Greenpeace lifts Swedish refinery blockade
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Environmental campaigners Greenpeace said Sunday they had lifted a blockade of an oil refinery imposed to…
6 years ago
Environment
Large oil spill washes up to Venezuela shores
CARACAS, Venezuela (AF) — Oil has washed up to Venezuela's west coast after a leak in a pipeline that takes crude…
6 years ago
California battles largest-ever fire as eight killed in western US
by Javier TOVAR Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- California firefighters battled the state's largest ever inferno Thursday,…
6 years ago
Water warning as climate risks intensify: report
by Kelly MACNAMARA LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Record temperatures are accelerating the rise of sea levels, melting glaciers and…
6 years ago
Helicopters rescue over 200 trapped in California wildfire
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- More than 200 people were airlifted to safety after being trapped by a fast-moving…
6 years ago
Canada backs opposition to Alaska oil drilling threatening caribou
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada on Thursday threw its support behind groups fighting to safeguard caribou that are threatened by…
6 years ago
Soldier killed, two injured in Ukraine forest fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- One Ukrainian soldier died and two others were injured in forest fires in Ukraine's eastern Lugansk…
6 years ago
Mauritian citizen becomes powerful voice for oil spill anger
by Shenaz Patel and David Constantin Agence France-Presse In normal times, Bruneau Laurette spends his days providing armed escort to…
6 years ago
Unilever to cut carbon footprint in cleaning items
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever on Wednesday unveiled a one-billion-euro plan to remove fossil fuels in…
6 years ago
Toxic liquid leaks into Paris river from cement plant
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hundreds of litres of toxic wastewater have leaked into Paris' Seine River from a plant belonging…
6 years ago
Brazilian Amazon fires near level of 2019 crisis
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month was the second-highest in a…
6 years ago
Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Tens of thousands of Mauritians protested Saturday in the capital Saint-Louis over the government's handling…
6 years ago
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