Dead deer found in Thailand with 7kg of plastic in stomach
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of plastic bags…
4 years ago
Environment
Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1-million
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An online fundraiser for koalas injured in devastating bushfires topped Aus$1 million ($680,000) on Thursday, making…
4 years ago
Delhi suffocates under toxic smog but millions go without masks
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A thick grey smog choked New Delhi for…
4 years ago
Climate change poses ‘lifelong’ child health risk
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change will damage the health of an entire generation unless there are…
4 years ago
Sea levels could rise even faster, higher than feared: study
by Bryan McManus / Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Global warming could drive a much more dramatic increase in…
4 years ago
Seas to rise dramatically even if greenhouse gases are curbed
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Just as an oil tanker steaming ahead at full speed cannot stop immediately, so the…
5 years ago
New California fire grows as crews make headway on other blazes
by Jocelyne Zablit LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A new wildfire in California grew to nearly 9,000 acres (3,700…
5 years ago
Japan retailers to charge for plastic bags from 2020
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese retailers including supermarkets and convenience stores will be required to charge for plastic bags from…
5 years ago
Photos taken a century apart show stark Mont Blanc glacier melt
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- In 1919 a pioneering aviator took iconic photos of the…
5 years ago
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone --…
5 years ago
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