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Czech power group CEZ embarks on wind offensive in France

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP)--Czech state-run power group CEZ is targeting the wind energy sector in France, a country where the…

Palm oil giant still linked to Indonesia logging: Greenpeace

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- The world's largest palm oil trader is still linked to deforestation in Indonesia despite committing five…

Celebrations, tears as Saudi Arabia overturns ban on women driving

  by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the…

Interesting Times (Special issue 2018)

View and read the entire issue. Click below to view and read the PDF file of the 16-page Special issue…

Bear necessities: cooler home for last polar bear in SoKor

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The last polar bear kept in South Korea will be sent to Britain to…

Dead plankton, stunned fish: the harms of man-made ocean noise

by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Human-caused ocean noise and its dangers to marine life are…

Stress test: saliva swab detects workplace burnout

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- A simple saliva test can show within hours whether someone on the job is…

Earth’s intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: scientists

  by Marlowe Hood  Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Earth's intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria…

With a billion users, Instagram takes on YouTube in video

  by Julie Charpentrat Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Instagram said Wednesday it now has more than…

Record 68.5 million people displaced worldwide: UN

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes…

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