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London coroner rules air pollution contributed to young girl’s death

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British legal first was made on Wednesday when a coroner ruled that air pollution…

Americas report 5 mn Covid cases in a week: PAHO

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Americas reported some five million new Covid-19 infections in a week, mostly in the…

Twitter cracks down on false posts about Covid vaccines

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Twitter said on Wednesday that it would crack down on false posts about Covid-19…

Norway okays giant North Sea carbon storage project

OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway gave approval Tuesday to a giant project to capture and store CO2 below the North…

Indonesia’s female forest guardians fight for the environment

by Alfath Asmunda Agence France-Presse INDONESIA (AFP) — Sumini gets up at dawn to do her household chores -- then…

Fiji tourism hit with climate, pandemic double whammy

by Leon LORD Agence France-Presse CORAL COAST, Fiji (AFP) — Fiji dive operator Ashwin Pal was living his dream until…

Over 5,000 NEU students graduate via online commencement exercises under “new normal”

(Eagle News) -- With the theme, "Innovating to Cope with the #NEUNormal," the New Era University announced the successful graduation…

India’s Modi lays foundations for renewable energy megapark

AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundations Tuesday for what he said would be the…

Australia’s Byron Bay beach shrinks as sand disappears

BYRON BAY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's Byron Bay usually conjures images of bathers lounging on sunkissed shores, or blissed-out longboarders…

Accounting for carbon footprint changes view of human progress: UN agency

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Dependence on fossil fuels has an impact on the assessment of human progress, according…

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