Ohrid Lake region avoids UNESCO ‘in danger’ list
SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia (AFP) — The Lake Ohrid region, shared by North Macedonia and Albania, avoided being listed as…
3 years ago
Environment
Finland rallies to save one of world’s most endangered seals
by Sam KINGSLEY PUUMALA, United States (AFP) -- The serene, icy waters of Finland's Lake Saimaa are a boon to…
3 years ago
Birthday cake helps Indian brothers escape leopard
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Two brothers pulled off a sweet escape from a leopard in India by throwing…
3 years ago
UN confirms 18.3C record heat in Antarctica
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Thursday recognized a new record high temperature for the…
3 years ago
World’s smallest hog released into wild in India by conservationists
MANAS, India (AFP) -- A dozen of the world's smallest pigs have been released into the wild in northeastern India…
3 years ago
Rare giant barking deer spotted in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (AFP) -- A critically endangered giant barking deer has been spotted in Cambodia for the first time,…
3 years ago
Twin joy as Tokyo panda gives birth to two cubs
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo gave birth to twins on Wednesday, weeks after news of…
3 years ago
Nature bites back: Animals push human boundaries
The pandemic and climate change is testing as never before the delicate balance of human co-habitation with the natural…
3 years ago
‘No time to waste’ warns Japan climate activist
by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Kimiko Hirata has spent nearly half her life fighting to wean…
3 years ago
Indonesian women take on plastic waste brick by brick
by Agnes ANYA JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Alarmed by the mountains of plastic waste leaching into Indonesia's waters, two best…
3 years ago
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