Isolated and unpaid, Mongolian coal drivers queue at Chinese border
by Khaliun Bayartsogt Agence France-Presse TSAGAAN KHAD, Mongolia (AFP) - Snaking across the barren Mongolian desert, a convoy crawls along…
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Environment
EU lawmakers back plan for sustainable farming
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) - The European Parliament backed Wednesday an ambitious EU push to make farming more sustainable, in a move…
5 years ago
Rio Tinto says to ‘halve’ emissions by 2030
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced plans to cut direct carbon emissions 50 percent…
5 years ago
Lebanon’s car culture questioned in crisis
by Layal Abou Rahal Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - By challenging Lebanon's national passion for automobile ownership, and driving…
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Biden’s vision for green US imperiled by Senate coal-state tycoon
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - President Joe Biden has pledged to enact the toughest…
5 years ago
Brazil, Colombia ‘united’ in defense of Amazon ahead of UN summit
Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and his Colombia counterpart Ivan Duque said on Tuesday they would head to…
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UK outlines net-zero strategy and green investment plans
by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday urged foreign investors to…
5 years ago
Mining firm, eco-activists battle over unique Chile archipelago
by Pablo COZZAGLIO / Alberto PEÑA Agence France-Presse LA HIGUERA, Chile (AFP) - The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific…
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As COP looms, Prince William awards debut Earthshot Prize
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II's grandson Prince William presented the inaugural Earthshot prizes at a ceremony in…
5 years ago
Green energy springs from abandoned UK coalmine
by Olivier DEVOS Agence France-Presse Dawdon coalmine in northeast England was abandoned three decades ago, but is being brought back…
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Surfers sidelined as California races to clean up oil spill
by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse HUNTINGTON BEACH, United States (AFP) - Beaches normally thronged with the bronzed torsos of surfers…
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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…
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