s desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers

by Paula BUSTAMANTE Agence France-Presse ALTO HOSPICIO, Chile (AFP) - A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski…

Climate on track to devastate world’s poorest economies: study

by Marlowe HOOD GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The 65 most vulnerable nations will see GDP drop 20 percent on…

Desperate US bid to engineer corals for climate change

by Chandan Khanna with Glenn Chapman in San Francisco Agence France-Presse MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - A bit of coral shimmers…

Protesters demand climate action in global rally

by Kelly MACNAMARA and Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - Tens of thousands of protesters braved rain…

Chasm opens between COP26 words and climate action

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - COP26's first week saw keynote pledges to end deforestation, phase…

Organic farmers find fertile ground in Tunis

by Kaouther Larbi and Françoise Kadri with AFP bureaus in Rabat and Algeria Agence France-Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) - Proudly…

How climate change is muting America’s famous fall foliage

by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - America's northeast is famous for its red, orange and…

Pfizer says Covid pill 89% effective against severe disease

  by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer said Friday that a clinical trial of…

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