Fires, then floods: How much can a koala bear?
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A week ago, koalas at an Australian wildlife park were in the path of raging bushfires.…
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Global decision-makers gather in Davos
PARIS, France (AFP) - Stuart WILLIAMS Global decision-makers gather in Davos starting Tuesday for their annual meeting, with challenges facing…
4 years ago
Heating woes fuel Balkan smog crisis
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZGOVINA (AFP) - Rusmir SMAJILHODZIC and Emmy VARLEY in Belgrade As winter grips the Balkans, the poor…
4 years ago
Mystery China virus patients could have infected family members: officials
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A new virus from the same family as the deadly SARS pathogen could have been spread…
4 years ago
Japan reports case of mystery virus behind China outbreak
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A case of the mystery respiratory infection related to the potentially deadly SARS virus, which first…
4 years ago
Solar-powered barge a key ‘interceptor’ for plastic waste
KLANG, Malaysia (AFP) - Patrick Lee Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered…
4 years ago
Climate change linked heatwave caused mass starvation of seabirds
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Issam AHMED Around a million North Pacific seabirds known as common murres died during…
4 years ago
New UK deep coal mine ‘unnecessary’: Green Alliance
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Plans for new deep coal mining projects in Britain are "unnecessary" and incompatible with the…
4 years ago
Sweet! Indian bakers make world’s ‘longest’ cake
THRISSUR, India (AFP) -- It was a record-baking effort. Hundreds of bakers and chefs in southern India came together Wednesday…
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UN warns of ‘much extreme weather’ ahead after hottest decade on record
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the…
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