Environment

Madagascar flood victims struggle to pick up the pieces

MAROVOAY, Madagascar (AFP) - Gaëlle Borgia Muddy currents have submerged parts of the town of Marovoay in northwestern Madagascar, flooding…

UK fishermen angling for big catch post Brexit

NORTH SHIELDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Roland JACKSON / William EDWARDS Just before dawn, the Good Fellowship trawler casts its…

Bugatti touts green ambitions while storming full speed ahead

MOLSHEIM, France (AFP) - Marc Antoine BAUDOUX Supercar manufacturer Bugatti, fresh off one of its best years, wants the world…

Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Fran BLANDY Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings…

NEU cares: University and its alumni members extend relief, other assistance to Taal Volcano eruption victims

  (Eagle News) -- New Era University (NEU) and its alumni members on Saturday, Jan. 25, distributed relief goods and…

Volkswagen in Canada ordered to pay CAN$196.5 million over emissions scandal

TORONTO, Canada (AFP) - A court in Toronto on Wednesday ordered Volkswagen to pay a fine of Can$196.5 million (US$150…

‘What use is wealth if it burns?’ Britain’s Prince Charles sounds climate alarm

DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Stuart WILLIAMS Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday told business leaders at the Davos economic forum that…

A year after Brazil dam collapse: What’s changed?

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AFP) - Florence GOISNARD Brazil marks the first anniversary of the Brumadinho dam collapse Saturday, one of the…

Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Sam JAHAN Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's…

Australia fires ‘devastating habitats’ of endangered species

by David MILLIKIN Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's bushfires and other climate change effects are devastating the habitats…

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