Brazil storm death toll passes 200: police
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - The death toll from flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in the…
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Environment
Melting glaciers, fast-disappering gauge of climate change
by Pablo COZZAGLIO / Alberto PEÑA Agence France-Presse AYSEN, Chile (AFP) - A crack widens in the San Rafael glacier…
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World must brace for more extreme wildfires: UN
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due…
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Sri Lanka completes return of illegal waste to Britain
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled…
2 years ago
Mining firms targeting Brazil indigenous lands: report
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil (AFP) - Major mining companies are seeking to expand to currently protected indigenous lands in the…
2 years ago
Only nine percent of plastic recycled worldwide: OECD
PARIS, France (AFP) - Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said…
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Spain, Denmark oppose EU greenfor gas, nuclear
MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Spain and Denmark reiterated Monday their opposition to plans by the European Union to label gas…
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Germany wants to keep fuel motor cars, but get rid of petrol
LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - Automaking powerhouse Germany is opposed to a ban on internal combustion engines from 2035 provided…
2 years ago
Iran hails nuclear talk ‘progress’ but Raisi insists US sanctions end
by Tim Witcher Agence France-Presse DOHA, Qatar (AFP) - Iran Monday signalled "significant progress" in talks on reviving a stalled…
2 years ago
US climate envoy Kerry in Egypt to discuss COP27 summit
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) - The United States and Egypt on Monday launched a working group to prepare for the COP27…
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