As Oregon fires burn, smoggy air suffocates Portland residents
by Cyril JULIEN Agence France-Presse PORTLAND, Oregon (AFP) — The deadly fires spreading across three western US states are causing…
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In Brazil, pandemic forces ‘pink farm’ to get creative
SAO, PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At a warehouse on the west side of Sao Paulo, fruits and vegetables grow within…
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Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of a fire-damaged oil tanker…
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Turkey says east Med ship will return after maintenance
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey said on Monday that an energy exploration vessel that had pulled out of waters claimed by…
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Massive chunk of Greenland’s largest glacier crashes into sea
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A massive chunk of ice -- larger than the city of Paris -- has broken off…
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Tanzania, Uganda, ink deal on $3.5b oil pipeline project
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) — Tanzania and Uganda signed an agreement Sunday to commence construction on a 1,445-kilometre (900…
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New worry over August deforestation in Brazilian Amazon
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil (AFP) — Last month was the second-worst August on record for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon,…
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Greenpeace lifts Swedish refinery blockade
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Environmental campaigners Greenpeace said Sunday they had lifted a blockade of an oil refinery imposed to…
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Large oil spill washes up to Venezuela shores
CARACAS, Venezuela (AF) — Oil has washed up to Venezuela's west coast after a leak in a pipeline that takes crude…
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Vaccine trial by AztraZeneca, Oxford University resumes as virus continues grim march
by Daniel LAWLER Agence France Presse Clinical trials of one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines resumed Saturday…
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