Manila Bay Dolomite beach reopens to public
Local and foreign tourists flocked to enjoy the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, which was reopened to the public on June…
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Environment
Global plastic waste on track to triple by 2060
A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less…
2 years ago
Vietnamese police net biggest bear bile haul
Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bile bottles…
2 years ago
Ecuadoran frogs Rocket and Harlequin taking on mining industry
by Paola Lopez Agence France-Presse JUNIN, Ecuador (AFP) -- On the banks of a crystalline waterfall, biologist Andrea Teran…
2 years ago
Unprecedented water curbs kick in for drought-hit Los Angeles
by Laurent BANGUET Unprecedented restrictions on water usage went into effect Wednesday in the Los Angeles area, which like…
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Turkey black rose producers chase sweet smell of success
by Anne Chaon Agence France-Presse HALFETI, Turkey (AFP) -- To the naked eye, the delicate velvet roses in southeastern Turkey…
2 years ago
The Arctic’s tricky quest for sustainable tourism
by Pierre-Henry Deshayes © Agence France-Presse Longyearbyen, NORWAY (AFP) -- Home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the…
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Australia bidding to host UN climate summit, set new emissions target
Australia will present a more ambitious UN emissions target "very soon" and is bidding to co-host a COP summit with…
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Brazil deforestation shatters April record
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon last month shattered the record for April, destroying…
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New Zealand sea level rising more quickly than forecast: data
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The sea level is rising twice as fast as previously forecast around parts of…
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