India wilts under heatwave as temperature hits 50 degrees Celsius
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India is wilting under a heatwave, with the temperature in places reaching 50 degrees Celsius…
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Environment
Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
by Andrew LEESON Agence France-Presse COBARGO, Australia (AFP) — Victims of Australia's catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages…
4 years ago
South Sudan: an unexplored Eden of biodiversity
by Nick Perry PICTURES BY TONY KARUMBA Agence France-Presse BOMA, South Sudan (AFP) — The light plane banked sharply to circle…
4 years ago
Weather iffy for SpaceX astronaut launch
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — Aside from a threat of bad weather, NASA and SpaceX confirmed Monday that everything…
4 years ago
Climate change is turning Antarctica green, study finds
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change color as "green…
4 years ago
Oil collapse wipes out profits at Total
PARIS, France (AFP) — Total said Tuesday its quarterly profit fell by 99 percent because of dropping oil prices and…
4 years ago
First giant panda born in Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Wu Wen, a giant panda loaned to a Dutch zoo by China, has given birth…
4 years ago
Ukraine scientists navigate lockdown to reach Antarctica
by Olga SHYLENKO Agence France-Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when…
4 years ago
Virus pushes Indonesia zoo animals to brink of starvation
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AFP) -- Thousands of animals, including endangered Sumatran tigers and Bornean orangutans, are facing starvation at Indonesia's zoos…
4 years ago
Volkswagen dealt EU court setback over diesel pollution
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Volkswagen's use of a device that can distort the results of pollution emission tests is prohibited by…
4 years ago
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