Environment

Intensive farming heightens pandemic risk: study

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Intensive farming makes future pandemics such as COVID-19 more likely as wild animals…

Marine heatwaves may force fish to flee huge distances: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Fish and other marine life may have to flee thousands of kilometres to…

Herbivores face higher extinction risk than predators: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Herbivores face a higher risk of extinction than predators, whether they are mammals, birds or…

Leopards, wolves vanishing from panda conservation areas: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — It may be one of the most recognisable symbols of conservation,…

Firefighters struggle to contain blaze in southern California

LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) — More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control Sunday…

Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July

by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Brazilian…

Shell dives to $18.1bn Q2 loss on virus-hit oil market

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anglo-Dutch energy major Royal Dutch Shell posted Thursday a colossal net loss of $18.1 billion…

Azerbaijan villagers plead for water as vital river dries up

by Isgender GANBAROV with Emil GULIYEV in Baku Agence France-Presse BANKA, Azerbaijan (AFP) — The village of Banka in Azerbaijan should…

Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago

OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country's meteorological institute reported. According…

Vietnam suspends wildlife trade as pandemic prods action

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal…

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