Environment

Peru saves bats blamed for coronavirus

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Authorities called Wednesday for worried Peruvians to stop killing bats after rescuing 200 that was going…

Virus lockdown makes big dent in Paris air pollution: report

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus outbreak has produced a 20 to 30 percent decline…

Air quality picking up in quarantined countries

  by Laure FILLON Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines,…

WATCH: EBC Digital Nest—How Social Distancing Has Affected New York City!!

NEW YORK, New York (Eagle News) — "The city that never sleeps," New York City, New York, is the most populous…

No soap, no water: billions lack basic protection against virus

by Kelly MACNAMARA with AFP bureaux PARIS, France (AFP) -- As nations around the world fight the coronavirus pandemic with…

Venice canals clear as city tourist-free under coronavirus

ROME, Italy (AFP) — The city of Venice is enjoying crystal clear waters in its world-famous canals due to a…

Czech PM urges EU to shelve Green Deal amid virus

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — The Czech premier, whose country depends on nuclear energy and coal, said Monday the European Union…

Oil prices extend losses on price war, virus fallout

Singapore, Singapore (AFP) — Oil prices extended the gloom on Monday after a Saudi-Russian price war and an equities meltdown…

‘Green favela’ fights to live sustainably in Brazil

by Pascale TROUILLAUD SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a…

Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Greenland and Antarctica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s,…

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