Stricken ship behind oil spill sunk off Mauritius
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — The broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship which ran aground causing a devastating oil spill in…
4 years ago
Environment
Tropical songbirds stop breeding to survive drought
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Songbirds in tropical rainforests curtail their reproduction to help them…
4 years ago
Contaminated water sickens nearly 500 in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Hundreds of people in eastern China have been infected with bacteria which can cause dysentery after…
4 years ago
Long ‘lost’ elephant shrew found in Horn of Africa
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — For half a century scientists feared that the Somali elephant shrew…
4 years ago
Turkey’s bid to become maritime powerhouse unsettles Mediterranean
by Gokan Gunes with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey's big push into the Mediterranean…
4 years ago
California fires cover 1 million acres amid fears of new spread
by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) — Firefighters on Sunday battled some of California's largest-ever fires that…
4 years ago
DR Congo’s Virunga park condemns ‘illegal’ land sales
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) — A world-famous gorilla reserve in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo denounced on Wednesday the "illegal sale"…
4 years ago
Salvors begin sinking ship which ran aground off Mauritius
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Salvage crews on Thursday began the process of sinking the broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship…
4 years ago
$600 million settlement in Flint water crisis
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — The US state of Michigan has agreed to pay some $600 million to victims…
4 years ago
Amazon indigenous protesters vow indefinite roadblock
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AFP) — Armed with spears and bows, dozens of indigenous protesters in Brazil vowed Thursday to maintain a…
4 years ago
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