Venezuela cuts workday, extends school cancelation over blackouts
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's government announced Sunday that it is reducing the length of the workday and keeping schools…
7 years ago
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Lights out around the globe for Earth Hour environmental campaign
By Agence France Presse The Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House and even the ancient Acropolis in Athens were plunged…
7 years ago
Lights out in Sydney for Earth Hour conservation campaign
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were plunged into darkness for an hour…
7 years ago
In Caracas, water an obsession after days of blackout
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Plastic bottles and containers at the ready, Keisy Perez ignores the stench from…
7 years ago
Venezuela calls public sector back to work as blackout recedes
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ and Marc BURLEIGH CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's public employees were called to return to work…
7 years ago
China offers Venezuela help to restore power
China on Wednesday offered to help Venezuela as it faces a crippling multi-day power blackout that President Nicolas Maduro has…
7 years ago
Thousands of Venezuelans protest against Maduro amid blackout
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Thousands of Venezuelans marched in fresh protests Tuesday called by opposition leader…
7 years ago
Venezuela plunged into darkness after huge power cut
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Most of Venezuela was plunged into darkness on Thursday evening after a huge power cut that…
7 years ago
Global energy demand to soar one third by 2040: BP
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Global energy demand will surge by a third over the next two decades on advancing…
7 years ago
Storage of nuclear waste a ‘global crisis’: report
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nuclear waste is piling up around the world even as countries struggle to dispose of spent…
7 years ago
World to miss 2020 climate ‘turning point’: analysis
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of…
7 years ago
Rise of renewables creating ‘new world’: report
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The rapid growth of renewable energy sources and the demise of fossil fuels…
7 years ago
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