Iraq, UAE sign deal on 5 solar electricity plants
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Power-short Iraq inked an agreement on Wednesday for the UAE to build five solar electricity plants with…
3 years ago
Environment
Natural gas market soars to record heights
by Roland JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - European and UK gas prices surged Wednesday to record peaks,…
3 years ago
General Motors says 2023 car will allow mostly hands-free driving
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - General Motors plans to launch in 2023 a premium model that would enable hands-free…
3 years ago
Rice sacks to runway: India’s battle to rebrand jute
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse JAGATDAL, India (AFP) - From the boutiques of Christian Dior to royal wedding favours, jute…
3 years ago
Climate demonstrators invade Louis Vuitton catwalk show
PARIS, France (AFP) - Extinction Rebellion climate activists burst onto the catwalk at Louis Vuitton's Tuesday Paris Fashion Week show…
3 years ago
COP26 president denies UK rift over climate
by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France-Presse MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pointman for the COP26 climate…
3 years ago
Two stranded humpback whales rescued in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Rescue teams saved two stranded whales along the Atlantic coast of Argentina Tuesday, the World…
3 years ago
Severe droughts dry up dreams of Turkish farmers
by Raziye Akkoc Agence France-Presse AKKUZULU, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish farmer Hava Keles stares inconsolably at withered vines of rotting…
3 years ago
Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure
by Delil Souleiman with Maher al-Mounes in Damascus Agence France-Presse TAL SHAEER, Syria (AFP) - After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman…
3 years ago
Climate change threatens the Everglades, Florida’s gem
by Gerard MARTINEZ Agence France-Presse MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - Umberto Gimenez loves alligators. He gives them nicknames such as "Smile"…
3 years ago
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