Massive iceberg threatens remote penguin sanctuary
by Eléonore HUGHES Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The world's biggest iceberg is on a collision course with a…
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UK says US ties will go ‘from strength to strength’ whoever wins
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Wednesday insisted its close partnership with the United States was in safe hands…
6 years ago
US formally quits Paris agreement as election hangs in balance
by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — The United States left the Paris accord on Wednesday,…
6 years ago
Last major Aussie bank ditches coal, in fresh blow to sector
by Andrew BEATTY / with Holly Robertson in Brisbane Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's ANZ became the country's…
6 years ago
Giant metallic ‘steed’ traverses Iceland’s threatened glacier
by Jeremie Richard Agence France-Presse LANGJOKULL, Glacier, Iceland (AFP) — Instead of a slow slog on snowshoes, a giant bus…
6 years ago
Last month warmest September on record globally: EU
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any…
6 years ago
New Zealand firefighters beating forest blaze
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Firefighters in New Zealand battling a blaze that razed much of a small alpine village…
6 years ago
Wildfires raze dozens of homes in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Wildfires have destroyed up to 50 homes in New Zealand, authorities announced Monday, saying it…
6 years ago
Changing economy and climate hit Austria’s Alpine pastures
by Blaise GAUQUELIN Agence France-Presse PERTISAU, Austria (AFP) — With tender care, Sepp Rieser adorns the bulky heads of his reluctant…
6 years ago
Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades: study
SANTIAGO Chile (AFP) — The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study…
6 years ago
Sea level: Greenland ice loss worst in 12,000 years
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse Ice loss from Greenland's massive ice sheet will cause sea levels to rise more during…
6 years ago
300 million delta dwellers vulnerable to cyclones, flooding
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 300 million people in low-lying river deltas, mostly in…
6 years ago
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