Environment

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits January record

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record for January just three weeks…

Amazon oil spill in Ecuador was 6,300 barrels

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - An oil spill caused by a ruptured pipeline in Ecuador's Amazon region leaked almost 6,300 barrels…

Austria to challenge EU nuclear greenin court

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - Austria will challenge a European Commission decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in…

Wildlife rebounds in divided Cyprus ‘dead zone’

by Peter Martell Agence France-Presse VARISEIA, Cyprus (AFP) - In a long-abandoned village in the UN buffer zone that divides…

EU presses on with greenfor gas, nuclear

by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The EU will face the fury of opponents to nuclear and…

Investors agree $10 billion for controversial Uganda oil project

by Michael O'HAGAN Agence France-Presse KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) - Chinese and French oil giants finally sealed a $10-billion deal Tuesday…

Corals doomed even if global climate goals met: study

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Coral reefs that anchor a quarter of marine wildlife and the…

Mexico’s energy reforms test relations with US

by Samir Tounsi Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Relations between the United States and Mexico are under strain…

Greenland ice cap loses enough water in 20 years to cover US: study

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - Greenland's immense ice sheet has lost enough ice in the past 20 years to submerge the…

WHO warns of Covid medical waste threat

by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of…

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