Illegal but essential, migrants recycle Istanbul’s waste
by Anne CHAON Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Shrouded by acrid smoke, a young Afghan crouches sorting waste he…
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Environment
Vulnerable to climate change, New York constructs seawall
by Ana FERNANDEZ Agence France-Presse After major storms highlighted New York's weaknesses in the face of climate change, the city…
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Adored and endangered: the complex world of the Japanese eel
by Mathias CENA HAMAMATSU, Japan (AFP) -- Tsuyoshi Hachisuka gently places skewered eel on a grill, preparing a much-loved Japanese…
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‘Alarm bells’ as UN validates record Arctic temperature
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN on Tuesday officially recognised the 38 degrees Celsius measured in Siberia last year…
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Severe weather ‘new normal,’ US emergency chief warns after tornadoes
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) - More powerful, destructive, and deadlier storms will be the "new normal" as the effects…
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Gas field tremor terror haunts Dutch villages
by Jan HENNOP Agence France-Presse GARRELSWEER, Netherlands (AFP) - Teacher Daan Schoolland was asleep with his partner when the earthquake…
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Wildlife concerns blunt Germany’s green power efforts
by Florian CAZERES Agence France-Presse CHORIN, Germany (AFP) - Germany is expanding its power grid to aid the transition to…
2 years ago
Colombian Amazon: casualty of peace
by David SALAZAR Agence France-Presse San José del Guaviare, Colombia (AFP) - In just a few minutes, an enormous century-year-old…
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Biden calls for carbon neutral federal government by 2050
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) - President Joe Biden is to sign an order Wednesday to make the federal government…
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Florida manatees will be fed to prevent starvation
MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - Florida's manatees -- which are increasingly facing starvation, largely as a result of pollution -- are…
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