Bangladesh capital awash with plastic-coated posters
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Dhaka is awash with millions of plastic-laminated campaign posters ahead of elections in the Bangladeshi capital,…
4 years ago
Environment
Release contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or…
4 years ago
Record heat forecast for coming years
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coming five years are anticipated to be warmest period on record,…
4 years ago
France cracks down on plastic waste, destruction of unsold clothes
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French parliament on Thursday passed a law forbidding retailers from destroying unsold clothes and banning…
4 years ago
G20 funds fossil fuels $30 billon a year under the radar: analysis
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Rich nations are funneling cash through government-backed financial institutions to…
4 years ago
Faced with high smog levels, Milan to ban cars on Sunday
MILAN, Italy (AFP) - Milan will ban cars from driving within the city on Sunday, a measure aimed at tackling…
4 years ago
French adventurers train for Arctic exploit
by Olivier MORIN ALTA, Norway (AFP) -- A blueish glow spreads across the snow as far as the eye can…
4 years ago
Bulgarians’ patience runs dry over water crisis
by Diana SIMEONOVA / Vessela SERGUEVA Agence France-Presse PERNIK, Bulgaria (AFP) - Forced to "live without water, in the 21st…
4 years ago
Researchers to conduct major Japan ocean microplastics survey
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Scientists will begin a two-year survey of microplastics in the coastal waters of Japan from April, a…
4 years ago
Berlin’s panda twins ready for public debut
BERLIN, Germany(AFP) -- Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charmed local media on Wednesday, a day before…
4 years ago
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