14 million tons of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tons of microplastics, broken…
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Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’: WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covid-19 pandemic is having a "devastating impact" on mental…
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US-British trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery
by Pia OHLIN STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the…
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Wildfires raze dozens of homes in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Wildfires have destroyed up to 50 homes in New Zealand, authorities announced Monday, saying it…
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‘Like wolves to Yellowstone’: Tasmanian devils released on Australian mainland
by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tasmanian devils have been released into the wild on Australia's mainland…
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California wildfires turn beloved Napa wine spots to ash
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse CALISTOGA, California (AFP) — The Silverado Trail has long been a place of dreams for…
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Changing economy and climate hit Austria’s Alpine pastures
by Blaise GAUQUELIN Agence France-Presse PERTISAU, Austria (AFP) — With tender care, Sepp Rieser adorns the bulky heads of his reluctant…
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Oil exploration up in the air as prices dive
by Benoît PELEGRIN Agence France-Presse The coronavirus pandemic that has slammed oil demand and prices is forcing energy majors to…
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Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades: study
SANTIAGO Chile (AFP) — The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study…
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Fires spike in Brazil’s Amazon, scientists say
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in Brazil's Amazon increased sharply in September, figures released…
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