France pulls plug on country’s oldest nuclear plant
by Béatrice ROMAN-AMAT Agence France-Presse FESSENHEIM, France (AFP) — France's oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after…
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Environment
Russian mining giant admits waste ‘violations’ at Arctic plant
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had…
4 years ago
Zimbabwe increases fuel price by 150 percent
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe on Wednesday announced a 150 percent rise in the price of fuel following the launch…
4 years ago
Sahara dust cloud looms over Cuba, Caribbean and Florida
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- A massive cloud of Saharan dust darkened much of Cuba on Wednesday and began to affect…
4 years ago
$4 trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Investment funds managing close to $4 trillion in assets called on Brazil Tuesday…
4 years ago
Amazon indigenous groups face choice: fight virus or flee
by Florian PLAUCHEUR Agence France-Presse CRUZEIRINHO, Brazil (AFP) — Cruzeirinho, a small indigenous village of wooden shacks deep in the…
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Amazon pledges $2 billion investment to fight climate change
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Amazon on Tuesday pledged to invest $2 billion in projects…
4 years ago
Europe sizzles in post-lockdown heatwave
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Just days after lockdown ended and European travel restrictions were lifted, many were staying home in…
4 years ago
Plastic ‘has entered’ Antarctic terrestrial food chain
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms…
4 years ago
Water hyacinth pest chokes Iraq’s vital waterways
by Asaad Niyazi with Ali Allaq in Kut Agence France-Presse AL-BADAA, Iraq (AFP) — The broad leaves and delicate purple flowers…
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