Chile creates national park to save glaciers
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) - Chile said Saturday it is creating a vast national park to protect hundreds of glaciers that…
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Environment
Probe accuses Swiss mining firm of hiding Guatemala pollution
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) - Two subsidiaries of Swiss mining company Solway Investment Group hid reports of pollution in an…
2 years ago
America is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells
by Chris Stein Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Bill Suan bought his family's cattle farm in the…
2 years ago
In Cameroon’s arid north, climate stress boosts ethnic strife
by Adrien MAROTTE Agence France-Presse MAROUA, Cameroon (AFP) - Their homes are a scattering of huts made of branches and…
2 years ago
Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney
by Maddison Connaughton Agence France-Presse NEWCASTLE, Australia (AFP) - Australia's emergency services ordered 200,000 people to flee from the path…
2 years ago
Bolsonaro proposes Amazon mining over fertilizer shortages
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday proposed lifting a ban on mining in indigenous territories in…
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Ford unveils new structure as it speeds electric car push
by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Ford announced Wednesday it is creating separate businesses for…
2 years ago
UN to take first step towards ‘historic’ plastic treaty
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for…
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UN urged to tackle plastic trash ‘epidemic’ with treaty
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - The United Nations opened an environment summit in Nairobi on Monday where nations are being urged…
2 years ago
Ukraine crisis challenges oil industry caution at high prices
by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - As commodity prices soar, the Ukraine crisis has prompted…
2 years ago
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