Turkey’s Erdogan launches work on controversial Black Sea canal
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched the start of construction on a controversial canal…
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Environment
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,…
5 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…
5 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…
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Drought-hit California scales up plan to truck salmon to ocean
by Laurent BANGUET OROVILLE, United States (AFP) -- With chronic drought drying up rivers earlier than usual this year, California…
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Insect pest eats into Lebanon’s ‘white gold’ pine nut trade
by Layal Abou Rahal QSAYBEH, Lebanon (AFP) -- The scenic region of Mount Lebanon has long produced pine seed, a…
5 years ago
Biden administration halts oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
by John BIERS WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday it was halting petroleum development…
5 years ago
Iceland’s glaciers lose 750 km2 in 20 years
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometers (290 square miles), or seven percent of their…
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California already in throes of drought as summer looms
by Laurent BANGUET OROVILLE, United States (AFP) -- Summer has not even begun and Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in…
5 years ago
Firefighters control main front of forest fire near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a forest fire near Athens for a third day on Saturday…
5 years ago
New Yorkers enjoy new park floating on Hudson River
by Laura BONILLA NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A new public park skimming the surface of the Hudson River…
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Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon hit a record last month, the government reported Friday…
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